(April 1957)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-02-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Silent Gun (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti (sourced)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti (sourced)
Colors
Jack Adler (washtone)
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Reprints
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ten-Minute Break! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Jack Abel (sourced)
Inks
Jack Abel (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents: 4)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Genre
advocacy; teen

The Big Eye (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Russ Heath (sourced)
Inks
Russ Heath (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

Did You Enter the DC Slogan Contest? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

War Correspondents / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A new York Times Civil War correspondent...
Genre
non-fiction; history

Battlefield Bow! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for this story, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this story.

Military Magic (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; military

Silent Gun! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed) (sourced)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Vic; Sam
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Silent Gun
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. 2. Ten-Minute Break!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
  5. 4. Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing
    Buzzy
  6. 5. The Big Eye
  7. 6. Did You Enter the DC Slogan Contest?
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  9. 8. ["A new York Times Civil War correspondent..."]
    War Correspondents
  10. 9. Battlefield Bow!
  11. 10. Military Magic
  12. 11. Silent Gun!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  16. 15. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
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