(May 1957)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-03-17
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.

No Fence for a Jet! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.

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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

No Fence for a Jet! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Army Almanac / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
October 7, 1636 -- The 182nd Infantry Regiment...
Genre
non-fiction; historical; war

Three Seconds of War! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Battle Wheels! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bob Stuart
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Bring 'Em Back (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

A Date with Effie (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. No Fence for a Jet!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. No Fence for a Jet!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  5. 4. ["October 7, 1636 -- The 182nd Infantry Regiment..."]
    Army Almanac
  6. 5. Three Seconds of War!
  7. 6. Battle Wheels!
  8. 7. ["Here are some of the winners in the DC Slogan Contest..."]
  9. 8. Bring 'Em Back
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  12. 11. A Date with Effie
  13. 12. Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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