(July 1957)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-05-07
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 (sourced) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Tin-Fish Pilot! (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.

Cover Thumbnail for Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #23
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tin Fish Pilot! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?
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.

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Police Up the Area! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
humor; advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky

Rookie Tank! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

Mighty Missy (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; war

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Do you see what I see?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Don't Fire Back! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
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: 10)

Aviation Almanac! / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
August 2, 1909--
Genre
non-fiction; aviation

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen" (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tin-Fish Pilot!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  3. 2. Tin Fish Pilot!
  4. 3. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  5. 4. Police Up the Area!
  6. 5. Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"
    Binky
  7. 6. Rookie Tank!
  8. 7. Mighty Missy
  9. 8. ["Do you see what I see?"]
    Shorty
  10. 9. Don't Fire Back!
  11. 10. ["August 2, 1909--"]
    Aviation Almanac!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen"
    Junior Sales Club of America
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