(July 1957)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-05-28
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.

Frogman Battleground! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

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.

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

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

Kick in the Door! (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)

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky; Allergy; Bob; Pete
Synopsis
Binky suggests Allergy make friends with a new kid, Bob, but Pete does instead and then gets Allergy and the rest of the gang interested.

The Soldier on Four Wheels! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

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: 6)

War Oddities / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When the United States entered World War I...
Genre
non-fiction; war

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

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

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

Private Diary / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Monday -- Dear Diary, I had a hair-raising experience...
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Track of the Treads! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
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.

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

Combat Corner / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (signed as Combat Editor)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Burton McHugh, Roger Maskin, Drew Tucker, Robert Jarecki, Samuel Black, and Thomas Raeburn.

Frogman Battleground! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
?

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: 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)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Frogman Battleground!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  3. 2. Kick in the Door!
  4. 3. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  5. 4. Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"
    Binky
  6. 5. The Soldier on Four Wheels!
  7. 6. ["When the United States entered World War I..."]
    War Oddities
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  9. 8. ["Monday -- Dear Diary, I had a hair-raising experience..."]
    Private Diary
  10. 9. The Track of the Treads!
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  12. 11. Frogman Battleground!
  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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