(July-August 1957)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-04-30
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); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

Cover and art credits for fillers verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Strong Man of the West! (Table of Contents)

Pow-Wow Smith / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Jerry Serpe
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pow-Wow Smith

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Original index listed Jack Adler as inker.

Draw Me (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Strong Man of the West! (Table of Contents: 2)

Pow-Wow Smith / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Pow-Wow Smith
Reprints

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Strange Indian Beliefs! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pueblo Indians of the Fire Brand Society were forbidden to eat a peach...
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints

The Secret of Nighthawks' Signature! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Nighthawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Nighthawk
Reprints

The Cowboys Had a Word for It! (Table of Contents: 7)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints
Keywords
Charlie Taylor; Curly-Bill Spin; Justin's; Levis; Stetson

Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!" (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

Wild Animal Rodeo! (Table of Contents: 9)

Rodeo Rick / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sy Barry
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Rodeo Rick
Reprints

Chippewa Hunters (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier

The Five Clues to Outlaw X! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
The Wyoming Kid
Reprints

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

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

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

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

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

Jowett Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Strong Man of the West!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  2. 1. Draw Me
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Strong Man of the West!
    Pow-Wow Smith
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  6. 5. ["Pueblo Indians of the Fire Brand Society were forbidden to eat a peach..."]
    Strange Indian Beliefs!
  7. 6. The Secret of Nighthawks' Signature!
    The Nighthawk
  8. 7. The Cowboys Had a Word for It!
  9. 8. Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"
    Binky
  10. 9. Wild Animal Rodeo!
    Rodeo Rick
  11. 10. Chippewa Hunters
  12. 11. The Five Clues to Outlaw X!
    The Wyoming Kid
  13. 12. ["For the best in comics entertainment..."]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute
  16. 15. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for the "Unlucky Fishermen"
    Junior Sales Club of America
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore