(October 1957)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-07-30
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); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Big Toss! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, says Joe Kubert did the pencils and inks. However, art experts agree Jerry Grandenetti was the cover artist. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.

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

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

The Big Toss! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti (sourced)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dairy Queen / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Deliver: One Tank! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed) (sourced)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

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

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

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yippee! Remember that contest I entered last month?
Genre
humor; military
Reprints

How Not to Enjoy a Vacation! (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy

Three Stripes to Omaha! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

War Bluff! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Morris Waldinger
Genre
war
Characters
Sgt. Harry J. Adams
Synopsis
Account of Harry J. Adams' performing the largest one-man capture during WWI.
Reprints

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

Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Sky Battleground! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Ross Andru (sourced)
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.

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Build Your Own Cannon / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Big Toss!
  2. 1. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. The Big Toss!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Dairy Queen
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. Deliver: One Tank!
  8. 7. ["Yippee! Remember that contest I entered last month?"]
    Private Pete
  9. 8. How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
  10. 9. Three Stripes to Omaha!
  11. 10. War Bluff!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  13. 12. Sky Battleground!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Build Your Own Cannon
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
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