(November 1957)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1957-09-15
- 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)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
in 
in 
Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Man from Two Worlds
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Aliens convince a man he is one of them in order to get his help procuring radium, but he realizes they are lying about him being an alien and he tricks them into leaving empty-handed.
- Reprints
-
in Adventures into the Unknown (Arnold Book Company, 1950 ? series) #9 -
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #1 (mars 1958) [N&B/B&W] -
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #32 ([January 1959]) -
in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)
-
[no title indexed]
Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I will now take you to the most famous ruins in the Far East!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #117 (February 1968)
-
D-Day on Planet Vulcan
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Johnny Knowland; General Thacker P. Kincade; Professor Kent
- Synopsis
- The planet Vulcan contacts Earth for help coming up with a military strategy to defend themselves against an aggressor element within their government.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #2 (avril 1958) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #7 ([November 1958])
-
in Avontuur Classics (Classics/Williams, 1966 series) #18139 (1969) -
in Samson (BSV - Williams, 1966 series) #15 (Juni 1970 ?) which is reprinted - in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #34 (mars 1977) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)
-
- Keywords
- Vulcan
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I packed everything you asked me to, Professor...
- Genre
- humor
The Human Lie Detector
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A man's face changes colors when in the vicinity of someone lying. He aids the police until gangland hears of his ability and kidnaps him. As he escapes from them, he hits high-voltage wires and loses his ability.
- Reprints
- in Fantastic Tales (Thorpe & Porter, 1963 series) #20
- in Century Plus Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #45 (March 1960)
- in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)
-
Measuring Rods
cartoon / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #56 (November-December 1952)
-
The Menace of the Fireball
comic story / 6 pages
- Genre
- horror-suspense; science fiction
- Characters
- Dunstan Waverly Jr.; Dunstan Waverly Sr.
- Synopsis
- A scientist accidentally draws a fireball towards Earth and nothing seems able to stop its course until his wacky inventor father provides just the machine needed.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #2 (avril 1958) [N&B [B&W]]
- in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #158 (July-August 1974) which is reprinted
- in Weird Mystery Tales (K. G. Murray, 1972 series) #26 ([December 1976])
- in Faucon Noir (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #1 (mars 1977) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([October] 2012)
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Menace of the Fireball!
-
1.
Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
-
2.
The Man from Two Worlds
-
3.
["The oldest symbol in comics..."]
Tomahawk; Superman -
4.
["I will now take you to the most famous ruins in the Far East!"]
Moolah the Mystic -
5.
D-Day on Planet Vulcan
-
6.
["I packed everything you asked me to, Professor..."]
Professor Eureka -
7.
The Human Lie Detector
-
8.
Men Who "Make" Ghosts
-
9.
Measuring Rods
-
10.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
11.
The Menace of the Fireball
-
12.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Co. -
13.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
14.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co.
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- Katie
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Mark Muller
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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