(April 1958)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Ongoing series
Issue Notes
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #25 (October 1958)
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #25 (October 1958)
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff ?
- Pencils:
- Rube Grossman
- Inks:
- Rube Grossman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- funny animal
One Ounce of Doom
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks:
- Charles Paris
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Ace the Bat-Hound (supporting); Burton (intro, villain); Hegan (intro, villain)
- Synopsis:
- A hobo unknowlingly steals a high explosive from the laboratory of a scientist.
Indexer Notes
Ace was erroneously claimed to have had his first appearance in this issue. Info by Kurt Mitchell, 2005-06-08 (Per Sandell ed.)
["This is a member of the prison board."]
Warden Willis / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Warden Willis
["Hmm-he's acting mighty suspicious."]
Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop
The Monster of the Mountain
Roy Raymond TV Detective / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ruben Moreira
- Inks:
- Ruben Moreira
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- detective
- Characters:
- Roy Raymond; Karen (supporting); Wakamba (intro, villain); Hidalgo (intro, villain)
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #25 (October 1958)
The One-Man Army
John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Certa
- Inks:
- Joe Certa
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Captain Harding (supporting); The General (intro, villain)
- Synopsis:
- Manhunter takes on the General who has assembled an army of crime.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Big Boy (Arédit-Artima, 1956 series) #25 (October 1958)
- in Showcase Presents: Martian Manhunter (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
Indexer Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes 12/08
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Peter Porkchops -
2.
One Ounce of Doom
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder -
3.
["This is a member of the prison board."]
Warden Willis -
4.
["Hmm-he's acting mighty suspicious."]
Casey the Cop -
5.
The Monster of the Mountain
Roy Raymond TV Detective -
6.
Crime A La Carte
-
7.
The One-Man Army
John Jones Manhunter from Mars
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Matthew Head
- Dan Kocher
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Klein
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Jerry Bails (R.I.P.)
- Carl Gafford
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Jeremy Heier
- Chris Launder
- Terry Vraspir
- Craig Delich
- Mike Bowen
- Gregory Fischer
- Dwayne Best
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Mark Gordon
- Max Capp
- Ed Boner
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