(May 1958)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; Was On-Going Series

The Mechanical Spies from Space! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Charles Cuidera
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Olaf; Andre; Chop Chop
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Thieves with a Thousand Faces (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Charles Cuidera
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Andre; Olaf; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Chuck]; Blackie; J. J. Mynus
Synopsis:
Inventor J. J. Mynus has developed miniature robots that can grow to human size, then shrink again to carry out a series of fantastic robberies.
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New! Exciting! Mystifying! (Table of Contents)

The New Adventures of Charlie Chan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sid Greene
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
detective

Indexer Notes

house ad for The New Adventures of Charlie Chan (DC, 1958 series) #1, on sale March 6


["There're too many animals prowling around at night!"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Shorty

The Beauty and the Blackhawks (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Charles Cuidera
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Chuck; Andre; Chop Chop; Hendrickson; Stanislaus; Olaf]; Linda Laru
Synopsis:
Chuck's infatuation with a beautiful nightclub singer who needs his help leads the Blackhawks into a deadly trap on a remote island.
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The Incredible City in the Sky! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ramona Fradon
Inks:
Ramona Fradon
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Two Native American warriors outwit the Spaniard conqueror Coronado and his men, forcing them to leave the village of Acoma in peace.
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Greatest Show on Earth (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller ?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
article on the building of the U. S. interstate highway system

The Mechanical Spies from Space (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Charles Cuidera
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Andre; Chuck; Olaf; Hendrickson]
Synopsis:
The Blackhawks must disable three weapon-laden satellites from an unknown space origin.
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That Deep, Dark Secret! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff
Synopsis:
Margie learns that she should not be ashamed of having a mental patient in the family.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated July 1952.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Thieves with a Thousand Faces
    Blackhawk
  2. 2. New! Exciting! Mystifying!
    The New Adventures of Charlie Chan
  3. 3. ["There're too many animals prowling around at night!"]
    Shorty
  4. 4. The Beauty and the Blackhawks
    Blackhawk
  5. 5. The Incredible City in the Sky!
  6. 6. Greatest Show on Earth
  7. 7. The Mechanical Spies from Space
    Blackhawk
  8. 8. That Deep, Dark Secret!
    Buzzy
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