(August-September 1958)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Robert Kanigher
Format:
Color; Standard Silver Age & Modern Age US; Newsprint; Most Saddle-Stitched, Some Squarebound; On-Going

Issue Notes

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

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Viking Prince / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

How to Gain up to 50 Lbs. of Mighty Muscles! (Table of Contents)

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
George Jowett; John Sill; Tony Pascarella; Jim Norman
Synopsis:
Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Challenge of the Flying Horse (Table of Contents)

Viking Prince / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Haney
Pencils:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Period; adventure
Characters:
Viking Prince; The Mute Bard; Sigrud; Valkyries; The Moon Vikings (villains)
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Ads appear between pages 8 and 9 of this story.


Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople to sell plaques with religious and sentimental mottoes.

Indexer Notes

Appears following page 8 of The Viking Prince story.


Wanted: A Pal! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Lou Cameron
Inks:
Lou Cameron
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
How to make friends.

Indexer Notes

This item precedes page 9 of The Viking Prince story.


The Last Days of the Knights (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
How gunpowder contributed to the end of the Age of Chivalry.

Tournament of Knights (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
Morris Waldinger
Inks:
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
A summary of tournament rules followed by knights.

End of the Silent Knight (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Beasts of the Shield (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
Morris Waldinger
Inks:
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
How and why animals were represented on shields.

Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Discount coupons for Palisades Park.

Identify Even the Strangest Stamps - at a Glance (Table of Contents)

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
An offer for the Philatelic World Map & Guide plus a packet of stamps.

New Fun-Way to get a Daisy Air Rifle for Your Birthday (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for various models of Daisy Air Rifles and Air Pistols.

Get These Terrific Prizes (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Happy Daisy Birthday to You (Table of Contents)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for several different models of Daisy Air Rifles.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. How to Gain up to 50 Lbs. of Mighty Muscles!
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  2. 2. The Challenge of the Flying Horse
    Viking Prince
  3. 3. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales
  4. 4. Wanted: A Pal!
  5. 5. The Last Days of the Knights
  6. 6. Tournament of Knights
  7. 7. End of the Silent Knight
    Silent Knight
  8. 8. Beasts of the Shield
  9. 9. Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park
    Palisades Amusement Park
  10. 10. Identify Even the Strangest Stamps - at a Glance
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  11. 11. New Fun-Way to get a Daisy Air Rifle for Your Birthday
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  12. 12. Get These Terrific Prizes
    Junior Sales Club of America
  13. 13. Happy Daisy Birthday to You
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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  • Gene Reed
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