(February-March 1959)

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 for stories and fillers verified from copies of DC editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Viking Prince / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert; Jack Adler (wash)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period

Indexer Notes

Kubert's pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (23 January 2008)


We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscles and Load T-N-T in Your Fists (Table of Contents)

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
celebrity
Characters:
Joe Louis
Synopsis:
Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Invisible Viking (Table of Contents)

Viking Prince / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Said a daring young ski-champ named Andy (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Candy ad.

Just One Second! (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash (Barry Allen); Mirror Master
Synopsis:
House ad for The FLash #105, on sale December 23.

Indian Armor! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
How Indians made armor for protection in battle.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912 (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
J. S. Liebowitz (Business Manager)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
List of publisher, owners, managing editor, and editor of The Brave and the Bold.

Indexer Notes

No circulation figures are given.


Challenge of the Sinister Queens (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks:
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period
Characters:
Silent Knight
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of story.


There was a hoop whirler named Wynn (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Candy ad.

Indexer Notes

Appears at the bottom of page 8 of the Silent Knight story.


The Barbarians (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Article about the Moslem invasion of the Roman Empire.

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bernard Baily
Inks:
Bernard Baily
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
The value of a library card.

Challenge of the Sinister Queens Part Two (Table of Contents)

Silent Knight / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Russ Heath
Inks:
Russ Heath
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
period; adventure
Characters:
Silent Knight
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of story.


A Captain came in on the tide (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Candy ad.

Gems of Destiny (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:
Some facts about the jasper, the emerald, the star ruby and the beryl.

Now!...Start Collecting Stamps This New Club Way! (Table of Contents)

Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a stamp collecting club.

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

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

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


150 Civil War Soldiers (Table of Contents)

Josely Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
war
Synopsis:
Ad for plastic toy soldiers shipped in a gun box.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscles and Load T-N-T in Your Fists
    The National Sports Council
  2. 2. The Invisible Viking
    Viking Prince
  3. 3. Said a daring young ski-champ named Andy
    Tootsie Roll
  4. 4. Just One Second!
    DC Comics
  5. 5. Indian Armor!
  6. 6. Statement Required by the Act of August 24, 1912
  7. 7. Challenge of the Sinister Queens
    Silent Knight
  8. 8. There was a hoop whirler named Wynn
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  9. 9. The Barbarians
  10. 10. The Magic Card!
  11. 11. Challenge of the Sinister Queens Part Two
    Silent Knight
  12. 12. A Captain came in on the tide
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  13. 13. Gems of Destiny
  14. 14. Now!...Start Collecting Stamps This New Club Way!
    Lotta-Stamps-a-Month Club
  15. 15. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 16. 150 Civil War Soldiers
    Josely Co.
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