(March-April 1959)

DC, 1958 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:
Julius Schwartz
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

Trail Across the Sky! (Table of Contents)

Charlie Chan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Sid Greene
Inks:
Sid Greene
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Charlie Chan; Barry Chan

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics (25 January 2008)


Check the Kind of Body You Want! (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Charles Atlas
Synopsis:
Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Trail across the Sky (Table of Contents)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Sid Greene
Inks:
Sid Greene
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Charlie Chan; Barry Chan

[A brave mountain climber named Will] (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Candy ad with limerick.

Look What I've Got for You! (Table of Contents)

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Bill McCann
Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for flower and vegetable seeds.

[Unless a hole in the earth was dug for a deceased man's star to fall...] (Table of Contents)

Strange Chinese Beliefs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact

The Case of the Hillbilly Detective (Table of Contents)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 15.34 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Sid Greene
Inks:
Sid Greene
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Charlie Chan; Barry Chan; Will McNabb

Indexer Notes

This story is split into two segements of 7.67 pages each for a total of 15.34. The bottom thirds of pages 8 and 16 have ads. There are two non-story pages between pages 8 and 9 of this story.


[There was a magician named Dunn] (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Tootsie Roll ad with limerick.

Indexer Notes

This ad appears on the bottom third of page 8 of "The Case of the Hillbilly Detective."


150 Civil War Soldiers $1.49 (Table of Contents)

Josely Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
war
Synopsis:
Two complete armies with weapons.

Indexer Notes

This ad follows page 8 of "The Case of the Hillbilly Detective."


Given! Premiums or Cash Given! (Table of Contents)

Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve, a product of the Wilson Chemical Co.

The Family Favorite (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

This feature precedes page 9 of "The Case of the Hillbilly Detective."


[A prize winning skater named Grace] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Candy ad with limerick.

Indexer Notes

This ad appears on the bottom of page 16 of "The Case of the Hillbilly Detective."


Natural Color Photos of Your Favorite Stars (Table of Contents)

Colorfoto / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
celebrity
Characters:
Ricky Nelson; Elvis Presley; Pat Boone; Debbie Reynolds
Synopsis:
Free pictures. Enclose 10 cents for each picture to cover mailing costs.

Exact Replica Army Grenade (Table of Contents)

Josely Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Toy hand grenade that uses caps to make its "explosive" sound.

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.

Everything You Need to Enjoy Stamp Collecting (Table of Contents)

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a stamp collecting kit with possible future offers for additional stamps.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Get These Prizes at No Cost to You (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for greeting cards.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Check the Kind of Body You Want!
    Charles Atlas
  2. 2. Trail across the Sky
    Charlie Chan
  3. 3. [A brave mountain climber named Will]
    Tootsie Roll
  4. 4. Look What I've Got for You!
    American Seed Co.
  5. 5. [Unless a hole in the earth was dug for a deceased man's star to fall...]
    Strange Chinese Beliefs
  6. 6. The Case of the Hillbilly Detective
    Charlie Chan
  7. 7. [There was a magician named Dunn]
    Tootsie Roll
  8. 8. 150 Civil War Soldiers $1.49
    Josely Co.
  9. 9. Given! Premiums or Cash Given!
    Cloverine Brand Salve
  10. 10. The Family Favorite
  11. 11. [A prize winning skater named Grace]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  12. 12. Natural Color Photos of Your Favorite Stars
    Colorfoto
  13. 13. Exact Replica Army Grenade
    Josely Company
  14. 14. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 15. Everything You Need to Enjoy Stamp Collecting
    Zenith Company
  16. 16. Get These Prizes at No Cost to You
    Junior Sales Club of America
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