(May 1959)

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

Marauders from Mercury! (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawk; Chop Chop; Andre; Stanislaus; Chuck; Olaf; Hendrickson; Jorgl

The Menace of the Smoke-Master (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Andre; Olaf; Chuck; Stanislaus]; Smoke-Master
Synopsis:
The Blackhawks track down the Smoke-Master, who has developed several different ways of using smoke to commit crimes.
Reprints:

[Tootsie Roll ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

The Man Who Conquered Time! (Table of Contents)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Brown
Inks:
Bob Brown
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; science fiction

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #20 [first Rip Hunter], on sale March 17


Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Betsy tells young Bobby that he should keep his room neater but realizes that she has the same problem.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated March 1966.


["Wake up, Ollie"] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / 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:
Ollie

Siege of Blackhawk Island (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Olaf; Andre; Hendrickson; Chop Chop; Stanislaus; Chuck]
Synopsis:
Smugglers, caught in a sudden storm, lose their boat and are cast ashore on Blackhawk Island while the team is away. To recover their headquarters, the Blackhawks must attack their own base.
Reprints:

[Tootsie Roll Pop ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Sounds in the Night (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Fantastic! Mysterious! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Brown
Inks:
Bob Brown
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
western; period

Indexer Notes

house ad for Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #62


["H'lo Herby. Walking home?"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Little Pete; Herby

[Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Superman; Emmett Kelly

The Marauders from Mercury (Table of Contents)

Blackhawk / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; war
Characters:
Blackhawks [Blackhawk; Hendrickson; Olaf; Chuck; Stanislaus; Andre; Chop Chop]; D'lor; Jorgl
Synopsis:
The Blackhawks have a close encounter of the Mercurian kind when they rescue Diplomat D'Lor from his pursuers. Things go well until they discover that the pursuers are actually the Mercurian authorities and D'Lor is an escaped criminal.

[Tootise Roll Fudge ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Menace of the Smoke-Master
    Blackhawk
  2. 2. [Tootsie Roll ad]
  3. 3. The Man Who Conquered Time!
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  4. 4. Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
  5. 5. ["Wake up, Ollie"]
    Ollie
  6. 6. Siege of Blackhawk Island
    Blackhawk
  7. 7. [Tootsie Roll Pop ad]
  8. 8. Sounds in the Night
  9. 9. Fantastic! Mysterious!
    Tomahawk
  10. 10. ["H'lo Herby. Walking home?"]
    Little Pete
  11. 11. [Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park]
  12. 12. The Marauders from Mercury
    Blackhawk
  13. 13. [Tootise Roll Fudge ad]
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