(September 1959)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-07-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Human Pet of Gorilla Land! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Gil Kane (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Human Pet of Gorilla Land! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (sourced)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dan Fuller; Klobe; Groster
Synopsis
Two Jovian criminals running from a space patrolman encounter a world of intelligent gorillas and convince the gorillas that the patrolman is really a human pet.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[Weather... Climate...] (Table of Contents: 4)

What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
non-fiction; nature
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy -- Depending on You! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
water safety rules and tips

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Martian Earth-Trap! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Sid Greene (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Martians who want to gain the upper hand over Earth in interstellar trade develop a gas that compels Earthlings who leave the planet to return home as soon as they leave the atmosphere.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The energy released in the explosion of a 100 megaton nuclear bomb...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz (Science Editor)
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If a rocket designed to hit the moon...

Indexer Notes

scientific inquiries from readers

The Last Horse on Earth! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (sourced)
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A space cowboy remains faithful to his metal steed, even though everyone around him ridicules the machine.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The hero of this story models himself on DC's contemporaneous Western hero Johnny Thunder.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

40 Foreign and American Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Geographical Society Around the World Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Human Pet of Gorilla Land!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Human Pet of Gorilla Land!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [Weather... Climate...]
    What's the Difference Between
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  8. 7. Water: A Good Friend or Deadly Enemy -- Depending on You!
  9. 8. The Martian Earth-Trap!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. ["The energy released in the explosion of a 100 megaton nuclear bomb..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  12. 11. ["If a rocket designed to hit the moon..."]
    Spotlight on Science
  13. 12. The Last Horse on Earth!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    40 Foreign and American Cars
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Geographical Society Around the World Program
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore