(February-March 1960)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1959-12-03
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 Last Showdown! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder
Reprints

Let Us Pack Your Body with the Muscle Power You've Always Wanted! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Last Showdown! (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]
Synopsis
The boys in John Tane's classroom believe Ace Durango, a gunfighter, to be the person they most admire. When Durango visits the town, Johnny Thunder has to show them the truth about the person they're respecting.
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz (credited as J. S. Liebowitz)
Letters
typeset

Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!" (Table of Contents: 4)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Jack Schiff

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy
Reprints

Hi-Power Binoculars (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Deadly Boots of Dan Foley! (Table of Contents: 7)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Synopsis
Buffalo Blossom sends Lt. Dan a message telling him to bring a pair of his boots to her tent. Not understanding that by doing this he would be marrying Buffalo Blossom, Dan sets out, but is ambushed by rogue Indians. Buffalo Blossom agrees to marry Bold Moose if he helps Lt. Dan escape.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Redman's Magic! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When Pueblo Indians heard a series of thunder crashes...
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Reprints

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

The Hitching Post / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Peter Whalen, Waldo Underwood, George Karelia.

The Mystery of the Talking Stone (Table of Contents: 10)

The Trigger Twins / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Trigger Twins
Synopsis
A family returns to their roots in Rocky City after years spent back east. They bring their son who is recovering from an eye operation. Upon their arrival, they're ambushed by outlaws, until Sheriff Walt captures the outlaws. The young boy wants to hear some of Walt's adventures, and Walt returns the next night. But because of his visit, some robbers got away. Walt has Wayne visit the boy as "Sheriff Walt" the next night and when he leaves, the boy follows behind to help him.

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Space Shoes (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Space Shoes / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Win a Big Prize! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Last Showdown!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. 1. Let Us Pack Your Body with the Muscle Power You've Always Wanted!
    The National Sports Council
  3. 2. The Last Showdown!
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"
    Superboy
  6. 5. Hi-Power Binoculars
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  7. 6. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  8. 7. The Deadly Boots of Dan Foley!
    Foley of the Fighting 5th
  9. 8. ["When Pueblo Indians heard a series of thunder crashes..."]
    Redman's Magic!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    The Hitching Post
  11. 10. The Mystery of the Talking Stone
    The Trigger Twins
  12. 11. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  13. 12. 100 Toy Soldiers
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. Space Shoes
    Space Shoes
  15. 14. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. 15. ["Dear Friend - My name is Charles Atlas..."]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  17. 16. Win a Big Prize!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ed Boner
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Dave Marchand
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore