(February 1960)

DC, 1956 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff (Editor); 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

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Queen of the Beasts! (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Adventure

The Curse of the Forbidden Flora (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.667 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Ely
Inks:
Bill Ely
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Adventurers are sent to collect specimens of flora grown by Tibetan wild men, but the specimens are protected by high priests who have placed a curse on anyone who picks their flowers.

Tales of the Unexpected #46, My Greatest Adventure #40, and House of Mystery #95 ad (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.333 page (report information)

Credits

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

John C. Adams (Table of Contents)

Giants of the Telescope / filler / 0.667 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Julius Schwartz
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
Mort Drucker

Content Information

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.333 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

It's Fun to Help Others! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

The Mystery of the Man-Made Monsters (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.667 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
A scientist has been experimenting on animals using radioactive isotopes, which cause a sheep to grow gold wool, spiders to spin
webs made of silver, and caterpillars to weave indestructible cocoons. And that's before they increased in size...

World's Finest Comics #107 ad (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.333 page (report information)

Credits

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

Secret of the Wood Wizard (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
Typeset

["It is time now."] (Table of Contents)

Moolah the Mystic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Gags

The Queen of the Beasts (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Mort Meskin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
While investigating reports of strange creatures, Mark and Elsa discover a crack in a mountainside that leads to a hidden valley. In the valley they find creatures that appear to have come from underground. Elsa overpowered by fumes from the plant life, finds she can communicate with the creatures, and determines that together they can take over the earth.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Curse of the Forbidden Flora
  2. 2. Tales of the Unexpected #46, My Greatest Adventure #40, and House of Mystery #95 ad
  3. 3. John C. Adams
    Giants of the Telescope
  4. 4. Statement of Ownership
  5. 5. It's Fun to Help Others!
    Superboy
  6. 6. The Mystery of the Man-Made Monsters
  7. 7. World's Finest Comics #107 ad
  8. 8. Secret of the Wood Wizard
  9. 9. ["It is time now."]
    Moolah the Mystic
  10. 10. The Queen of the Beasts
    Mark Merlin
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Per Sandell
  • Ed Boner
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Gene Reed
  • Bob Hughes
  • Ed Boner