(August-September 1960)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-06-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

First tryout story of Cave Carson.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earth (Table of Contents)

Cave Carson / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (letters, logo design, see notes)
Genre
adventure
Characters
Cave Carson; Christie Madison; Bulldozer Smith
Keywords
Mighty Mole

Indexer Notes

Cave Carson logo designed by Ira Schnapp.

Cover Thumbnail for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #31
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Secret Beneath the Earth, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Cave Carson / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman
Feature Logo
Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earth
Genre
adventure
Characters
Cave Carson (introduction, also flashback); Christie Madison (introduction, also flashback); Bulldozer Smith (introduction, also flashback)
Reprints
Keywords
Mighty Mole

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Spelunking around the World (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily ?
Inks
Bernard Baily ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
non-fiction

The Incredible Lava Creature, Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Cave Carson / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman
Genre
adventure
Characters
Cave Carson; Christie Madison; Bulldozer Smith
Reprints
Keywords
Mighty Mole; Thermo-Ray

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!" (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Synopsis
Superman advises two boys to welcome war refugees like their new neighbor Sandor.

Strange Secrets of Inner Space (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Magnetic Monster, Chapter 3 (Table of Contents: 10)

Cave Carson / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman
Genre
adventure
Characters
Cave Carson; Christie Madison; Bulldozer Smith
Reprints
Keywords
Mighty Mole; Thermo-Ray

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

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

These Prizes Without Cost or Take Cash Profits (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Youth Sales Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cave Carson Adventures Inside Earth
    Cave Carson
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Secret Beneath the Earth, Chapter 1
    Cave Carson
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
  5. 4. Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!
    Superman
  6. 5. Spelunking around the World
  7. 6. The Incredible Lava Creature, Chapter 2
    Cave Carson
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. 8. Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"
    Superman
  10. 9. Strange Secrets of Inner Space
  11. 10. The Magnetic Monster, Chapter 3
    Cave Carson
  12. 11. ["This famous symbol is your guarantee of the best in comics reading"]
    Batman
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  17. 16. These Prizes Without Cost or Take Cash Profits
    American Youth Sales Club
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