(August 1960)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1960-06-02
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 (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Magnificent Monster! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Keywords
parades

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

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

The City of Golden Men (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Adventurer Dave Bennett discovers a lost golden city but he is imprisoned by the inhabitants, who wish to keep their existence a secret.

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Doctor Rocket / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I haven't been able to fall asleep lately!
Genre
humor
Characters
Doctor Rocket
Reprints
Keywords
counting sheep; insomnia

Shake Hands with a Shark! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Man Who Cheated Death (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
crime; horror-suspense
Characters
Bill Lorman; "Big Benny" Doyle; Murdoch
Synopsis
"Lucky" Bill Lorman has a magic painting that protects him from death.
Reprints

"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..." (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
When Superman sees some boys being unkind to a refugee boy, he takes them across the world to see the conditions refugees have come from and tells them that they need to be nicer.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Haunted Bed! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A phantom ghost occupies a bed in a Brooklyn boarding house.
Reprints

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Mystical Mask of Milano (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime

The Magnificent Monster (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A friendly alien defends Earth and stops a band of alien invaders.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Midwest Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Magnificent Monster!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council Books
  3. 2. The City of Golden Men
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
  5. 4. ["I haven't been able to fall asleep lately!"]
    Doctor Rocket
  6. 5. Shake Hands with a Shark!
    Sea Devils
  7. 6. The Man Who Cheated Death
  8. 7. "Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. 8. Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"
    Superman
  10. 9. The Haunted Bed!
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. The Mystical Mask of Milano
  13. 12. The Magnificent Monster
  14. 13. ["This famous symbol..."]
    Batman
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Midwest Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore