(April-May 1961)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-02-23
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Valley of Vanishing Men! (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]
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Cover Thumbnail for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #35
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wrist Radio / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Bicycle Windshield / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Menace of the Matter Master! (Table of Contents: 3)

Hawkman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (credited)
Inks
Joe Kubert (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
George Emmett; Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Matter Master [Mark Mandrill] (origin) (villain) (first appearance); Mavis Trent
Synopsis
The Matter Master has invented a wand made of Mentachem, an element that allows him to control inanimate matter as long as it is in its purest form.
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Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[Dog Track - Wolf Track - Coyote Track] (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

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

Hawkman's Roost / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz; Joe Kubert (credited) (short bio)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (logo)
Inks
Joe Kubert (logo)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As this second issue of Hawkman goes to press…
Genre
non-fiction
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Indexer Notes

Letters from Jerry Bails, Ron Haydock, Roy Thomas, and Ronnie Graham.

Valley of Vanishing Men (Table of Contents: 8)

Hawkman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (credited)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (credited)
Inks
Joe Kubert (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkgirl [Shayera Thal]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Mavis Trent
Synopsis
On an expedition to the Himalayas, Mavis Trent is captured by a band of abominable snowmen, which the Hawks learn are really descended from alien explorers.
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Indexer Notes

Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Eagle Dance! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
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Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

A Salute to Our American Indians! (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

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

Adam Strange; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Valley of Vanishing Men!
    Hawkman
  2. 1. ["Wow! A wrist radio that really works."]
    Wrist Radio
  3. 2. ["Complete with built-in pouch…"]
    Bicycle Windshield
  4. 3. Menace of the Matter Master!
    Hawkman
  5. 4. [Dog Track - Wolf Track - Coyote Track]
    What's the Difference Between
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  7. 6. ["Here it is..."]
    Justice League
  8. 7. ["As this second issue of Hawkman goes to press…"]
    Hawkman's Roost
  9. 8. Valley of Vanishing Men
    Hawkman
  10. 9. Eagle Dance!
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. A Salute to Our American Indians!
  13. 12. ["For the very best..."]
    Adam Strange; The Flash
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Clayton Emery
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Dave Marchand
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore
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