(April 1961)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-02-07
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.

I Battled the Evolution Beasts! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Saltarella disagrees with the identification of Dillin as the penciller and, instead, thinks it's Bernard Baily. He does agree with Moldoff as the inker.

Test Your Talent (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Was Cursed with an Alien Pal (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Gkangki of Planet 5; Knowles
Synopsis
When a man saves the life of an alien, the alien uses his super-science to help the man but causes lots of problems.
Reprints
Keywords
aliens

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

Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Peter Puptent Explorer / 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've never been in this tomb before!
Genre
humor
Characters
Peter Puptent

A Salute to Our American Indians! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Children learn about the inventions and accomplishments of Native Americans.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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

Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

I Became the Idol of Isoris (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood ?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
An actor is enlisted to portray a legendary warrior to help stop a revolution in the country of Sidonia.
Reprints

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

Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Amazing Animal Eyes! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Synopsis
facts about squirrels, alligators, honeybees, the dragonfly and sunfish
Reprints

I Braved the River of Doom (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

I Battled the Evolution Beasts (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A scientist conducting an experiment to see through time accidentally releases monsters from the future.
Reprints
Keywords
crickets; evolution; monsters; time travel

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

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

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Body Building / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. I Battled the Evolution Beasts!
  2. 1. Test Your Talent
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. I Was Cursed with an Alien Pal
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery
  5. 4. ["I've never been in this tomb before!"]
    Peter Puptent Explorer
  6. 5. A Salute to Our American Indians!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  8. 7. I Became the Idol of Isoris
  9. 8. ["For the very best..."]
    Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk
  10. 9. Amazing Animal Eyes!
  11. 10. I Braved the River of Doom
  12. 11. I Battled the Evolution Beasts
  13. 12. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. ["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Win a beautiful new photo ring..."]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  15. 14. ["How to gain up to 50 lbs. of mighty muscles!"]
    Jowett Institute of Body Building
  16. 15. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mark Muller
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore