(July 1961)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1961-05-25
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; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Prisoners of the Dark World! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Yllans

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Prisoners of the Dark World (Table of Contents: 3)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Charles Paris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Eddie Stark (intro, villain); The Gruggs (intro, villain); Yllans (intro)

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Gifts from Your Elders! (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

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

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Sensational Sea Scoops (Table of Contents: 8)

Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Topo (supporting); The Phantom Sea Raider [Captain Scobey] (intro, villain); Ken Wall; Mrs. Wall
Synopsis
Aquaman and Aqualad help Ken Wall keep his newspaper going after he is injured trying to expose the Phantom Raider.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Strip continues from Adventure Comics #284.

There's More Than Meets the Eye... (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Caught by a Whisker (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Jail Jests / comic story / 0.5 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'll drop these beans here!
Genre
humor

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Dead Tell Tales (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Reprints

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

Showcase; Aquaman and Aqualad; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Girl-Hero Contest (Table of Contents: 15)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]; Diane Meade (supporting); Sally Winters
Synopsis
Two police women vie for Jones' affections.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

At Last! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Prisoners of the Dark World!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  4. 3. Prisoners of the Dark World
    Batman and Robin
  5. 4. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. Gifts from Your Elders!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batman Annual
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. 8. The Sensational Sea Scoops
    Aquaman and Aqualad
  10. 9. There's More Than Meets the Eye...
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. Caught by a Whisker
  12. 11. ["I'll drop these beans here!"]
    Jail Jests
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  14. 13. The Dead Tell Tales
  15. 14. ["For the very best..."]
    Showcase; Aquaman and Aqualad; Rip Hunter... Time Master
  16. 15. The Girl-Hero Contest
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  18. 17. See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
    Giant Superman Annual
  19. 18. At Last!
    Secret Origins
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore