(July-August 1961)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-05-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Top-Gun Ace (Table of Contents)

Johnny Cloud / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru ?; Jerry Grandenetti ?
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Lt. Johnny Cloud; Kid Cole

Indexer Notes

Original indexer credited pencils and inks to Jerry Grandenetti. Pencil credits of Andru confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Nick Caputo believes Schwartz's records are in error and the work is by Jerry Grandenetti.

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

Top Gun-Ace! (Table of Contents: 3)

Johnny Cloud / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Lt. Johnny Cloud; Kid Cole
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credits, and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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
Synopsis
Some kids discover that they can learn a lot from their elders.

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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 Red Arrows!" Battle Story of the 32nd Infantry Division (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; war

Tiptoe Thru The TNT! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Jack Abel (sourced)
Inks
Jack Abel (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Skinny; Sarge

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

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

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

Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (signed as Rock, Sergeant)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, buddies! This is Sgt Rock, of Easy Company...
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Serious answers to military questions from readers John Conway, Pete Jesselring, Joe Bialek, and Bill Stein.

Colorful Service Ribbons (Table of Contents: 12)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; military

Indexer Notes

Two panels with text.

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Bronze Star Express! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencil and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records also list "Andru" for ink credits.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Top-Gun Ace
    Johnny Cloud
  2. 1. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  3. 2. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  4. 3. Top Gun-Ace!
    Johnny Cloud
  5. 4. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. Gifts from Your Elders!
  7. 6. The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
    Batman Annual
  8. 7. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. 8. "The Red Arrows!" Battle Story of the 32nd Infantry Division
  10. 9. Tiptoe Thru The TNT!
  11. 10. ["There's more than meets the eye.."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  12. 11. ["Hi, buddies! This is Sgt Rock, of Easy Company..."]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  13. 12. Colorful Service Ribbons
  14. 13. ["Free! World-wide stamps..."]
    Garcelon Stamps
  15. 14. Bronze Star Express!
  16. 15. ["Everybody's looking for the new Tootsie Roll ice cream bar"]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  17. 16. ["See the many fantastic faces of Superman..."]
    Superman Annual
  18. 17. ["At last! The giant comic book you've dreamed about is here..."]
    Secret Origins
  19. 18. ["How to gain up to 50 lbs. of mighty muscles!"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  20. 19. ["Boys! Girls! Ladies! Men! Win a beautiful new photo ring!"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • James Ludwig
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore