(August-September 1961)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1961-06-20
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.

The Island of Thunder! (Table of Contents)

The War That Time Forgot / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Nicky [a.k.a. Mr. Bones]; Stretch; Flipper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencil and ink credited to "J. K." in Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Island of Thunder (Table of Contents: 2)

The War That Time Forgot / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru (sourced)
Inks
Mike Esposito (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
adventure; war
Characters
Nicky [a.k.a. Mr. Bones]; Stretch; Flipper; Millie
Synopsis
Nicky and his crew land on a strange island where they are attacked by various types of dinosaurs.
Reprints
Keywords
Dinosaur Island; dinosaurs

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts: unnumbered part one (7 pp.) and Part Two (5.67 pp.).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Crests of the Army! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Half Moon-- The ship on which Henry Hudson...
Genre
non-fiction; military

See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman... (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

At Last! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

It's Fun to Serve! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Debbie learns how to join the rest of her family in doing good deeds for others.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

No Room to Fight! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Irv Novick (sourced)
Inks
Irv Novick (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
war
Synopsis
Ranger group Zebra Five fights to take over the Pacific island of Batu.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

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

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

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

Script
Robert Kanigher ? (credited as Sgt. Rock)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bruce Weedler, Frances Simmons, Sam Steiner and a list of other fans who wrote in (including future Marvel production manager John Verpoorten).

Last Shot of the Triggerfish! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Joe Kubert (sourced)
Inks
Joe Kubert (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
war
Synopsis
A Navy frogman fires a torpedo from a sunken submarine to take out an enemy sub.
Reprints

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

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

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Island of Thunder!
    The War That Time Forgot
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  3. 2. The Island of Thunder
    The War That Time Forgot
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["The Half Moon-- The ship on which Henry Hudson..."]
    Crests of the Army!
  6. 5. See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
    Superman
  7. 6. At Last!
    Secret Origins
  8. 7. It's Fun to Serve!
  9. 8. No Room to Fight!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. The Inside Stories of Batman and Robin's Top Secrets
    Batman
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  14. 13. Last Shot of the Triggerfish!
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Matthew Head
  • Darrel McCann
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore