(December 1961-January 1962)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-10-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical 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.

Prisoner of the Giant Robot! (Table of Contents)

The Space Ranger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Walaba
Reprints

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Inks
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Letters
typeset
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Add 3 inches of steel-like muscles to your arms

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Braggart from Planet Brax (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood (sourced)
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Colors
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Letters
typeset
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Re-Live the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Krypto; Lana Lang; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #93 (December 1961). This is the first 12-cent issue of Superboy. The price does not appear on the cover pictured in this ad.

People Are People! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Lou Cameron
Inks
Lou Cameron
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

Silk Gauze (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

The Man Who Inherited a Planetoid (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

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typeset
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm a fudge judge!
Feature Logo
Tootsie Roll Fudge

Mystery of the Sky Arrows (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

On the Planet Og / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, here it is - the planet Og!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Reprints

The Prisoner of the Giant Robot (Table of Contents: 11)

The Space Ranger / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake (sourced)
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Space Ranger
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Cryll; Myra Mason; Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Brecker; Chief Luroa; Prof. Nurb; Walaba
Reprints

Kids Flip Their Lids For… (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
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Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero (Table of Contents: 13)

Showcase; The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

House ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #35 (November-December 1961).

America's Most Exciting War Game (Table of Contents: 14)

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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typeset
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Indexer Notes

Ad for complete war game including plastic naval and land pieces, and two battlefields, for $1.00, from Helen of Toy Co., Rego Park 74, New York.

Reward $2,000 for This Coin! (Table of Contents: 15)

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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typeset
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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Daisy B*B Gun Gift Ideas! (Table of Contents: 17)

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Send for free Daisy catalog. This ad highlights the Model 1894 Winchester, Model 25 Pump Gun, Model 94 Western Carbine and the Peacemaker Single Action 12-Shot Repeating Pistol. From Daisy Manufacturing Company of Rogers, Arkansas
Back cover.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Prisoner of the Giant Robot!
    The Space Ranger
  2. 1. ["Add 3 inches of steel-like muscles to your arms"]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. The Braggart from Planet Brax
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Re-Live the Adventures of Superman When He Was a Boy!
    Superboy
  6. 5. People Are People!
  7. 6. Silk Gauze
  8. 7. The Man Who Inherited a Planetoid
  9. 8. ["I'm a fudge judge!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. Mystery of the Sky Arrows
  11. 10. ["Well, here it is - the planet Og!"]
    On the Planet Og
  12. 11. The Prisoner of the Giant Robot
    The Space Ranger
  13. 12. Kids Flip Their Lids For…
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  14. 13. Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero
    Showcase; The Atom
  15. 14. America's Most Exciting War Game
    Task Force
  16. 15. Reward $2,000 for This Coin!
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  18. 17. Daisy B*B Gun Gift Ideas!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore