(January-February 1962)

DC, 1961 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1961-11-16
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.

Secret of the Ancient Seer! (Table of Contents)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rip Hunter; Corky Baxter
Reprints

Transistor Radio (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Transistor Radio / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Matched Set of Luggage / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret of the Ancient Seer, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Rip Hunter; Jeff Smith; Bonnie Baxter; Connie Baxter; Abassid; Abn-Rab
Synopsis
A European cabinet sends Rip back to the year 798 to try to get more details on a seer's prediction of the destruction of an island in the present day. When they find the man, he tells them that the predictions in his book were translated from an even older manuscript.
Reprints

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

Blackhawk; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Secret of the Happy Pig! (Table of Contents: 5)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Mervin Mouse; Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Mr. Turtle

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

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

[The Secret of the Ancient Seer] Chapter 2: The Doomed City (Table of Contents: 7)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Jeff Smith; Rip Hunter; Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Abassid; Antony; Sejanus
Synopsis
In the year 79, Rip locates the seer Sejanus, who was expecting him and captures him. Rip gets a look at his book of predictions, and Sejanus tells him that a time traveler from 2025 provided him with the material in the book, and also warned him that another time traveler would witness his doom. Rip escapes and takes off for the present.
Reprints

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

House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / 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
Walking on those hot coals!
Genre
humor
Characters
Moolah the Mystic
Synopsis
Moolah tries to help another man to walk on hot coals.

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Victory Without a Fight (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
historical; war
Synopsis
The story of the Battle of Tours in the year 732.

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

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Secret of the Ancient Seer] Chapter 3: The Menace of the Meteorite (Table of Contents: 13)

Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
Inks
Alex Toth (signed as Alexander Toth)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Corky Baxter; Bonnie Baxter; Jeff Smith; Rip Hunter
Synopsis
Back in the present, Rip knows that the island to be obliterated is off the northern coast of Norway, but not which one. But he knows that one of them houses a stockpile of a top-secret chemical explosive, so they head there and save the explosive before the island is hit by a meteorite.
Reprints

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

Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute Home Study Course / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Secret of the Ancient Seer!
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  2. 1. Transistor Radio
    Transistor Radio
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Matched Set of Luggage
  4. 3. The Secret of the Ancient Seer, Chapter 1
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  5. 4. ["For the very best"]
    Blackhawk; Tomahawk
  6. 5. The Secret of the Happy Pig!
    Peter Porkchops
  7. 6. ["Watch for the fourth Superman Annual!"]
    Superman
  8. 7. [The Secret of the Ancient Seer] Chapter 2: The Doomed City
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  9. 8. ["Your passport to amazing adventures!"]
    House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets
  10. 9. ["Walking on those hot coals!"]
    Moolah the Mystic
  11. 10. ["Free! World-wide stamps... just released!"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. Victory Without a Fight
  13. 12. ["Another giant Batman collection!"]
    Giant Batman Annual
  14. 13. [The Secret of the Ancient Seer] Chapter 3: The Menace of the Meteorite
    Rip Hunter... Time Master
  15. 14. ["Now in a magazine of his own!"]
    Aquaman
  16. 15. Task Force
    Task Force
  17. 16. ["Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  18. 17. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  19. 18. ["Learn radio-television electronics by practicing at home in your spare time"]
    National Radio Institute Home Study Course
  20. 19. ["Daisy BB gun gift ideas!"]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Joey Beretta
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore