(April 1962)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-02-01
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 ad in House of Secrets #31 and copyright registration.

The Beam That Transformed Men! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction

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

Honor House Prod. Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Hostage of Dimension X (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A kidnapped scientist tries to help his other-dimensional captors save their universe before it is destroyed, and before they invade our dimension to take it over.

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

My Greatest Adventure; Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 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
So long, Moolah.
Genre
humor
Characters
Moolah the Mystic; Mrs. Moolah

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?" (Table of Contents: 5)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Synopsis
Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly,
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated November 1955.

Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

The Giant in the Obelisk (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
adventure
Synopsis
A legendary giant from an ancient stone obelisk comes to life.

Now in a Magazine of His Own! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Phantom Spectacles (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Professor Brainstorm / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
Irwin Hasen ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Professor Brainstorm, our firm is putting a new raincoat on the market!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Professor Brainstorm; Mrs. Brainstorm
Reprints

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Science Shorts / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're hired! We like bald men.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

fun facts

The Beam That Transformed Men (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A ray beam from an orbiting spaceship causes weird transformations in people and reporter Wes Harris tries to figure out the meaning behind the aliens' actions.

More Startling Than Tomorrow's Science Fiction Is the Metal Men (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Showcase; Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Mysteries in Space / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Although the sun weighs 28 million times as much as the earth's moon...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Beam That Transformed Men!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Prod. Corp.
  3. 2. Hostage of Dimension X
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    My Greatest Adventure; Challengers of the Unknown; Blackhawk
  5. 4. ["So long, Moolah."]
    Moolah the Mystic
  6. 5. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
    Buzzy
  7. 6. Don't Miss These Two Super-Spectaculars!
    Superboy; Superman
  8. 7. The Giant in the Obelisk
  9. 8. Now in a Magazine of His Own!
    Aquaman
  10. 9. Phantom Spectacles
  11. 10. ["Professor Brainstorm, our firm is putting a new raincoat on the market!"]
    Professor Brainstorm
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  13. 12. ["You're hired! We like bald men."]
    Science Shorts
  14. 13. The Beam That Transformed Men
  15. 14. More Startling Than Tomorrow's Science Fiction Is the Metal Men
    Showcase; Metal Men
  16. 15. ["Although the sun weighs 28 million times as much as the earth's moon..."]
    Mysteries in Space
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore