(June 1962)
DC,
1955 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-04-10
- 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 #54 and copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Tomorrow's stars appear today!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
My Deadly Island from Space!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Adventurer Victor Burke is given an island made up of land from the planet Tytane by the grateful people of that world, but when it is taken over by a notorious criminal, Burke must make a difficult dicision.
- Reprints
-
in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #76 ([Circa 1962-1964])
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your passport to amazing adventures!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Space Ranger; Mark Merlin
- Synopsis
- Ads for current issues of House of Mystery, Tales of the Unexpected, House of Secrets.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly...
[no title indexed]
Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This tomb is known for its echo.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Peter Puptent
I Was a Hero to the Miniature Men!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Synopsis
- Timid salesman Clem Boggs changes his life when he stumbles upon a hidden society of tiny humans and helps fight off an invading dictator.
[no title indexed]
Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hawk-a-a-a!
- Genre
- adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #173
[no title indexed]
Science Shorts / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What? Only underwater pictures - no cowboys!
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
They Seek the Sinister Snowman
text story / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Miller
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Big-big-big news about a small-small-small super-hero...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1, on sale April 24
[no title indexed]
Knight Time! / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Knights who offered their military services to feudal lords for a fee...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
-
from The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #13 (August-September 1957)
-
My Buddy Became a Cave-Man
comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- A lab accident turns a scientist into a caveman and threatens to release a collection of deadly viruses.
[no title indexed]
Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This famous symbol is your guarantee...
- Genre
- superhero
Your Pass to New Worlds!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Frank takes his friends to the public library where they are impressed with the different kinds of books that can teach them new things.
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...
[Speed... Velocity...]
What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- from Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #45 (August 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits verified from copies of editorial records sent to Gene Reed from Nelson Bridwell in 1986.
[no title indexed]
Junket Desserts; Salada Tea / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here's a package for you from Salada!
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
My Buddy Became a Cave-Man!
-
1.
["Tomorrow's stars appear today!"]
Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men -
2.
My Deadly Island from Space!
-
3.
["Your passport to amazing adventures!"]
-
4.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
5.
["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly..."]
Grit Newspaper -
6.
["This tomb is known for its echo."]
Peter Puptent, Explorer -
7.
I Was a Hero to the Miniature Men!
-
8.
["Hawk-a-a-a!"]
Blackhawk -
9.
["What? Only underwater pictures - no cowboys!"]
Science Shorts -
10.
They Seek the Sinister Snowman
-
11.
["Big-big-big news about a small-small-small super-hero..."]
The Atom -
12.
["Knights who offered their military services to feudal lords for a fee..."]
Knight Time! -
13.
My Buddy Became a Cave-Man
-
14.
["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
Batman; World's Finest Comics -
15.
Your Pass to New Worlds!
-
16.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
17.
[Speed... Velocity...]
What's the Difference Between -
18.
["Here's a package for you from Salada!"]
Junket Desserts; Salada Tea -
19.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
20.
["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Gregory Fischer
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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