(August-September 1962)

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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-06-12
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Haunted Tank / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
Jack Adler (washtone)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war
Characters
Jeb Stuart
Reprints

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

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

The Ghost of the Haunted Tank! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 12.33 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
war
Characters
Haunted Tank; Jeb Stuart; Arch Asher; Rick Rawlins; Slim Stryker; General J.E.B. Stuart (ghost)
Synopsis
The crew of the Haunted Tank begin to think Jeb Stuart is crazy because he sees the ghost of General Stuart.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 7.67 pages and 4.67 pages.

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

Star Spangled War Comics; Our Fighting Forces / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Alvin learns that it's hard to get a good job unless you finish school, and decides against dropping out.

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

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

Deliver -- One Hero! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

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

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

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

Air Force War Mottos / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The fighting expression...
Genre
non-fiction; military

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

Giant Superman Annual / 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 (signed as Rock, Sergeant)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Loren Wheeler, Pete Westly, George Stern, Joe Mancini, and Bill Neilley.

Grounded at 10,000 Feet! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
war

You Must Not Miss These Great Issues! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman / 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) /

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Haunted Tank
  2. 1. ["How to gain up to 50 lbs. of mighty muscles!"]
    American Body Building Club
  3. 2. The Ghost of the Haunted Tank!
    The Haunted Tank
  4. 3. ["For the very best..."]
    Star Spangled War Comics; Our Fighting Forces
  5. 4. ["Boys and girls..."]
  6. 5. Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!
  7. 6. ["Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!"]
    Giant Batman Annual; Giant Lois Lane Annual
  8. 7. Deliver -- One Hero!
  9. 8. ["Have you seen the new Comicpac"]
    Comicpac
  10. 9. ["The fighting expression..."]
    Air Force War Mottos
  11. 10. ["Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!"]
    Giant Superman Annual
  12. 11. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  14. 13. Grounded at 10,000 Feet!
  15. 14. You Must Not Miss These Great Issues!
    Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Batman
  16. 15. Task Force
    Task Force
  17. 16. ["Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!"]
    Chet Atkins Method
  18. 17. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  19. 18. ["Nationally famous prizes for you..."]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  20. 19. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore