(October 1962)

DC, 1937 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-08-28
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Flame-Master! (Table of Contents)

Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman; Flame-Master; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover does not appear to be Jim Mooney, as credited elsewhere.

Nature's Prize Pupil! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Flame-Master (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Batman with Robin - The Boy Wonder [50's face]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pete Dale [Flame-Master; Cyclone Man; Liquid Man; Earth-Man]; Batman; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Synopsis
Batman battles a criminal who can transform into four separate super-powered characters.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/. Inks credit from Craig Delich. Per original indexer, inking does not appear to be Jim Mooney, as credited elsewhere.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Bomb Sight / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Laboratory Sleuths (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Strange Old Laws / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The postmaster of Vancouver, B.C...
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Synopsis
Vancouver, B.C. the postmaster would not deliver mail to people without a mailbox. Traverse City, MI Cherry pies served in restaurants must contain at least 1 pound of cherries. Wisconsin has a law making it illegal to wear a Naval uniform. Triadelphia, WV once forbid you to roll a hoop in the city limits.
Reprints

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

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

The Day John Jones Vanished! (Table of Contents: 13)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Diane Meade; Capt. Harding; King Leo; Baron Voto; Martian Manhunter [John Jones; J'onn J'onzz]
Synopsis
Jones goes to Lavonia to return an ancient ring to King Leo. But a lightning bolt prevents Manhunter from returning to his earth identity and Jones is accused of stealing the ring.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Flame-Master!
    Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Nature's Prize Pupil!
  3. 2. The Flame-Master
    Batman and Robin
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
    Batman; World's Finest Comics
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Bomb Sight
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  9. 8. Laboratory Sleuths
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Grit Newspaper
  12. 11. ["The postmaster of Vancouver, B.C..."]
    Strange Old Laws
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. The Day John Jones Vanished!
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Chet Atkins Method
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Matthew Peets
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore