(June 1963)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1963-04-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
George Kashdan (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Alien Body-Thief! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We were right! This "Earthling" is really the disguised criminal--Krog!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Not Wanted: High School Dropouts! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, that test tomorrow sounds tough!
Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Alvin learns that it's hard to get a good job unless you finish school, and decides against dropping out.

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover contains a PSA produced in sequential comics-art style which was published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Ixar -- Sinister Statue of the Cyclades (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Long ago, on a remote island of the Cyclades group, in the Aegean Sea, there was a villiage -- and a volcano...
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
When a statue of two ancient gods comes to life and goes on a rampage, a group of scientists discover that it is really a robot from another planet.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here comes Ahmid.
Feature Logo
Moolah the Mystic
Genre
humor
Characters
Moolah the Mystic

[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) /

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

The Menace of the Metal Master (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Good grief! He turned the steel frame of the tower into a -- a creature that he can command!
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Engineer Abel White finds an alien device that allows him to control anything made of metal, which he decides to use for revenge on those who rejected his ideas.
Reprints

Great Masterpieces (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

How Would You Explain It? (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
From time to time, a "ghost" or some similar unnatural phenomenon makes its appearance, materializes and...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Unexplained phenomena.

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

Aquaman; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What is the leading occupation in the world?
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from ?

Indexer Notes

Not the same Quick Quiz as in Detective Comics #174.

The Alien Body Thief (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A huge rock bursting up from beneath the street!
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Authorities from the planet Vrann arrive on Earth to pursue a criminal who has stolen the body of a human, but things are not what they seem.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Alien Body-Thief!
  2. 1. Not Wanted: High School Dropouts!
  3. 2. Ixar -- Sinister Statue of the Cyclades
  4. 3. ["Try a tongue teaser!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Here comes Ahmid."]
    Moolah the Mystic
  6. 5. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. ["The swing is to DC!"]
  8. 7. The Menace of the Metal Master
  9. 8. Great Masterpieces
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. How Would You Explain It?
  11. 10. ["Two spectacular heroes!"]
    Aquaman; Rip Hunter... Time Master
  12. 11. ["What is the leading occupation in the world?"]
    Quick Quiz
  13. 12. The Alien Body Thief
  14. 13. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  15. 14. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  16. 15. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  17. 16. ["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
  18. 17. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore