(November-December 1963)

DC, 1961 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1963-09-26
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.

This issue has the second poll to see who readers wanted as new artist after Russ Heath left. The artists take part and appear as characters in the stories.

Battle of the Undersea Giants! (Table of Contents)

Sea Devils / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Russ Heath (signed as R. Heath)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed as R. Heath)
Colors
Jack Adler (colors and wash effects)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure
Characters
Posiden; Hercules; Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]
Reprints
Keywords
Greek mythology; scuba diving; seahorses

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

Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

War of the Underwater Giants! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Irv Novick; Sea Devils; Hercules; Neptune; Zeus; Hera
Synopsis
Zeus challenges Hercules to defeat Neptune but their battle could destroy the oceans unless the Sea Devils can stop it.
Reprints
Keywords
frogmen; Greek mythology; Mount Olympus

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Flash Annual; The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Battle of the Undersea Giants! Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Reprints

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

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

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Wonders of the Water World... (Table of Contents: 10)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; nature

Indexer Notes

Four panels with text detailing science facts about water.

Challenge of the Fish Champions! (Table of Contents: 11)

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Characters
Jack Abel; Karpas; Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; Junior Sea Devils
Synopsis
The Sea Devils enter an underwater relay race to raise money for the Junior Sea Devils but soon discover that their competition is not human.
Reprints
Keywords
barracuda; frogmen; manta ray; merman; octopus; sea lion; squid

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

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

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

Undersea Breezes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings, Aqua-fans of the Sea Devils!
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Letters from Samuel Robinson, Bill Severson, George Ledermann, and Freddie Strauss.

The Challenge of the Fish Champions! Part Two (Table of Contents: 14)

Sea Devils / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Reprints

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

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

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

104 Cars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Roman 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) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Battle of the Undersea Giants!
    Sea Devils
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
  3. 2. War of the Underwater Giants!
    Sea Devils
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Flash Annual; The Brave and the Bold
  6. 5. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  7. 6. Battle of the Undersea Giants! Part Two
    Sea Devils
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  11. 10. Wonders of the Water World...
  12. 11. Challenge of the Fish Champions!
    Sea Devils
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. ["Greetings, Aqua-fans of the Sea Devils!"]
    Undersea Breezes
  15. 14. The Challenge of the Fish Champions! Part Two
    Sea Devils
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Metal Men
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    104 Cars
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Bob Bailey
  • Benjamin Beck
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Steve Jenner
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore