(May-June 1964)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Two Faces of Doom! (Table of Contents)

Eclipso / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Dillin
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Eclipso; Mona Bennett; Professor Simon Bennett
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Indexer Notes

first Eclipso cover


The Man Who Played Sorcerer! (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Arnold Drake
Pencils:
Mort Meskin
Inks:
Mort Meskin
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Characters:
Mark Merlin; Elsa Magussen; Hubert Hartley
Synopsis:
When amateur magician Hubert Hartley accidentally acquires Mark Merlin's suitcase after a flight, he causes chaos with the magical artifacts he finds inside.

Indexer Notes

writer verified by Martin O'Hearn


Names Do Hurt! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
You shouldn't make fun of people.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly


Ride a Sea-Going Thunderbolt... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irv Novick
Inks:
Irv Novick
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

house ad for Capt. Storm (DC, 1964 series) #1, on sale March 12


["Halloween stems directly from a Druidic festival..."] (Table of Contents)

World of the Weird / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller ?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact

The Two Faces of Doom! (Table of Contents)

Eclipso / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Haney
Pencils:
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks:
Alex Toth
Colors:
?
Letters:
Alex Toth

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Mona Bennett; Professor Simon Bennett
Synopsis:
Bruce Gordon develops an ultra-violet ray gun to try to make Eclipso into a force for good. A meteor crashes to the ground and a space-creature is released that gives Eclipso new powers.
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Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Man Who Played Sorcerer!
    Mark Merlin
  2. 2. Names Do Hurt!
  3. 3. Ride a Sea-Going Thunderbolt...
    Capt. Storm
  4. 4. ["Halloween stems directly from a Druidic festival..."]
    World of the Weird
  5. 5. The Two Faces of Doom!
    Eclipso
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