(March-April 1965)

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

The Giant Who Once Ruled Earth! (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
occult; adventure
Characters:
Mark Merlin; Elsa Magussen; Eclipso (inset)

The Trial of Eclipso (Table of Contents)

Eclipso / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bob Haney
Pencils:
Jack Sparling
Inks:
Jack Sparling
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Mona Bennet; Professor Bennet; Officer Simmons; Zarnik; Emil; Warden Scott
Synopsis:
Eclipso is captured by police and Bruce Gordon is asked to testify against him. Eclipso blackmails Gordon to keep him from testifying.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

The Magazine You Asked For! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Murphy Anderson
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #8 [More Secret Origins], on sale January 14


["Okay. Your eyesight is good."] (Table of Contents)

Willy and Dilly / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Giant Who Once Ruled Earth (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Bob Haney
Pencils:
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks:
Mort Meskin
Colors:
?
Letters:
Stan Starkman

Content Information

Genre:
occult; adventure
Characters:
Mark Merlin; Elsa Magussen; T. T. Baxter; Mr. Cathcart; Wally Lake
Synopsis:
Mark thinks he has done his work when he exposes a hoax, but then the same supernatural menace appears again, and this time it's genuine.

Indexer Notes

Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.


["Possession is the magical term signifying the taking over..."] (Table of Contents)

World of the Weird / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller ?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
occult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1964
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, and Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Trial of Eclipso
    Eclipso
  2. 2. The Magazine You Asked For!
    Secret Origins
  3. 3. ["Okay. Your eyesight is good."]
    Willy and Dilly
  4. 4. The Giant Who Once Ruled Earth
    Mark Merlin
  5. 5. ["Possession is the magical term signifying the taking over..."]
    World of the Weird
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
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