(April-May 1965)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-02-11
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Curse of the Mystic Mask!
Green Glob / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #134 (15 de agosto de 1965)
-
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Fear Master
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Harold Jukes; Vincent Adler
- Synopsis
- When Dr. Vincent Adler dies suddenly, his assistant Harold Jukes steals his last invention, a ray that causes instant fear, and embarks on a crime spree.
- Reprints
-
in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #1 (juillet 1966) [N&B et recadré [B&W and reframed]] -
in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #160 (November-December 1974)
-
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1964
No circulation numbers given
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- G.I. Joe... G.I. Joe... fighting man from head to toe...
- Genre
- war
[no title indexed]
Hourman; Doctor Fate / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- It started with the Flash!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #55 (March-April 1965) [Doctor Fate and Hourman Silver Age revival]
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm getting terribly absent-minded lately.
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Doctor Eureka
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #181 (October 1952)
-
Beware the Weirdos
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- People are fascinated by a line of robots that can perform various tasks, but when rich owners buy them, they are suddenly the victims of crime.
- Reprints
- in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #2 (octobre 1966) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When it's snowy, cold or muddy...
Are You a Silent Witness?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Kids learn that it pays to stick around and help the cops as a witness to a crime.
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
[no title indexed]
The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If you missed the most famous Flash story...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #9 (April 1965) [Flash]
[no title indexed]
Space Explorers / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 3 dimensional live action!
[no title indexed]
True Tales of the Unexpected / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- J. T. Brossman, a midwestern millionaire...
The Curse of the Mystic Mask
Green Glob / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
- Characters
- Green Glob; Doug Douglas
- Synopsis
- Doug Douglas has given up medical school to become an actor, but the Green Glob intervenes to transform him into the living image of a monster costume he wore for a publicity stunt. He returns to normal only when he realizes that the shallow fame of an actor is not what he really wants.
- Reprints
- in Etranges Aventures (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #2 (octobre 1966) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
House of Mystery; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 10 issues of Unexpected for only $1.00
[no title indexed]
104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 104 classic racing foreign modern cars only $1.49 postpaid
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Friend, dare you risk a dime 10¢?
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Curse of the Mystic Mask!
Green Glob -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
2.
The Fear Master
-
3.
[no title indexed]
-
4.
["G.I. Joe... G.I. Joe... fighting man from head to toe..."]
G.I. Joe -
5.
["It started with the Flash!"]
Hourman; Doctor Fate -
6.
["I'm getting terribly absent-minded lately."]
Professor Eureka -
7.
Beware the Weirdos
-
8.
["When it's snowy, cold or muddy..."]
Silly Putty -
9.
Are You a Silent Witness?
-
10.
["If you missed the most famous Flash story..."]
The Flash -
11.
["3 dimensional live action!"]
Space Explorers -
12.
["J. T. Brossman, a midwestern millionaire..."]
True Tales of the Unexpected -
13.
The Curse of the Mystic Mask
Green Glob -
14.
["For the very best..."]
House of Mystery; Strange Adventures -
15.
["10 issues of Unexpected for only $1.00"]
-
16.
100 Magnets
100 Magnets -
17.
["104 classic racing foreign modern cars only $1.49 postpaid"]
104 Cars -
18.
["Friend, dare you risk a dime 10¢?"]
American Body Building Club -
19.
["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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