(August-September 1965)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1965-06-10
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 ad in Showcase #57 and copyright registration.

Tank Fight in Death Town! (Table of Contents)

The Haunted Tank / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Characters
Haunted Tank
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #113
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Cover gallery

Summer at Home Can Be Fun! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
?
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Tank Fight in Death Town! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 13.33 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (sourced)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed) (sourced)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war
Characters
Haunted Tank; Lt. Jeb Stuart; Arch Asher; Rick Rawlins; Slim Stryker; General J.E.B. Stuart (ghost); Sgt. Rock; Easy Company [Bulldozer (Cameo)]; Al Kalman (Tank Commander)
Synopsis
The Haunted Tank is sent to hold a town full of German tanks until the rest of the company can join them. The same town where Lt. Stuart's friend Al Kalman and his crew were killed.
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Indexer Notes

Story in two parts: Part One (5.67 pp.) & Part Two (7.67 pp.).

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

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

Flight of the P-26 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (signed as Rock, Sergeant)
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Bill Leahy, Joseph Perretti, and John Smuczynski.

On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Air Force Insignia! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The "cunning -- rugged -- courageous" motto...
Genre
non-fiction; military

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following the previous sequence.

How to Build Prrrrfect Models (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Sink the Scorpio! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman (sourced)
Pencils
Gene Colan (sourced)
Inks
Gene Colan (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Genre
war

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

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

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

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

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
My daddy bought me this model plane kit.
Genre
humor

10 Issues of G.I. Combat for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Bill.
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Tank Fight in Death Town!
    The Haunted Tank
  2. 1. Summer at Home Can Be Fun!
  3. 2. Tank Fight in Death Town!
    The Haunted Tank
  4. 3. ["Put your nose to the dot"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  5. 4. Flight of the P-26
    Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  7. 6. ["The "cunning -- rugged -- courageous" motto..."]
    Air Force Insignia!
  8. 7. How to Build Prrrrfect Models
    AMT Models; The Kat from AMT
  9. 8. ["Be my guest at world's famous amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. 9. ["What do you have when you cut a Tootsie Pop in half?"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. ["40 Army-Navy-Marine all authentic medals & insignias"]
    40 Army-Navy-Marine Medals & Insignias
  12. 11. ["126 World War II fighting G.I.'s and commandos"]
    126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
  13. 12. Sink the Scorpio!
  14. 13. ["Join the fun with G.I. Joe!"]
    G.I. Joe
  15. 14. ["We screened hundreds of Olsen adventures!"]
    Jimmy Olsen
  16. 15. ["Fooey! Fooey! Chewy!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  17. 16. ["My daddy bought me this model plane kit."]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  18. 17. 10 Issues of G.I. Combat for Only $1.00
  19. 18. ["Hi, Bill."]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  20. 19. ["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  21. 20. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
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