(September-October 1965)
DC,
1961 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-07-01
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- George Kashdan (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Time Creature!
Rip Hunter... Time Master / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Rip Hunter; Bonnie Baxter; Kraklow
- Synopsis
- Rip is changing into a "time creature."
- Reprints
-
in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #145 (1 de febrero de 1966)
-
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toys and novelties.
On inside front cover.
Rip Hunter, the Time Creature
Rip Hunter... Time Master / comic story / 24 pages
- Genre
- superhero; science fiction
- Characters
- Rip Hunter; Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter; Jeff Smith; unnamed police officers of Rip Hunter's hometown; Kraklow; Kraklow's army; King Stanislaus; King Stanislaus's army; Professor Dawkins (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Kraklow, a wizard from the past, turns Rip Hunter into a series of monsters in a scheme to blackmail him for future weapons. The Time Sphere crew defeats Kraklow but not before he safely hides his magic for a future attack on Rip.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #145 (1 de febrero de 1966)
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #9 (juillet 1968) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
-
Indexer Notes
Story in three parts of 8.67, 6.67, and 8.67 pages.
Nature's Bill of Rights
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- A man; two boys
- Synopsis
- Two boys who are polluting a stream are given an anti-pollution lesson by a fisherman. Includes an excerpt from an 1869 Massachusetts Board of Health document.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Between pages 7-8 of story.
Credits from a list by Lionel English.
Join the G. I. Joe Club
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Ad for club membership, showing premiums you will receive from Hasbro.
Appears between pages 7-8 of story.
Put Your Nose to the Dot
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Indexer Notes
Ad for Tootsie Roll Pops, with an optical illusion.
Appears at bottom of page 9 of story.
What Do You Have When You Cut a Tootsie Pop in Half?
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Indexer Notes
Ad for Tootsie Roll Pops, with an optical illusion.
Appears at bottom of pages 16 of story.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at world's famous amusement park
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Ad for amusement park with coupons.
Appears between pages 16-17 of story.
100 Individual Magnets
100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for toy magnets from unnamed company.
Appears between pages 16-17 of story.
See Lois Lane Challenge Her Rivals for Superman in...
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant #14, with cover shown, on sale July 15th.
Appears between pages 20-21 of story.
Fooey! Fooey! Chewy!
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 20-21 of story.
The Kat Gets Cooled!
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- The Kat
- Synopsis
- A group of boys talk about AMT's "All Star" car kits' features with The Kat.
Indexer Notes
Appears between pages 20-21 of story.
[no title indexed]
Showcase; Enemy Ace / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Readers...
Indexer Notes
House ad for Showcase #58, with cover shown, on sale July 29th.
Appears between pages 20-21 of story.
What's All the Hullabaloo About?
The Brave and the Bold / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Brave and the Bold, with cover shown, now on sale.
[no title indexed]
Destination -- Infinity / letters page / 0.5 page
- Script
- George Kashdan ? (as Jeff, Bonnie, Corky, and Rip)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters to the editor from Walter Ochs, Cynthia Horton, David Greenberg, and Andrew Selzer.
10 Issues of Rip Hunter for Only $1.00
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Rip Hunter; Bonnie Baxter; Corky Baxter
Indexer Notes
House ad for subscriptions to DC Comics.
Get Your Official Mets Wrist Watch
Official Mets Wrist Watch / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Mr. Met
Indexer Notes
Ad for watch from Gerimex, Inc.
Friend, Dare You Risk a Dime 10¢?
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Ben Rebhuhn; Bill Butler
Indexer Notes
Ad for body building course with photos of the author and a successful student.
On inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Time Creature!
Rip Hunter... Time Master -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products -
2.
Rip Hunter, the Time Creature
Rip Hunter... Time Master -
3.
Nature's Bill of Rights
-
4.
Join the G. I. Joe Club
G.I. Joe -
5.
Put Your Nose to the Dot
Tootsie [all other candies] -
6.
What Do You Have When You Cut a Tootsie Pop in Half?
Tootsie [all other candies] -
7.
["Be my guest at world's famous amusement park"]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
8.
100 Individual Magnets
100 Magnets -
9.
See Lois Lane Challenge Her Rivals for Superman in...
-
10.
Fooey! Fooey! Chewy!
Tootsie Roll -
11.
The Kat Gets Cooled!
AMT Models; The Kat from AMT -
12.
["Readers..."]
Showcase; Enemy Ace -
13.
What's All the Hullabaloo About?
The Brave and the Bold -
14.
[no title indexed]
Destination -- Infinity -
15.
10 Issues of Rip Hunter for Only $1.00
DC Comics -
16.
Get Your Official Mets Wrist Watch
Official Mets Wrist Watch -
17.
Friend, Dare You Risk a Dime 10¢?
American Body Building Club -
18.
Go Full-Throttle with Wen-Mac
Wen-Mac Gas-Powered Models
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Peter Croome
- Hector G. Dueñas G.
- Katy Hayhurst
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Matthias Hofmann
- Denys Howard
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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