(October-November 1965)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-08-12
- 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 ad in Strange Adventures #180 and copyright registration.
The Aliens Nobody Saw!
cover / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #150 (15 de abril de 1966)
-
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Can you imagine?
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Prophetic Mirages
Green Glob / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
- Characters
- Green Glob
- Synopsis
- Gabe Larson has made millions manipulating the stock market. While he's traveling on an African safari, the Green Glob causes him to see three visions of the future. When two of them come true, he realizes that he can use what he saw in the third to make another fortune. However, that vision does not come true and he is financially ruined.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #150 (15 de abril de 1966)
-
in Monde Futur (Arédit-Artima, 1971 series) #15 (1974) [N&B [B&W]]
-
Indexer Notes
tentative writer identification by Bob Hughes
[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
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
Kat Korners the King!
The Kat from AMT / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Put your nose to the dot
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
True Tales of the Unexpected / text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Young Mary Thompson was perhaps more romantic...
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural
[no title indexed]
Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Still a snake charmer, eh, Ali?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Peter Puptent
- Reprints
-
in Mighty Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #51 ([February 1966]) - in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #150 (15 de abril de 1966)
-
Are You a Litter-Bug?
Little Pete / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; children; humor
- Characters
- Little Pete
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Robot for Hire
Automan / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
- Characters
- Automan (introduction, origin); Professor Sterling; Mr. Rankin
- Synopsis
- Professor Sterling's robot invention, Automan, can be hired for various jobs. Rankin, a smuggler, wants to use the robot for crime, but Automan deliberately sabotages the operation and alerts the police, thanks to the anti-evil device installed in him.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #150 (15 de abril de 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
Script credit suggested by Bails's Who's Who.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What do you have when you cut a Tootsie Pop in half?
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys & girls... 10 issues of your favorite magazines...
- Characters
- Johnny DC
Indexer Notes
subscription ad - ten issues for 1.00 USD
The Aliens Nobody Saw!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- For some reason, Harry Simpson is the only person who can see a group of aliens building a weapon in the middle of the city, so he has to figure out a way to make everyone else believe him.
- Reprints
- in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #150 (15 de abril de 1966)
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Superman and Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Superman and Batman with Robin for the first time
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #15.
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fooey! Fooey! Chewy!
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Strange Adventures; House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[no title indexed]
Blackhawk; Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 7 plus 4 equals 11!
- Genre
- superhero; adventure; aviation; military; science fiction
Indexer Notes
house ad for Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #215 and Challengers of the Unknown (DC, 1958 series) #46
[no title indexed]
116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Fight global air battles with planes of all nations
[no title indexed]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Boys, girls, men, women...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Aliens Nobody Saw!
-
1.
["Can you imagine?"]
G.I. Joe -
2.
The Prophetic Mirages
Green Glob -
3.
["Be my guest at world's famous amusement park"]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
4.
Kat Korners the King!
The Kat from AMT -
5.
["Put your nose to the dot"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
6.
["Young Mary Thompson was perhaps more romantic..."]
True Tales of the Unexpected -
7.
["Still a snake charmer, eh, Ali?"]
Peter Puptent, Explorer -
8.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
Little Pete -
9.
Robot for Hire
Automan -
10.
["What do you have when you cut a Tootsie Pop in half?"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
11.
["Boys & girls... 10 issues of your favorite magazines..."]
-
12.
The Aliens Nobody Saw!
-
13.
["Superman and Batman with Robin for the first time"]
Superman and Batman and Robin -
14.
["Fooey! Fooey! Chewy!"]
Tootsie Roll -
15.
["For the very best..."]
Strange Adventures; House of Mystery -
16.
["7 plus 4 equals 11!"]
Blackhawk; Challengers of the Unknown -
17.
["Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"]
116 Planes of All Nations -
18.
100 Magnets
100 Magnets -
19.
["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards -
20.
["Make your witch come true"]
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- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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