(April-May 1966)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-02-15
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Monster Mayor, U.S.A. (Table of Contents)

A Green Glob Adventure / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Reprints

The Monster Mayor -- U.S.A. (Table of Contents: 1)

A Green Glob Adventure / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Green Glob
Synopsis
Joel Belmont turns down a request to run for mayor of the town his father founded, but after the Green Glob affects him, he sees the town's current leaders as monsters, reflecting their true natures, and changes his mind about running.
Reprints

Super-Hero Joins the Super-Freaks! (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Doom Patrol; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6376
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Cap, I botched up the paint job on my model.
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Two Bullets That Saved One Life; A Death Capsule Saved His Life (Table of Contents: 5)

True Tales of the Unexpected / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
Advocating tolerance for others different than yourself.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1959.

The Wizard's Dream-Beast (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
An evil wizard tries to eliminate the rightful heir to an inheritance.
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
No circulation figures given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, and Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY 10022
Revised statement including circulation numbers appears in the August-September issue (#96).

Bodyguard to a Blonde (Table of Contents: 9)

Automan / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Automan; Professor Sterling
Synopsis
Automan must protect an actress who mistakenly picked up a suitcase belonging to an enemy spy.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Martin O'Hearn

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Monster Mayor, U.S.A.
    A Green Glob Adventure
  2. 1. The Monster Mayor -- U.S.A.
    A Green Glob Adventure
  3. 2. Super-Hero Joins the Super-Freaks!
    Doom Patrol; The Flash
  4. 3. ["Mr. Cap, I botched up the paint job on my model."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  6. 5. Two Bullets That Saved One Life; A Death Capsule Saved His Life
    True Tales of the Unexpected
  7. 6. What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)
  8. 7. The Wizard's Dream-Beast
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. Bodyguard to a Blonde
    Automan
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore