(August-September 1966)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1966-06-14
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 copyright registration.

Target for a Firing Squad! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
Jack Adler (washtone)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war
Characters
The Haunted Tank; Jeb Stuart
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Target for a Firing Squad! (Table of Contents: 1)

The Haunted Tank / comic story / 17.34 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
fantasy-supernatural; war
Characters
Arch Asher; The Haunted Tank; Rick Rawlins; Slim Stryker (death); General J.E.B. Stuart; Jeb Stuart; a deserter
Synopsis
Slim dies saving the life of a deserter. The deserter returns the favor to save the rest of the Haunted Tank crew.
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.

Story in two parts: Part One (5.67 pp.) & Part Two (11.67 pp.).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff); Ralph Enser Jr. (idea)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number
6431
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Tim. What are you doing in this junkyard?
Genre
non-fiction

The Policeman Is Your Friend! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Donenfeld
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

At end of last page of Haunted Tank story Part Two.

A Jet's No Pet! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
war
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letter from Earl H. Dill, Jr.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Target for a Firing Squad!
    The Haunted Tank
  2. 1. Target for a Firing Squad!
    The Haunted Tank
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  4. 3. ["Hi, Tim. What are you doing in this junkyard?"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  5. 4. The Policeman Is Your Friend!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. A Jet's No Pet!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Readers -- Sound Off!
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore