(August 1966)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. & Dec.
On-sale Date
1966-06-21
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 (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Cold Steel for a Hot War! (Table of Contents)

Capt. Hunter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as Joe Kubert)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war
Characters
Captain Phil Hunter
Reprints
Keywords
Vietnam

Cold Steel for a Hot War! (Table of Contents: 1)

Capt. Hunter / comic story / 17.34 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (sourced)
Pencils
Jack Abel (sourced)
Inks
Jack Abel (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Characters
Captain Phil Hunter; Major Nick Hunter (flashback); Lu Lin; Chan
Synopsis
While searching for his missing brother, Captain Hunter must lead a group of young refugee children against the Viet Cong soldiers who killed their parents.
Reprints
Keywords
Green Beret; Viet Cong; Vietnam

Indexer Notes

Story in two parts of 7.67 and 9.67 pages.

Introducing Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Draggin'?? Complainin'?? (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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
Editing
Jack Schiff

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Tom convinces Pete to ask Officer Perry about Pete's lost dog, because policemen do many more things than fight crime.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I wish I had a place to keep my models.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Billy Walker, Joshua, Texas.

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

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

AMT Makes the Party (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Dynamite's Coming! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Letters from Regg Lockner, Nickie Bruzzio, Joe Szinski, and Vince Pellucci.

Periscope Quarterback! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])
Inks
Russ Heath (signed as Russ Heath [big R long-tailed H])
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Synopsis
A submarine crew releases their periscope to distract the Nazis on the surface, then attacks from the opposite direction.
Reprints
Keywords
Nazis; submarines; World War II

A Front Line in the Back Yard (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cold Steel for a Hot War!
    Capt. Hunter
  2. 1. Cold Steel for a Hot War!
    Capt. Hunter
  3. 2. Introducing Jimmy Olsen
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. Draggin'?? Complainin'??
  5. 4. The Policeman Is Your Friend!
  6. 5. ["I wish I had a place to keep my models."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  8. 7. AMT Makes the Party
    AMT Models; The Kat from AMT
  9. 8. Dynamite's Coming!
    Batman
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Readers -- Sound Off!
  11. 10. Periscope Quarterback!
  12. 11. A Front Line in the Back Yard
    The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore