(August-September 1966)

DC, 1966 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-06-28
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Miller (editor); Barbara Friedlander (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of June 7 in Strange Adventures #190.

[Zekefreak -- the Swingin' Monster!] (Table of Contents)

Scooter / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Orlando
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scooter; Sylvester; Cookie; Penny; Malibu; Kenny; Zekefreak
Synopsis
The kids are chased on their motorbike by a green monster.

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Love Potions for Sale (Table of Contents: 2)

Scooter / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (credited as J. M.); Barbara Friedlander (credited as B. F.)
Pencils
Joe Orlando (credited)
Inks
Mike Esposito (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Feature Logo
Swing with Scooter [full]
Genre
teen
Characters
Scooter; Sylvester; Malibu; Kenny; Cookie; Penny; Oobi-Doobi
Synopsis
Sylvester gets a love potion from an African witch doctor and sells it to all the girls so they can attract Scooter, but they all grow beards instead (which Scooter isn't into at all).

The Policeman Is Your Friend! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 7 of the previous story sequence. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Introducing Jimmy Olsen... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Draggin'?? Complainin'?? (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Cookie's Tiger Bait / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander ? (credited as Cookie)
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Self-improvement tips for attracting boys.

Zekefreak--the Swingin' Monster! (Table of Contents: 8)

Scooter / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander ?; Jack Miller ?
Pencils
Joe Orlando
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Come on, Scooter!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Scooter; Cynthia; Sylvester; Kenny; Cookie; Malibu; Penny; Zekefreak; Aunt Hatta
Synopsis
Out for a day at the beach, the gang discovers the legendary monster Zekefreak is no legend after all. The beast is fascinated by Scooter's music and follows him home, turning out not to be much of a monster.

Exciting Ant Farm (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Ant Farm / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

AMT Makes the Party (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Do You Believe in Ghosts? (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Scooter Scoops / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Barbara Friedlander ?
Pencils
Joe Orlando ? (logo illustration)
Inks
Joe Orlando ? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Keywords
celebrity

Indexer Notes

Anecdotes about several teen idols, including Cher and the Beatles, and a plug for the Batman TV show.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tank Trap / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Home Science Lab and Course (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Basic Science Labs / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Front Line in the Back Yard! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Mattel Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Zekefreak -- the Swingin' Monster!]
    Scooter
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Love Potions for Sale
    Scooter
  4. 3. The Policeman Is Your Friend!
  5. 4. Introducing Jimmy Olsen...
    Jimmy Olsen
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Matchbox Models
  7. 6. Draggin'?? Complainin'??
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Cookie's Tiger Bait
  9. 8. Zekefreak--the Swingin' Monster!
    Scooter
  10. 9. Exciting Ant Farm
    Ant Farm
  11. 10. AMT Makes the Party
    AMT Models
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  13. 12. Do You Believe in Ghosts?
    Tomahawk
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Scooter Scoops
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tank Trap
  16. 15. Home Science Lab and Course
    American Basic Science Labs
  17. 16. A Front Line in the Back Yard!
    G.I. Joe
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Mattel Toys
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Merlin Haas
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore