(August-September 1950)

DC, 1947 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
Bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S; Later Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

Issue Notes

While the indicia lists Whitney Ellsworth as editor, Jack Schiff has stated in several interviews that he was the actual editor of this title with help from Murray Boltinoff.


Gang Busters (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime

The Kind of Stories You Like Best (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
King Faraday

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. This is a house ad for DANGER TRAIL No. 1.


Dead Man's Beat (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Characters:
Patrolman Joseph Matrocci; Patrolman Frank Lennen; Commissioner Bradshaw; Detective Sergeant Harry Grogan
Synopsis:
Detective Grogan investigates the deaths of two police officers who died in the line of duty.

Trouble at Ghost Town (Table of Contents)

PF Flyers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

What to Do if Polio Comes Your Way (Table of Contents)

Message to Parents / public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
How to avoid polio infection.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
A list of the doctors and educators who review DC comics. Also a list of the titles DC is currently publishing.

I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Frazetta (signed)
Inks:
Frank Frazetta (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Characters:
F. S. Krull; Steve Orrin; Tex Griffin; Zeb Comstock; George Farnsworth
Synopsis:
Two FBI agents go undercover to crack a rustling ring.

Thundering Out of America's Most Danger-Filled Days... (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
House ad for FEATURE FILMS No. 3 featuring The Eagle and the Hawk.

Never Off Duty (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ben R. Allen
Inks:
Ben R. Allen
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Synopsis:
Brief accounts of off-duty events of three law enforcement officers.

Our Bunch All Munch (Table of Contents)

Nestle's Crunch / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Creig Flessel
Inks:
Creig Flessel
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Nestle's Crunch ad

The Case of the Phantom Shot (Table of Contents)

Casebook Mystery / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Synopsis:
A whodunit for the reader to solve. Solution is given on the last page.

The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Allen Ulmer (signed)
Inks:
Allen Ulmer (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Characters:
Captain Victor Ragoni; Mike Kroger and his gang; Ned Dalton
Synopsis:
Captain Ragoni details the way some safecrackers operate as he tries to track the Kroger Gang.

["Look at those boys playing baseball."] (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Humor

Ride a Bike - It's Fun (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Bendix Coaster Brakes.

You Can't Beat the Law (Table of Contents)

A Fact Feature / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Short feature about Bogus Antiques, a bad speller and a diligent sheriff.

Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Bazooka bubble gum.

The Grapevine (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Anecdotes about a hangman, a process server, and a list of the FBI's most wanted.

My Beat Is Davey Jones' Locker! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
John Fischetti
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Characters:
Herb Gillis; Jerry Cirello
Synopsis:
A police diver remembers some of his past cases.

Galloping G-Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ben R. Allen
Pencils:
Ben R. Allen
Inks:
Ben R. Allen
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime
Synopsis:
Profile of agent Fred Wilt.

New! Mid-Century 1950 Models (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Columbia bicycles.

Job Counselor (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
One of many PSAs that DC printed in their comics over the years.

Earn Your Daisy...I'll Show You How (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Harman (signed)
Inks:
Fred Harman (signed)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for the Daisy 100-Shot Red Ryder Daisy Carbine.

Indexer Notes

The artwork appears to be a standard Red Ryder pose photo-statted and used in many ads.


New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Hollywood Film Studios, Inc.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Kind of Stories You Like Best
  2. 2. Dead Man's Beat
  3. 3. Trouble at Ghost Town
    PF Flyers
  4. 4. What to Do if Polio Comes Your Way
    Message to Parents
  5. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 6. I Wrecked the Cattle Rustlers
  7. 7. Thundering Out of America's Most Danger-Filled Days...
  8. 8. Never Off Duty
  9. 9. Our Bunch All Munch
    Nestle's Crunch
  10. 10. The Case of the Phantom Shot
    Casebook Mystery
  11. 11. The World's Most Dangerous Safecrackers!
  12. 12. ["Look at those boys playing baseball."]
    Casey the Cop
  13. 13. Ride a Bike - It's Fun
  14. 14. You Can't Beat the Law
    A Fact Feature
  15. 15. Kids! Get These Great Prizes for Bazooka Wrappers
  16. 16. The Grapevine
  17. 17. My Beat Is Davey Jones' Locker!
  18. 18. Galloping G-Man
  19. 19. New! Mid-Century 1950 Models
  20. 20. Job Counselor
    Superboy
  21. 21. Earn Your Daisy...I'll Show You How
  22. 22. New silk-finish enlargement, ivory gold-tooled frame
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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