(February-March 1967)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
On-sale date:
1966-12-08
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff
Format:
Color; Standard Silver Age US; saddle-stitched; newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Rampage of the Energy Beings! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jack Sparling
Inks:
Jack Sparling
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction

The Nuclear Super-Hero! (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Dr. Ivar Malloy
Synopsis:
A lab accident exposes Dr. Malloy to an overdose of radiation which makes him deadly to those around him, but he is able to help a race of aliens in a war they are fighting. The other side offers him the chance of a cure and the ability to return to Earth.

Even the Enemy Voted... (Table of Contents)

Sgt. Rock's 6 Battle Stars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
war

Indexer Notes

house ad for Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #199 [80 Page Giant #G-32], on sale December 13


The Chips Are Down... (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman with Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #164, on sale December 13


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

listing of DC comics on sale in early December 1966


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1966
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 185.650
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date: 203,717
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, Sonia Mondschein, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, N.Y. 10022


It's Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Root Beer... (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Orlando
Inks:
Mike Esposito
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
teen

Indexer Notes

house ad for Swing with Scooter (DC, 1966 series) #5, on sale December 22


["Your model planes look like they're taking off..."] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff
Job Number:
6483

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

Hint from Michael Yeung.


Peace on Earth (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
The words "peace on earth" translated into many different languages.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.


We Found A World af Tiny Cavemen (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dave Wood ?
Pencils:
John Prentice
Inks:
John Prentice
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Two explorers crash-land on a remote island where they discover a tribe of miniature cavemen.
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes


Rampage of the Energy Beings (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dave Wood ?
Pencils:
Jack Sparling
Inks:
Jack Sparling
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Synopsis:
Dr. Anton Marlow's experiment goes wrong and his three test subjects are transformed into mindless energy creatures.

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes


Eyes Front! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff ?
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff
Job Number:
2

Content Information

Synopsis:
PSA promoting ice skating safety.

Vision of Destiny (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
occult

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Nuclear Super-Hero!
  2. 2. Even the Enemy Voted...
    Sgt. Rock's 6 Battle Stars
  3. 3. The Chips Are Down...
    Superman and Batman with Robin
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
  6. 6. It's Yo-Ho-Ho and a Bottle of Root Beer...
    Swing with Scooter
  7. 7. ["Your model planes look like they're taking off..."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  8. 8. Peace on Earth
  9. 9. We Found A World af Tiny Cavemen
  10. 10. Rampage of the Energy Beings
  11. 11. Eyes Front!
  12. 12. Vision of Destiny
    True Tales of the Unexpected
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Dwayne Best
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Carl Gafford
  • Bob Hughes
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Ed Boner