(July-August 1949)

DC, 1946 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-05-09
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Cover Thumbnail for Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #21
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Kit Carson Frontier Scout (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Kit Carson

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

Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus - Fighter for Freedom (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Jon Small (signed)
Inks
Jon Small (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Characters
Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus

Focusing on the Firebug (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

"U.S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

River Rescue (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure!; Royal Crown Cola / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Trouble Shooter (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Captain Melville H. Bloomer
Synopsis
stories of a transatlantic cable repair ship

Diary of Flaming Doom (Table of Contents: 9)

Famous Disasters / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Curt Swan ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
stories of the 1909 Cherry Illinois mine disaster

Indexer Notes

#7 in a series.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Post's Cereals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Historical Almanac / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
May 6, 1626...
Genre
non-fiction

The Man Who Was Kind to Animals (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Ed Smalle (signed)
Inks
Ed Smalle (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Henry Bergh
Synopsis
Henry Bergh founds the S.P.C. A.

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

Junior Journal / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Stookie Allen ?
Inks
Stookie Allen ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Builder! Six-foot Charlie Laemmle...
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Douglas Ryan; Charlie Laemmle; Leonard Young; Joline Lyons; Joe West; Marton Marcus; Don Sheldon

Water, Water, Everywhere! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Wheel Facts (Table of Contents: 16)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Man Who Refused to Die! (Table of Contents: 17)

A True Tall Tale / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Synopsis
Sgt. Charles D. Engel, shot down over the Atlantic, was lost at sea for twenty-one days before being recovered.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; George Kashdan
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Sport Slang / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're some pug pilot!
Genre
non-fiction; sports
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Lost in the Woods (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Adventures of "Popsicle Pete" / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

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

Escaped Bear... and a Bare Escape! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper!
  2. 1. ["Make mine snapshots!"]
    Kodak
  3. 2. Kit Carson Frontier Scout
  4. 3. ["I'm Chiquita Banana; now may I suggest..."]
    Kellogg's Corn Flakes
  5. 4. Captain Tootsie and the Mysterious Plan
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. Colonel David (Mickey) Marcus - Fighter for Freedom
  7. 6. Focusing on the Firebug
    "U.S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
  8. 7. River Rescue
    Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure!; Royal Crown Cola
  9. 8. Trouble Shooter
  10. 9. Diary of Flaming Doom
    Famous Disasters
  11. 10. ["Looks like a bird..."]
    Post's Cereals
  12. 11. ["May 6, 1626..."]
    Historical Almanac
  13. 12. The Man Who Was Kind to Animals
  14. 13. ["Builder! Six-foot Charlie Laemmle..."]
    Junior Journal
  15. 14. Water, Water, Everywhere!
  16. 15. Editorial Advisory Board
  17. 16. Wheel Facts
  18. 17. The Man Who Refused to Die!
    A True Tall Tale
  19. 18. ["Yippee the official bubble gum of Ringling Bros & Barnum & Bailey Circus"]
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
  20. 19. A Day in the Life of a Paratrooper
  21. 20. ["You're some pug pilot!"]
    Sport Slang
  22. 21. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  23. 22. Lost in the Woods
    Adventures of "Popsicle Pete"
  24. 23. ["Romantic as an Arizona sunset"]
    Romance Trail
  25. 24. Escaped Bear... and a Bare Escape!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
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