(March-April 1968)

DC, 1967 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-01-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
George Kashdan (credited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Bomba the Jungle Boy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Bomba; Tina
Reprints
Keywords
signal drums

The Deadly Sting of Ana Conda! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 1)

Bomba the Jungle Boy / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
An ominous pall blankets the vast, steamy Amazon jungle
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Bomba; Tina; Doto (monkey); Tiki (parrot); Ana Conda; Panquis (South American tribe)
Synopsis
Ana Conda attacks Tina's village, but by the time Bomba arrives only Tina is left, and she has lost her senses and can not tell him who attacked her people.
Reprints
Keywords
amnesia; signal drums

A New Star on the DC Horizon (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Steve Ditko
Inks
Steve Ditko
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #73, on sale January 23

The Name's the Same! (Table of Contents: 3)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Morris Waldinger

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
What are baby elephants, chimpanzee, jackrabbits or turtles called?
Reprints
Keywords
chimpanzees; elephants; jackrabbits; turtles

You Too Can Play the Game! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp; Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #360 [80 Page Giant #G-45], on sale January 9

The Deadly Sting of Ana Conda! Part 2 (Table of Contents: 5)

Bomba the Jungle Boy / comic story / 6.5 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Little does Tina know she is sounding her own death knell
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Bomba; Tina; Ana Conda; Doto (monkey)
Synopsis
Bomba and Tina try to evade capture by Ana Conda's men.
Reprints
Keywords
bells; drums; net traps

The Swell-Headed Super-Hero! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #177, on sale January 18

No Super-Hero He! (Table of Contents: 7)

letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by John Rose; David Bass; Danny Putman; Hector Daniel; Jeffrey Thomas Dawkins; Joseph Nolte; Charles T. Smith; Tom Oberlin

200th Smash Issue! (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams; various (background)
Inks
Neal Adams; various (background)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #200, on sale January 18

The Deadly Sting of Ana Conda! Part 3 (Table of Contents: 9)

Bomba the Jungle Boy / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The jungle dragnet tightens on the desperate duo
Genre
adventure; jungle
Characters
Bomba; Tina; Doto (monkey); Ana Conda; Chief Atachi
Synopsis
Tina regains her memory and Bomba stops Ana Conda.
Reprints
Keywords
amnesia; crocodiles; forest fires; jaguars; quicksand; rope bridges

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

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 (signed as Henry Boltinoff)

Job Number
6604
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mr. Cap, how can I have my model car take the corners better on the raceway?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Aldo Castilla, Jr. of New Orleans, Louisiana

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy; Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Nick Cardy; Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Promo information for DC books on sale late January, 1968.
Includes cover art from Teen Titans (DC, 1966 series) #14 and Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #61
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Bomba the Jungle Boy
  2. 1. The Deadly Sting of Ana Conda! [Part 1]
    Bomba the Jungle Boy
  3. 2. A New Star on the DC Horizon
    The Creeper
  4. 3. The Name's the Same!
  5. 4. You Too Can Play the Game!
    Supergirl
  6. 5. The Deadly Sting of Ana Conda! Part 2
    Bomba the Jungle Boy
  7. 6. The Swell-Headed Super-Hero!
    The Flash
  8. 7. No Super-Hero He!
  9. 8. 200th Smash Issue!
    Batman
  10. 9. The Deadly Sting of Ana Conda! Part 3
    Bomba the Jungle Boy
  11. 10. ["Mr. Cap, how can I have my model car take the corners better on the raceway?"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jason Sacks
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin