(January 1952)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-11-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Some data provided by Craig Delich.

Suicide Tower! (Table of Contents)

Doctor Thirteen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Leonard Starr
Inks
Leonard Starr
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Doctor Terry Thirteen

Loads of Fun Ahead with Gifts Like These (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Suicide Tower! (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Thirteen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Leonard Starr (signed as Starr)
Inks
Leonard Starr (signed as Starr)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (sourced)

Feature Logo
The Ghost-Breaker
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Doctor Terry Thirteen; Marie Leeds; Joe Martinez (death); Pete Clay (death); Carol Deeds
Synopsis
An ancient Aztec curse seems to compel anyone that climbs Suicide Tower to hurl themselves to their deaths, and even Doctor Thirteen nearly succumbs until he figures out the truth of the "curse."
Reprints
Keywords
Aztecs; Mexico

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

Necco Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Jim Prentice New Amazing Electric Football (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Electric Football [Jim Prentice] / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Operation "Escape"! (Table of Contents: 7)

Robin / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Jim Mooney (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced)

Feature Logo
Robin the Boy Wonder [inside bat]
Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Champ Trask (flashback)
Synopsis
Robin delivers a lecture to a class of police recruits on how he escaped from a seemingly impossible situation when captured by Champ Trask's gang.
Reprints

"Phoo on Goo!" Says Bert Parks (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Now's the Time to Ask for a Schwinn (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Writers Who Went to Sea! (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Compass / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Paul Norris
Inks
Paul Norris
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Captain Compass
Genre
adventure; detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Mark Compass; Jerry Van Horn; Paul Clark; Dennis Johnson
Synopsis
The Captain is convinced to pilot a pleasure cruise for the Ace Crime Writers Club because they fear trouble, but they really want him for the publicity value. However, it's good he's there when one of the writers is murdered and the killer is clearly on board.
Keywords
authors; mystery novels

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

Boys! Girls! Hurry! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Soldiers in White (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Barbara Fairbanks
Pencils
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Historical article on military nurses.

A Trap for Tomahawk! (Table of Contents: 15)

Tomahawk / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Tomahawk
Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Black Fox
Synopsis
Dan is captured by a band of Mohawk outlaws and tricked into revealing his comrade's whereabouts, but Tomahawk has planned a ruse of his own to stay safe and free Dan.
Reprints
Keywords
Mohawks; Native Americans

Indexer Notes

Art layouts look like Bob Brown.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

Superboy Says "Share with Others!" (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy
Synopsis
Superboy helps some teens in Smallville organize a charity to buy shoes for poor people in foreign countries.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

New Double Gift Idea! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Suicide Tower!
    Doctor Thirteen
  2. 1. Loads of Fun Ahead with Gifts Like These
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. 2. Suicide Tower!
    Doctor Thirteen
  4. 3. ["What has a bed but never sleeps..."]
    Necco Wafers
  5. 4. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["Here comes the matador!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  7. 6. Jim Prentice New Amazing Electric Football
    Electric Football [Jim Prentice]
  8. 7. Operation "Escape"!
    Robin
  9. 8. "Phoo on Goo!" Says Bert Parks
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  10. 9. Now's the Time to Ask for a Schwinn
    Schwinn Bicycles
  11. 10. The Writers Who Went to Sea!
    Captain Compass
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. Boys! Girls! Hurry!
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  14. 13. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You
    Wheaties
  15. 14. Soldiers in White
  16. 15. A Trap for Tomahawk!
    Tomahawk
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  18. 17. Superboy Says "Share with Others!"
    Superboy
  19. 18. New Double Gift Idea!
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Allen Ross
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore