(December 1968-January 1969)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1968-10-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Joe Kubert

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Enemy Ace / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
war
Characters
Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer]; Denise De Sevigne
Reprints

If 1 Superhero Doesn't Grab You... (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky; Neal Adams
Inks
Joe Giella; Neal Adams
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #65, on sale October 10; and The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #81 [Batman-Flash team-up], on sale October 31

Vengeance Is a Harpy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Enemy Ace / comic story / 21.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher (signed)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza ?

Genre
war
Characters
Enemy Ace [Hans von Hammer]; The Hangman [Count Andre De Sevigne] (French Ace); Denise De Sevigne; Erich
Synopsis
When von Hammer shoots down The Hangman, his sister Denise takes to the skies in an attempt to seek revenge.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story across 23 pages in three parts of 5.67, 9.5, and 6.5 pages.

Captain Action and Action Boy Meet Dr. Evil (Table of Contents: 3)

Captain Action / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Action; Action Boy; Dr. Evil

Indexer Notes

advertisement for the Captain Action line of toys from Ideal

We Want You to Baby-Sit with the World's Mightiest Tot (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #212 [80 Page Giant #G-54], on sale October 15

Why Was Bat Lash the Most Talked-About Magazine at the 1968 Comics Fan Convention? (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

house ad for Bat Lash (DC, 1968 series) #2, on sale October 29

Double Deathtrap for Batman and Robin! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #207, on sale October 17

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Via Air Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Joe Kubert ?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Inks
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Tim Whitlock; John Haile; Matthew S. Roberts; Frank Loughron; Guy Lillian III.

Countdown; Airborne (Table of Contents: 8)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
John Costanza (signed)
Pencils
John Costanza (signed)
Inks
John Costanza (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

two sets of gag cartoons

Get in on the Action (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

inside back cover; house ad for Captain Action (DC, 1968 series) #2, on sale October 29

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Enemy Ace
  2. 1. If 1 Superhero Doesn't Grab You...
  3. 2. Vengeance Is a Harpy!
    Enemy Ace
  4. 3. Captain Action and Action Boy Meet Dr. Evil
    Captain Action
  5. 4. We Want You to Baby-Sit with the World's Mightiest Tot
    Superman
  6. 5. Why Was Bat Lash the Most Talked-About Magazine at the 1968 Comics Fan Convention?
    Bat Lash
  7. 6. Double Deathtrap for Batman and Robin!
    Batman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Via Air Mail
  9. 8. Countdown; Airborne
  10. 9. Get in on the Action
    Captain Action
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore