(July-August 1972)

DC, 1954 Series
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Volume
19
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1972-05-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Joe Kubert (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #84.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Losers / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?
Job Number
K-951
Genre
war; adventure
Characters
Gunner; Sarge; Johnny Cloud; Ona
Reprints
Keywords
life raft; submarine; World War II
Cover Thumbnail for Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #138
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The Targets (Table of Contents: 1)

The Losers / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
John Severin
Inks
John Severin
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
K-848
Genre
war; adventure
Characters
Gunner; Sarge; Johnny Cloud; Ona
Synopsis
The Losers are sent to find out how the enemy is sinking Allied shipping off the coast of England.
Reprints
Keywords
Hurricane; London; Messerschmitt; R.A.F.; Spitfire; submarine; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Mail Call! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Job Number
K-945

Indexer Notes

Letters from Sgt. Donald Morley, Jim Wolf, Jonathan Vance, Skip Leatherwood, Scott Pfister and Ben Leonard.

Comic Strip (Table of Contents: 3)

U.S.S. Stevens / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Glanzman
Pencils
Sam Glanzman
Inks
Sam Glanzman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
K-903
Genre
war
Characters
Jerry Boyle
Synopsis
Jerry Boyle sketches during his off time on the U.S.S. Stevens and hopes to someday do a factual based comic strip about his time during the war.
Reprints
Keywords
New York City; Pacific; Pearl Harbor; Times Square; Waikiki Beach; World War II

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

All DC Magazines Now Only 20¢!! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

Shotgun Frogman! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
K-944
Genre
war
Synopsis
A frogman must guide a submarine thru an enemy mine field.
Reprints
Keywords
frogman; mine; submarine; torpedo; World War II

Tarzan... Is Here Every Month (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tarzan / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Losers
  2. 1. The Targets
    The Losers
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Mail Call!
  4. 3. Comic Strip
    U.S.S. Stevens
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  6. 5. All DC Magazines Now Only 20¢!!
  7. 6. Shotgun Frogman!
  8. 7. Tarzan... Is Here Every Month
    Tarzan
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Boyer
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Enrico Menin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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