(September 1972)

DC, 1958 Series
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Volume
15
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with the exception of Jan., March, July and Nov.)
On-sale Date
1972-07-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Dorothy Woolfolk; Deborah Anderson (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #86.

The Brain-Busters! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner; Murphy Anderson (see notes)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Job Number
D-1089
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Captain Dingle
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Superman's face inked by Anderson.

The Brain Busters (Table of Contents: 1)

Lois Lane / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
John Rosenberger
Inks
Vince Colletta; Murphy Anderson (Superman heads)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
D-1050
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Captain Dingle; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Marsha Mallow; Fred Danton; Perry White; Kristin Cutler; Julie Spence; Henry (doorman)
Synopsis
Television executive Fred Danton is using subliminal messages to condition the people of Metropolis through the weekly program of the clown Captain Dingle.
Reprints

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

Letters to Lois and Rose / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Ross Andru (logo illustration)
Inks
Mike Esposito (logo illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
D-1094

Indexer Notes

Letter submitted by Albert Tanner.

First Startling Issue (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

Here He Is.. As Promised.. Your.. Mystery Columnist / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jeff Rovin; ? [as Alexander the Great]
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
D-1099

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Gary Kimber; Scott Gibson; Tim O'Gorman; Gene Christie; B. J. Reed; Yuji Takahaski; Peggy Hernandez.

Bullets and Ballots! (Table of Contents: 5)

Rose and the Thorn / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Don Heck
Inks
Don Heck
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?; ?

Job Number
D-1069
Genre
adventure; superhero
Characters
Thorn [Rose Forrest]; Sylvia Charlton; Bradford
Synopsis
Thorn helps candidate Charlton, who is targeted for death by her opponent.
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Brain-Busters!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. The Brain Busters
    Lois Lane
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois and Rose
  4. 3. First Startling Issue
    Kamandi
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Here He Is.. As Promised.. Your.. Mystery Columnist
  6. 5. Bullets and Ballots!
    Rose and the Thorn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Mark Gordon
  • Paul Green
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore