(September 1975)
- Volume:
- 22
- Price:
- 0.25 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- The Line of DC Super-Stars
- Editing:
- Jack Kirby
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- newsprint
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Mile-a-Minute Jones!
The Losers / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- D. Bruce Berry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number:
- X-571
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- The Losers [Capt. Storm; Johnny Cloud; Gunner; Sarge]; Henry "Mile-a-Minute" Jones; Bruno Borman
- Reprints:
-
in Jack Kirby's The Losers (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([March] 2009)
-
Indexer Notes
Berry inks per Nick Caputo. Previous indexer credited Mike Royer.
Minerva Menace!
Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies / advertisement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Vince Colletta
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ben Oda
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Aunt Minerva; Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Indexer Notes
Comics ad for Hostess Twinkies from ITT Continental Baking Company. Inside front cover.
"Mile-a-Minute" Jones!
The Losers / comic story / 18 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Kirby
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Mike Royer
- Colors:
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters:
- Mike Royer
- Job Number:
- X-569
Content Information
- Genre:
- war
- Characters:
- The Losers [Capt. Storm; Johnny Cloud; Gunner; Sarge]; Henry "Mile-a-Minute" Jones; Bruno Borman; General Kessel; Adolph Hitler (cameo flashback)
- Synopsis:
- On the way to capture General Kessel, the Losers save champion runner Henry Jones from his German rival Bruno Borman. But when Borman gets loose, Jones re-lives their race at the Berlin Olympics.
- Reprints:
- in Jack Kirby's The Losers (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([March] 2009)
-
- Keywords:
- Olympics; running
Indexer Notes
Jerry Serpe coloring credit from letter column in this issue.
[no title indexed]
Mail Call! / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Steve Sherman
- Pencils:
- Joe Kubert
- Inks:
- Joe Kubert
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- X-570
Content Information
- Synopsis:
- Letters from Paul Dushkind, Charles David Haskell, Steve Andrews, Robert Brown and Jim Rafferty.
Indexer Notes
One of the letters mentions the coloring of issue 154, the answer is that "the coloring is handled by crack DC coloring freelancers under the supervision of Jack Adler. In particular, The Losers is handled by Jerry Serpe, who also colors Jack Kirby on Kamandi, Omac and Justice Inc."
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Mile-a-Minute Jones!
The Losers -
1.
Minerva Menace!
Shazam!; Hostess Twinkies -
2.
"Mile-a-Minute" Jones!
The Losers -
3.
[no title indexed]
Mail Call!
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Peter Croome
- Daniel Thingvold
- Nick Caputo
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Mike Tiefenbacher
- Mike Nielsen
- Lou Mazzella
- Ed Boner
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