(December 1975)

DC, 1975 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1975-09-18
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Editing
Gerry Conway (credited) (editor); Paul Levitz (credited) (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #122.

The Mummy That Time Forgot (Table of Contents)

Doctor Fate / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as JOE KUBERT [long "K" and "T"])
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as JOE KUBERT [long "K" and "T"])
Colors
Tatjana Wood (sourced)
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced) (cover lettering & Dr. Fate logo design)

Job Number
C-135
Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]
Reprints
Keywords
occult

Batman and the Captive Commissioner (Table of Contents: 1)

Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Tony Macchia (sourced)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Editing
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Commissioner James Gordon; Robin [Dick Grayson]; the three Svengali brothers (criminals)
Synopsis
Batman uses Hostess Fruit Pies to distract a gang of kidnappers and free Commissioner Gordon.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Comics ad for Hostess Fruit Pies from ITT Continental Baking Company.

[The Mummy That Time Forgot] (Table of Contents: 2)

Doctor Fate / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko (credited)
Pencils
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Inks
Walter Simonson (credited as Walt Simonson)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda; Walter Simonson

Job Number
C-115
Genre
superhero
Characters
Anubis (flashback); Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Dr. Magill; Inza Nelson; Khalis (priest); Nabu (wizard, flashback); Prof. Anderson (museum curator); Sven Nelson (Kent Nelson's father, archeologist, flashback)
Reprints
Keywords
occult

Indexer Notes

Set in Boston, with flashback to ancient Egypt.
Story title taken from cover.

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

Tournament of Thrills / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
sports
Characters
Daredevil Dan

Indexer Notes

Comics ad for the Tournament of Thrills toy from Kenner.

Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals (Table of Contents: 4)

Aurora Products; Pom Poms; Tarzan / comics-form advertising / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed as JOE KUBERT [long "K" and "T"])
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed as JOE KUBERT [long "K" and "T"])
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
historical; jungle; adventure
Characters
Tarzan
Keywords
allosaurus; dinosaurs; sabertooth tiger; time travel; tyrannosaurus rex

Indexer Notes

Comics ad for the Aurora prehistoric animal toys offered in Pom Poms candy from Nabisco. Proof of purchase can be exchanged for small models of various dinosaurs.
Copyright © 1975 Edgar Rice Burroughs, Inc.

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

The Story Behind the Story / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko; ?
Pencils
Walter Simonson (self-portrait, signed)
Inks
Walter Simonson (self-portrait, signed)
Colors
? (portrait)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
C-136
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mummy That Time Forgot
    Doctor Fate
  2. 1. Batman and the Captive Commissioner
    Batman; Hostess Fruit Pies
  3. 2. [The Mummy That Time Forgot]
    Doctor Fate
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tournament of Thrills
  5. 4. Tarzan Discovers the Land of the Prehistoric Animals
    Aurora Products; Pom Poms; Tarzan
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Story Behind the Story
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Max Capp
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Verhart