(January-February 1947)

DC, 1946 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
Detective Comics, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Format:
Standard US Golden Age size; full color cover and interior; saddle-bound

The First Man To Reach Mars! (Table of Contents)

Tommy Tomorrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Howard Sherman; George Papp; Jack Lehti
Inks:
Virgil Finlay; George Papp; Jack Lehti
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Tommy Tomorrow; Charles Courtney; Ted Husing

King of Keys (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernie Breslauer
Pencils:
George Papp (signed)
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
biography
Characters:
Charles Courtney
Synopsis:
This a biography of Charles Courtney, famous locksmith.

Columbus of Space (Table of Contents)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff; George Kashdan; Bernie Breslauer
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Virgil Finlay
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Sherman (Logo)

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Tommy Tomorrow (intro)
Synopsis:
In a fictional "forecast," the first astronaut travels to Mars and back.
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Indexer Notes

First appearance: Tommy Tomorrow.
Script info from Gene Reed (Per Sandell)


Scotland Yard (Table of Contents)

Wonders of the World / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger and; Bernie Breslauer
Pencils:
Win Mortimer ?
Inks:
Win Mortimer ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
Scotland Yard's physical facility and training program are depicted.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Junior Journal / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stookie Allen (signed)
Pencils:
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks:
Stookie Allen (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Fact
Characters:
Lynn Herzon; Sugar Chile Robinson; Franz De Beche; Jo Ann Durand
Synopsis:
Accomplishments by several youngsters are pictured and described.

Once in a Lifetime (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray [as Fray]
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
biography
Characters:
Johnny Dalton
Synopsis:
A true story of Johnny Dalton winning the Army Navy game in 1910.

Jungle in New Hampshire! (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ed Smalle (signed)
Inks:
Ed Smalle
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
facts
Characters:
Johnny Benson
Synopsis:
This is a feature on Benson's Animal Farm in New Hampshire.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Scoops... Pictures to Remember! / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Roussos (signed)
Inks:
George Roussos
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Fact
Synopsis:
Six historical firsts are described through drawings and text.

The Father of the Submarine (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray [as Fray]
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
biography
Characters:
David Bushnell
Synopsis:
David Bushnell invents the submarine in 1776.

Army Patches (Table of Contents)

Hobbyland... / activity / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (illustrations)
Inks:
? (illustrations)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Collecting army patches is described.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Quiz Corner / activity / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Daly
Inks:
John Daly
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

This article has several features. John Daly apparently is involved with several if not all of the features.


Joe Kudluk (Table of Contents)

Men of Daring / biography (nonfictional) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Stookie Allen (signed)
Inks:
Stookie Allen (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
bio
Characters:
Joe Kudluk
Synopsis:
An Eskimo's heroic deeds are depicted.

Genie of the Bottle (Table of Contents)

A "Famous First" Feature / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Howard Sherman
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Sherman (Logo)

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Characters:
Edouard Benedictus
Synopsis:
The invention of safety glass is the subject.
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If the Sun Went Out! (Table of Contents)

Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger and; Bernie Breslauer
Pencils:
Virgil Finlay
Inks:
Virgil Finlay
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Synopsis:
Speculation on mankind's fate is presented.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

You Tell Us! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Harlan Ellison (one letter)
Letters:
Typeset

Indexer Notes

A letter from future science fiction writer Harlan Ellison (as a child) is published. It is his first published writing.


Ace Sportscaster (Table of Contents)

biography (nonfictional) / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Inks:
Jack Lehti (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
biography
Characters:
Ted Husing

Indexer Notes

Ted Husing is profiled.


How Thom McAn Prevented a Cave Disaster (Table of Contents)

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Roussos ?
Inks:
George Roussos ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; ad

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. King of Keys
  2. 2. Columbus of Space
    Tommy Tomorrow
  3. 3. Scotland Yard
    Wonders of the World
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    The Junior Journal
  5. 5. Once in a Lifetime
  6. 6. Jungle in New Hampshire!
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Scoops... Pictures to Remember!
  8. 8. The Father of the Submarine
  9. 9. Army Patches
    Hobbyland...
  10. 10. [no title indexed]
    Quiz Corner
  11. 11. Joe Kudluk
    Men of Daring
  12. 12. Genie of the Bottle
    A "Famous First" Feature
  13. 13. If the Sun Went Out!
    Just Imagine
  14. 14. [no title indexed]
    You Tell Us!
  15. 15. Ace Sportscaster
  16. 16. How Thom McAn Prevented a Cave Disaster
    Thom McAn
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