(March 1947)

DC, 1940 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Sheldon Mayer; Julius Schwartz (story editor)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; full color; glossy cover; newsprint interior; saddle-stitched

[Hawkman's Voyage to Venus!] (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Inks:
Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman; Neptune Perkins

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.


The Flash Plays Football (Table of Contents)

Flash / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils:
Everett E. Hibbard
Inks:
Everett E. Hibbard
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Flash [Jay Garrick]; Joan Williams "Odds" Henry; "All Thumbs" McGurk.
Synopsis:
The Flash discovers that Midwestern's opponent in a key football game has had the entire team kidnapped and replaced with a team that could beat anyone, including Midwestern. So the Fastest Man Alive decides to secretly aid Midwestern in the game.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-11-07.


The Roller Road To Renown (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth (signed)
Pencils:
Stan Aschmeier [as Stan Josephs]
Inks:
Stan Aschmeier
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; humor
Characters:
Johnny Thunder; Peachy Pet; Gloria Glider (intro); Herman Sherman; no Thunderbolt

[Three Ghosts, Two Girls] (Table of Contents)

Ghost Patrol / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John B. Wentworth
Pencils:
Frank Harry
Inks:
Frank Harry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
war
Characters:
Ghost Patrol [Fred; Pedro; Slim]; Alma Grove (first appearance); Agnes Grove (first appearance); Darby Furness

Indexer Notes

Credits by Craig Delich 9/04.


Out of the Gag-Bag (Table of Contents)

Out of the Gag-Bag / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Wheelan
Pencils:
Ed Wheelan
Inks:
Ed Wheelan
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ed Wheelan

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 12-11-07


[Inventing the Bicycle] (Table of Contents)

Rockhead McWizzard / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Farr
Pencils:
Jack Farr
Inks:
Jack Farr
Colors:
?
Letters:
Jack Farr

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Rockhead McWizzard; Mr. Gotrocks (first appearance)

Indexer Notes

Credits added by Craig Delich 12-11-07.


Ton o' Fun (Table of Contents)

Ton o' Fun / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Harry Lampert
Pencils:
Harry Lampert
Inks:
Harry Lampert
Colors:
?
Letters:
Harry Lampert

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Craig Delich 12-11-07


Wanderer (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome [as John Osgood]
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
adventure

Ton O' Fun (Table of Contents)

filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Pencils:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks:
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
gags

Voyage To Venus (Table of Contents)

Hawkman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher?
Pencils:
Jon Chester Kozlak (signed)
Inks:
Jon Chester Kozlak
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Neptune Perkins; The Venusians (first appearance); the Roc (dies); the Kraken (dies)
Synopsis:
Hawkman and Neptune are taken by a mysterious globe to Venus in order to save the inhabitants from attacks by giants beasts.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Craig Delich, 9/04; synopsis added by Craig Delich 12-11-07.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Flash Plays Football
    Flash
  2. 2. The Roller Road To Renown
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. [Three Ghosts, Two Girls]
    Ghost Patrol
  4. 4. Out of the Gag-Bag
    Out of the Gag-Bag
  5. 5. [Inventing the Bicycle]
    Rockhead McWizzard
  6. 6. Ton o' Fun
    Ton o' Fun
  7. 7. Wanderer
  8. 8. Ton O' Fun
  9. 9. Voyage To Venus
    Hawkman
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