(September-October 1948)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-06-30
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Dale Evans / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Lee Green (photo)
Inks
Lee Green (photo)
Colors
Lee Green (photo)
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Dale Evans; Pal
Cover Thumbnail for Dale Evans Comics (DC, 1948 series) #1
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Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

A Letter to You from Dale Evans (Table of Contents: 2)

foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Secret of Ghost Town Greed! (Table of Contents: 3)

Dale Evans / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ryerson Johnson
Pencils
Max Elkan; ? (others)
Inks
Max Elkan; ? (others)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Ryerson Johnson recalled writing the first story with Uncle Six, the first story in this issue.

Ewell Blackwell (Table of Contents: 4)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Sam Takes Himself for a Ride (Table of Contents: 5)

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lou Fine
Inks
Lou Fine
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure

Indexer Notes

Full page sequential panel art ad for Wildroot cream oil for hair.

Readin', Robbin' and Six-Gun 'Rithmetic! (Table of Contents: 6)

Dale Evans / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Max Elkan; ? (others)
Inks
Max Elkan; ? (others)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Last of the Pony Express (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
"Broncho Charlie" Miller

The Case of the Terrified Tenderfoot! (Table of Contents: 9)

Sierra Smith Western Detective! / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Millard
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
Reprints

Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light (Table of Contents: 10)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
Rod Reed ?
Pencils
C. C. Beck
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Captain Tootsie and the Secret Legion are camping in the mountains.
Genre
adventure; humor; superhero
Characters
Secret Legion: Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Coon Tail Charlie
Synopsis
While camping in the mountains, Captain Tootsie uses an Army Sniperscope to hunt down a killer bear at night.
Keywords
Army Sniperscope; bear; camping; hunting; mountains

Indexer Notes

Full page sequential art ad for Tootsie Roll.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Johnny Thunder / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

Rodeo King! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Mike Hastings

The Dude Meets Dale (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
western-frontier

The Spirit of Annie Oakley! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Max Elkan; ? (others)
Inks
Max Elkan; ? (others)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Western Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Dale Evans
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. A Letter to You from Dale Evans
  4. 3. Secret of Ghost Town Greed!
    Dale Evans
  5. 4. Ewell Blackwell
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Sam Takes Himself for a Ride
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil
  7. 6. Readin', Robbin' and Six-Gun 'Rithmetic!
    Dale Evans
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Corn Flakes
  9. 8. Last of the Pony Express
  10. 9. The Case of the Terrified Tenderfoot!
    Sierra Smith Western Detective!
  11. 10. Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Johnny Thunder
  13. 12. Rodeo King!
  14. 13. The Dude Meets Dale
  15. 14. The Spirit of Annie Oakley!
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Western Comics
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
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