(October 1948)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-08-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. The next issue is titled All-American Western.

The Bridge of Peril! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Black Lightning; the Green Lantern (inset)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

The Bridge of Peril! (Table of Contents: 3)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
Alex Toth

Job Number
AA 104
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Black Lightning

Johnny Mize (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Murder on the Movie Set (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Saboteurs of Science! (Table of Contents: 6)

Dr. Mid-Nite / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AA 104
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Dr. Ewhall

Indexer Notes

Actual masthead reads "Rx From the case book of -- Dr Mid-Nite".

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

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Animals that hunt, such as wolves...
Genre
non-fiction; nature

The Man in the Mill! (Table of Contents: 10)

The Black Pirate / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
AA 99
Genre
historical
Characters
The Black Pirate [Jon Valor]; Justin Valor

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

Science-Snaps / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?; Martin Naydel ?
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The ocean does not get deeper farther away from shore...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Everybody's Sold on Scribbly (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

The Strangest War in History (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (credited as John Osgood)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Lad and Dad / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cooperation is the basis of success, Son...
Genre
humor
Characters
Lad; Dad

Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Convention Crooks! (Table of Contents: 17)

Green Lantern / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
GL 36A
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Doiby Dickles
Synopsis
Green Lantern and Doiby face an apparent group of fun-loving conventioneers whose idea of a good time is to rob other convention goers.

Indexer Notes

Alan Scott works for radio station WXYZ in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Spalding / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Bridge of Peril!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
  3. 2. America's Greatest Comics Characters
  4. 3. The Bridge of Peril!
    Johnny Thunder
  5. 4. Johnny Mize
    Wheaties
  6. 5. Murder on the Movie Set
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. 6. The Saboteurs of Science!
    Dr. Mid-Nite
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  9. 8. ["What's that big crowd watching?"]
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  10. 9. ["Animals that hunt, such as wolves..."]
    Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop
  11. 10. The Man in the Mill!
    The Black Pirate
  12. 11. ["The ocean does not get deeper farther away from shore..."]
    Science-Snaps
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  14. 13. Everybody's Sold on Scribbly
    Scribbly
  15. 14. The Strangest War in History
  16. 15. ["Cooperation is the basis of success, Son..."]
    Lad and Dad
  17. 16. Captain Tootsie Traps Killer Bear with Invisible Light
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  18. 17. The Convention Crooks!
    Green Lantern
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Dale Evans Comics; Western Comics
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Spalding
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Pannozzi
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore