(May-June 1963)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1963-03-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Larry Nadle (credited as Lawrence Nadle) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jerry Lewis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; pretty girl; police officer
Synopsis
Elderly police officer regresses to infancy upon drinking Jerry's Fountain of Youth water.
Keywords
celebrity; Fountain of Youth

Countdown on Excellence (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Editing
?

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Jerry (not Jerry Lewis); Jerry's Dad
Synopsis
Jerry's Dad convinces him to do better work by describing consequences of people working poorly.
Keywords
educational

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. "In cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for National Health, Welfare and Recreation Agencies of the U.S."

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This way, varlet! Why dost thou run away?
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; pretty lady (unnamed); the Midas brothers; Fifi Gorgeous; villains (unnamed) disguised as Ponce de Leon
Synopsis
The elderly and wealthy Midas quintuplets commission Jerry Lewis to help their niece find the Fountain of Youth. Various con men try to swindle him, but he stumbles onto it in the end.
Keywords
celebrity; Florida; Fountain of Youth

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Characters
Ponce de Leon
Keywords
Fountain of Youth

Indexer Notes

Tootsie Roll ad -- limerick and picture of Ponce de Leon.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Adventures of Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
? (artwork); ? (photograph)
Colors
? (artwork); ? (photograph)
Letters
typeset; ? (lettering)
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi! Johnny DC here...
Characters
Jerry Lewis; Johnny DC (advertising character)
Synopsis
Promo for subscriptions to "The Adventures of Jerry Lewis"

Indexer Notes

Photo of Jerry Lewis

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

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We have the money-- Do you have the map, Mr...Mr...
Feature Logo
The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Part 2

Which Tootsie Roll Pop is the Tallest? (Table of Contents: 6)

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Tootsie Roll Pop

Indexer Notes

Ad, with optical puzzle, for Tootsie Roll Pops.

Be My Guest at the Hippodrome Intnational 3 Ring Circus (Table of Contents: 7)

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring ?
Inks
Wayne Boring ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset; ? (lettering)
Editing
?

Characters
Superman (cameo)

Indexer Notes

Ad for circus with coupon for admission.
Superman image appears to be by Wayne Boring.

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 8)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for toy soldiers from Revolutionary War Soldiers.

207 Stamps (Table of Contents: 9)

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for world stamps from Zenith Company.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Inside Hollywood / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Hollywood news and gossip

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

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It certainly took a while to explain everything to the police, Jerry...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Part 3. No feature logo

Kids!! Blast off Your Own Space Capsule (Table of Contents: 12)

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Tootsie Roll Rocket

Indexer Notes

Ad for Tootsie Roll Rocket plastic action toy.

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 13)

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for Missile Attack play set game from Strathmore Toys.

Convoy Terror (Table of Contents: 14)

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for Convoy Terror game and play set from Five Star Toys.

Task Force (Table of Contents: 15)

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for Task Force game from Helen of Toy.

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age
Characters
Ben Rebhuhn; John Sill; William Butler; Jim Norman

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 17)

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for toy cars from Auto Models.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jerry Lewis
  2. 1. Countdown on Excellence
  3. 2. ["This way, varlet! Why dost thou run away?"]
    Jerry Lewis
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Hi! Johnny DC here..."]
    The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
  6. 5. ["We have the money-- Do you have the map, Mr...Mr..."]
    Jerry Lewis
  7. 6. Which Tootsie Roll Pop is the Tallest?
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  8. 7. Be My Guest at the Hippodrome Intnational 3 Ring Circus
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  9. 8. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  10. 9. 207 Stamps
    Zenith Stamps
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Inside Hollywood
  12. 11. ["It certainly took a while to explain everything to the police, Jerry..."]
    Jerry Lewis
  13. 12. Kids!! Blast off Your Own Space Capsule
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  15. 14. Convoy Terror
    Convoy Terror
  16. 15. Task Force
    Task Force
  17. 16. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age"]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Kirk House
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Q
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore