(December 1948)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Format:
Golden Age Comic Size; Color Covers and Interiors; Saddle-Stitched

Unseen Allies! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Alex Toth
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Can You Solve This Puzzle? (Table of Contents)

Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Bicycle ad touting the superior features of the Roadmaster Bicycle.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Unseen Allies! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Alex Toth
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
AAW2

Content Information

Genre:
western
Reprinted:
  • in Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #72 (January-February 1968)

Bobby Dodd (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Bobby Dodd
Synopsis:
Profile of Georgia Tech coach Bobby Dodd coupled with a Wheaties ad.

The Yacht Club Mystery (Table of Contents)

Old Nick / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime
Characters:
Old Nick
Synopsis:
Ad for Old Nick candy bars and a mention of Bit-O-Honey candy bars.

Laredo Land Rush (Table of Contents)

Overland Coach / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Tony Barrett

Fellows! Girls! Get Captain Tootsie's Mystifying, Baffling Bag of Magic Tricks (Table of Contents)

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Captain Tootsie
Synopsis:
Ad for a premium available for twenty-five cents plus a wrapper from one of the Tootsie candies.

Rodeo Clown (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ben R. Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Pencils:
Ben R. Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Inks:
Ben R. Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ben R. Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Characters:
Jimmy Nesbitt

[Wish Book] (Table of Contents)

Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Characters:
Cactus Charlie
Synopsis:
Definitions for wish book, twister, high-tailed, brand-blotcher, and possum.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.


Yea, Bucko! (Table of Contents)

B. F. Goodrich Boots / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Synopsis:
Ad for over-the-shoe rubber boots made by B. F. Goodrich.

The Gold Dust Trail (Table of Contents)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
AAW 2

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Boys! Look at all the spectacular buzz-with-action models you can build with Erector (Table of Contents)

Gilbert Erector Sets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Ad for three different Erector sets and a coupon for ordering Superman at the Gilbert Hall of Science.

Thrill to the punch-paced action of the fighting West! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ben R. Allen; Howard Sherman
Inks:
Ben R. Allen; Howard Sherman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Dale Evans; Wyoming Kid
Synopsis:
Ads for Dale Evans Comics #3 and Western Comics #6.

Stairless Skyscrapers (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
A brief description of how cliff-dwellers built and accessed their abodes.

Given Premiums or Cash Commission Given (Table of Contents)

Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
A list members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty titles are listed.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.


Champ wants to see you wearing a Gene Autry sweatshirt (Table of Contents)

J. T. Flagg Knitting Co., Inc. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Gene Autry
Synopsis:
Clothing ad for a Gene Autry sweatshirt.

The Mysterious Marauder (Table of Contents)

Foley of the Fighting Fifth / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Oh! Boy! Lionel Trains (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for the new Lionel Train catalog.

[Zane Grey, Pony Express] (Table of Contents)

Western Facts / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
Random facts about Zane Grey, Pony Espress, cactus and Death Valley.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.


Saved by Trade & Mark (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Nip; Tuck
Synopsis:
Smith Brothers Cough Drops ad.

Indexer Notes

Printed on bottom half of page.


If you can whistle or hum a tune... (Table of Contents)

Hopkinson Harmonica Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a harmonica and an instruction book to teach you how to play it.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Oh Boy! Just picture yourself in this new Thom McAn Knockout! (Table of Contents)

Thom McAn shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for the new Thom McAn Block-Buster shoe.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Can You Solve This Puzzle?
    Roadmaster Bicycles
  2. 2. Unseen Allies!
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. Bobby Dodd
    Wheaties
  4. 4. The Yacht Club Mystery
    Old Nick
  5. 5. Laredo Land Rush
    Overland Coach
  6. 6. Fellows! Girls! Get Captain Tootsie's Mystifying, Baffling Bag of Magic Tricks
    Tootsie Roll
  7. 7. Rodeo Clown
  8. 8. [Wish Book]
    Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary
  9. 9. Yea, Bucko!
    B. F. Goodrich Boots
  10. 10. The Gold Dust Trail
    Minstrel Maverick
  11. 11. Boys! Look at all the spectacular buzz-with-action models you can build with Erector
    Gilbert Erector Sets
  12. 12. Thrill to the punch-paced action of the fighting West!
    DC Comics
  13. 13. Stairless Skyscrapers
  14. 14. Given Premiums or Cash Commission Given
    Cloverine Brand Salve
  15. 15. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  16. 16. Champ wants to see you wearing a Gene Autry sweatshirt
    J. T. Flagg Knitting Co., Inc.
  17. 17. The Mysterious Marauder
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  18. 18. Oh! Boy! Lionel Trains
  19. 19. [Zane Grey, Pony Express]
    Western Facts
  20. 20. Saved by Trade & Mark
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  21. 21. If you can whistle or hum a tune...
    Hopkinson Harmonica Co.
  22. 22. Oh Boy! Just picture yourself in this new Thom McAn Knockout!
    Thom McAn shoes
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