(February 1947)

DC, 1944 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
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Saddle-stitched; Glossy cover; Newsprint interior.

Issue Notes

First National Comics issue


Do Not Open Until Xmas (Table of Contents)

Blackie Bear / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Saul Kessler
Inks:
Saul Kessler
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Blackie Bear

Rip Van Winkle (Table of Contents)

Blackie Bear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Saul Kessler
Inks:
Saul Kessler
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Blackie Bear; the Cubs (intro); Smiley
Synopsis:
The cubs fool Blackie into thinking he's been asleep for 20,000 years.

Indexer Notes

The Cubs don't have names, nor do they ever speak. They hold up signs when they want to say something.


["Good Morning Mrs. Rhino!"] (Table of Contents)

J. Rufus Lion / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harris Steinbrook
Inks:
Harris Steinbrook
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
J. Rufus Lion; Mrs. Rhino; Herkimer Duck; Arsenic the Giraffe
Synopsis:
Rufus gains the power to read minds.

Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
C. C. Beck
Inks:
Pete Costanza
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Buddy

[Stepping in a Trap] (Table of Contents)

Henry the Laughing Hyena / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harris Steinbrook
Inks:
Harris Steinbrook
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Henry; Hammy Pig
Synopsis:
Henry tries to disguise himself as a dog, then gets a job as a shill for a radio comedian.

["Wish we had four hourshoes"] (Table of Contents)

Walrus and the Rooster / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Stan Green [as S. G.]
Inks:
Stan Green [as S. G.]
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Wally Walrus; the Rooster

["When King Looey Has a Toothache"] (Table of Contents)

Three Mouseketeers / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sheldon Mayer ?
Pencils:
Harris Steinbrook
Inks:
Harris Steinbrook
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal; period
Characters:
Amouse; Porterhouse; Aramouse; King Looey
Synopsis:
The King commands the boys take care of his toothache.

[The Publicity Agent] (Table of Contents)

Bulldog Drumhead / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Ron Santi
Inks:
Ron Santi
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Bulldog Drumhead; Oliver Wendell McDuffy
Synopsis:
Drumhead gets a publicity agent.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Matthew Mouse / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Saul Kessler (signed)
Pencils:
Saul Kessler (signed)
Inks:
Saul Kessler (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Ol' Judge Owl / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal

["Food! Food! I gotta get some nourishment!"] (Table of Contents)

Dodo and the Frog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Woody Gelman
Pencils:
Woody Gelman (layouts); Otto Feuer
Inks:
Otto Feuer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog
Synopsis:
The Frog tries to make money selling patent medicine. And the Dodo pays him extra for his last bottle.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Rip Van Winkle
    Blackie Bear
  2. 2. ["Good Morning Mrs. Rhino!"]
    J. Rufus Lion
  3. 3. Captain Tootsie Saves the Sailplane
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  4. 4. [Stepping in a Trap]
    Henry the Laughing Hyena
  5. 5. ["Wish we had four hourshoes"]
    Walrus and the Rooster
  6. 6. ["When King Looey Has a Toothache"]
    Three Mouseketeers
  7. 7. [The Publicity Agent]
    Bulldog Drumhead
  8. 8. [no title indexed]
    Matthew Mouse
  9. 9. [no title indexed]
    Ol' Judge Owl
  10. 10. ["Food! Food! I gotta get some nourishment!"]
    Dodo and the Frog
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