(January-February 1950)

DC, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1949-11-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Dodo and the Frog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All right, friends! Step right up while I give you a demonstration...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog; Abner Frog

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Little Stanley / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One of the noisiest creatures in the South American jungles...
Reprints

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Blabber Mouse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Once upon a time there was a small mouse who was always being chased by a large cat...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Blabber Mouse; Tom Cat; Freddie; Whiskers
Synopsis
Blabber runs away.

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

Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

J. Rufus Lion / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Howie Post
Pencils
Howie Post
Inks
Howie Post
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Rufe! Lovely day, eh? Not a cloud in the sky, is there?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
J. Rufus Lion; Mortimer Ratt

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

The Adventures of Bob Hope / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Slurp! Chomp! Oh, boy! My huckleberry bushes are really blooming this year!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Blackie Bear; the Cubs

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

Ruthie Riddles / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's the best way to make a pair of trousers last?
Characters
Ruthie Riddles
Reprints

Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!" (Table of Contents: 12)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Bernard the Brave / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Montmorency-- Business is terrible!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bernard; Montmorency

Play "The Dodo and the Frog" Game (Table of Contents: 14)

The Dodo and the Frog / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fennimore Frog

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

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Bird Who Went North (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Dodo Boys in Darkest Africa (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo (as Tom Dodo; as Dick Dodo; as Harry Dodo); Fennimore Frog (Eric McDerrick)

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

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

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

Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. ["All right, friends! Step right up while I give you a demonstration..."]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  5. 4. ["One of the noisiest creatures in the South American jungles..."]
    Little Stanley
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. ["Once upon a time there was a small mouse who was always being chased by a large cat..."]
    Blabber Mouse
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka
  9. 8. ["Hi, Rufe! Lovely day, eh? Not a cloud in the sky, is there?"]
    J. Rufus Lion
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    The Adventures of Bob Hope
  11. 10. ["Slurp! Chomp! Oh, boy! My huckleberry bushes are really blooming this year!"]
    Blackie Bear
  12. 11. ["What's the best way to make a pair of trousers last?"]
    Ruthie Riddles
  13. 12. Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"
    Superboy
  14. 13. ["Gosh, Montmorency-- Business is terrible!"]
    Bernard the Brave
  15. 14. Play "The Dodo and the Frog" Game
    The Dodo and the Frog
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  17. 16. The Bird Who Went North
  18. 17. The Dodo Boys in Darkest Africa
    The Dodo and the Frog
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Peter Porkchops
  20. 19. ["Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way you got that air rifle..."]
    Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Hughes
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)