(July-August 1951)

DC, 1944 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Larry Nadle ? (actual)
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S.; Full Color; Saddle-stitched; Glossy cover; Newsprint interior.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
various
Inks:
various
Letters:
Ira Schnapp ?

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; house ad for DC comics; includes cover art for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #71, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #65, and Mutt and Jeff (DC, 1939 series) #62


Samson and Delilah (Table of Contents)

The Dodo and the Frog / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Dunbar Dodo (as Samson); Fenimore Frog (as Delilah)
Synopsis:
an unusual re-telling of the story of Samson and Delilah

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Danny Dotto / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

connect-the-dots puzzle


["Hi ya, Blackie! Where are you going...?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Blackie Bear
Synopsis:
Blackie wants to be an artist and is tricked into buying a set of invisible paints.

["Hey you! Look!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
J. Rufus Lion; Mortimer Ratt
Synopsis:
A dispute about acorns from Mortimer's tree falling into Rufus's yard ends up in a huge swindle.

["Oboy! I sure love to read comics!"] (Table of Contents)

Dizzy Dog / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils:
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks:
Sheldon Mayer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Dizzy Dog; Crawford Crow; Fenimore Frog; McSnurtle the Turtle
Synopsis:
Dizzy wants to be the smart one, like the Crow and the Frog he reads about in comic books, but to do that he needs a dumb counterpart, so he places an ad.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Little Arthur's Scrambled Squares / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

word scramble puzzle


Dodo of Distinction (Table of Contents)

The Dodo and the Frog / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Otto Feuer ? (illustration)
Inks:
Otto Feuer ? (illustration)
Colors:
? (illustration)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Fenimore Frog; Dunbar Dodo

Keyword Penguin (Table of Contents)

Word Hunt / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Indexer Notes

word search puzzle


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Clue Cartoon / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

["Bah! Business is awful!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
funny animals
Characters:
Fenimore Frog; Dunbar Dodo; Randolph the Ventriloquist
Synopsis:
Fenimore is tricked into buying a talking dog that doesn't talk, or so he thinks.

Look for the Real Reason! (Table of Contents)

Leave It to Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Binky Biggs; Peggy
Synopsis:
Peggy wonders why Binky is so quiet on their date.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Now More Than Ever
  2. 2. Samson and Delilah
    The Dodo and the Frog
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
    Danny Dotto
  4. 4. ["Hi ya, Blackie! Where are you going...?"]
    Blackie Bear
  5. 5. ["Hey you! Look!"]
    J. Rufus Lion
  6. 6. ["Oboy! I sure love to read comics!"]
    Dizzy Dog
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Little Arthur's Scrambled Squares
  8. 8. Dodo of Distinction
    The Dodo and the Frog
  9. 9. Keyword Penguin
    Word Hunt
  10. 10. [no title indexed]
    Clue Cartoon
  11. 11. ["Bah! Business is awful!"]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  12. 12. Look for the Real Reason!
    Leave It to Binky
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