(January 1949)

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

Hidden Guns! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

I'm cutting in -- for some swell snaps! (Table of Contents)

Kodak Verichrome Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? (photo)
Inks:
? (photo)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Kodak film.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Hidden Guns (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Henry Iba (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Henry Iba
Synopsis:
Highlights of the coaching career of Henry Iba, coach at Oklahoma A & M.

Mystery Mines Treasure (Table of Contents)

Ray-O-Vac batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Ray-O-Vac flashlight batteries.

East Meets West (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

Gets the Bird (Table of Contents)

Bazooka the Atom Boy / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Bazooka; Deejay Smith
Synopsis:
Ad for Bazooka bubble gum.

[Elephants, Bats] (Table of Contents)

Western Facts / comic story / 1 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 the West.

The Unknown Civil War (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

The Christmas gift you'll remember for life -- (Table of Contents)

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Schwinn Bicycles made by Arnold, Schwinn & Company.

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 of the members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comcis. Thirty titles are listed.

["The kidnapers are back!"] (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Nip & Tuck / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Nip; Tuck; Mary Jo
Synopsis:
Ad for Smith Brothers Cough Drops.

Indexer Notes

Printed on bottom half of page.


Barn Dance (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
AAW-3

Content Information

Genre:
Western

The Story behind a Cowboy's Uniform (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome [as John Osgood]
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeest

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Characters:
Phil; Uncle Steve
Synopsis:
A boy learns about cowboy gear from his uncle.

Thrill to the punch-packed 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 #7.

King of Lost Valley (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
AAW 3

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Wow! Wait'll the fellows see you in this new style sensation! (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 Bulldozer shoe.

Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
J. E. Smith
Synopsis:
Ad for a radio repair correspondence school course.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Merry Christmas, Partner! (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Harman
Inks:
Fred Harman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Red Ryder
Synopsis:
Ad for the lastest Daisy Air Rifle Catalog and Daisy Handbook No. 2.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. I'm cutting in -- for some swell snaps!
    Kodak Verichrome Film
  2. 2. Hidden Guns
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. Henry Iba
    Wheaties
  4. 4. Mystery Mines Treasure
    Ray-O-Vac batteries
  5. 5. East Meets West
    Overland Coach
  6. 6. Gets the Bird
    Bazooka the Atom Boy
  7. 7. [Elephants, Bats]
    Western Facts
  8. 8. The Unknown Civil War
  9. 9. The Christmas gift you'll remember for life --
    Schwinn Bicycles
  10. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  11. 11. ["The kidnapers are back!"]
    Adventures of Nip & Tuck
  12. 12. Barn Dance
    Minstrel Maverick
  13. 13. The Story behind a Cowboy's Uniform
  14. 14. Thrill to the punch-packed action of the fighting West!
    DC Comics
  15. 15. King of Lost Valley
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  16. 16. Wow! Wait'll the fellows see you in this new style sensation!
    Thom McAn Shoes
  17. 17. Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time
    National Radio Institute
  18. 18. Merry Christmas, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles
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