(February-March 1949)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1948-12-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Snow Mountain Ambush! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder

Ediorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Snow Mountain Ambush! (Table of Contents: 3)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]

Navigator's Compass Ring! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Injun Facts! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Columbus gave the name 'Indians' to the red men by error!
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Facts about how Indians were named, totem poles, smoking, and tracking.

The Vanishing Coach! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
western-frontier

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

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

The State That Vanished! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Keywords
Franklin

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

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

The Badmen of Bashful Gulch! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Bronco Scout (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
Stookie Allen

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters
Doc Sorenson
Synopsis
Doc Sorenson searches for horses to be used in rodeo competitions.

Five Beans in the Wheel (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (credited as John Osgood)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
An article giving the origins of some colorful western phrases.

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

Western Facts / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mules are perhaps the original exponents of safety first...
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Facts about mules, snakes, adn Death Valley.

Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation (Table of Contents: 14)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
Statement of ownsership. No circulation figures are listed.

Prairie Fury! (Table of Contents: 15)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Irv Werstein
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Thrilling! New! Treasure Chest Bank (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Shar-Lee Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Now You Can Breeze through Any Auto Repair Job! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Congratulations, Partner! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Snow Mountain Ambush!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. 1. Ediorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  3. 2. America's Greatest Comics Characters
    DC Comics
  4. 3. Snow Mountain Ambush!
    Johnny Thunder
  5. 4. Navigator's Compass Ring!
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  6. 5. ["Columbus gave the name 'Indians' to the red men by error!"]
    Injun Facts!
  7. 6. The Vanishing Coach!
    Overland Coach
  8. 7. ["Thrill to the punch-packed action of the fighting West!"]
    DC Comics
  9. 8. The State That Vanished!
  10. 9. ["A big hit in Adventure Comics! And now Superboy has a magazine all his own!"]
    Superboy
  11. 10. The Badmen of Bashful Gulch!
    Minstrel Maverick
  12. 11. Bronco Scout
  13. 12. Five Beans in the Wheel
  14. 13. ["Mules are perhaps the original exponents of safety first..."]
    Western Facts
  15. 14. Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation
  16. 15. Prairie Fury!
    Foley of the Fighting 5th
  17. 16. Thrilling! New! Treasure Chest Bank
    Shar-Lee Co.
  18. 17. Now You Can Breeze through Any Auto Repair Job!
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  19. 18. Congratulations, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore