(February-March 1949)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-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

Snow Mountain Ambush! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Ediorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty titles are listed.

Indexer Notes

Left side of inside front cover.


America's Greatest Comics Characters (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Harry G. Peter; Carmine Infantino; Al Plastino; Dick Sprang; Al Smith; Alex Toth; Chuck Winter
Inks:
Harry G. Peter; Frank Giacoia; Al Plastino; Charles Paris; Al Smith; Alex Toth; Chuck Winter
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; humor
Characters:
Wonder Woman; Flash; SUperman; Batman; Robin; Mutt; Jeff; Green Lantern; Brooklyn
Synopsis:
Promotion for DC Comics in general.

Indexer Notes

Artwork is production paste-ups of drawings by the characters' regular artists. Right side of inside front cover.


Snow Mountain Ambush (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

Navigator's Compass Ring! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a premium available for 15 cents plus the front of a Smith Brothers Cough Drops box.

[Columbus gave the name "Indians" to the red men in error.] (Table of Contents)

Injun 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

Indexer Notes

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


The Vanishing Coach (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

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 Allen; Howard Sherman
Inks:
Ben 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.

The State That Vanished (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner Fox
Pencils:
Arthur Peddy
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

A Big Hit in Adventure Coms! And now Superboy Has a Magazine All His Own! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Ad for Superboy #1

The Badmen of Bashful Gulch (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Bronco Scout (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Pencils:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Inks:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Characters:
Doc Sorenson
Synopsis:
Doc Sorenson searches for horses to be used in rodeo competitions.

Five Beans in the Wheel (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
An article giving the origins of some colorful western phrases.

[Mules, Snakes] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
Facts about mules, snakes, adn Death Valley.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
J. S. Liebowitz
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Statement of ownsership. No circulation figures are listed.

Prairie Fury (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Irving Werstein
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Thrilling! New! Treasure Chest Bank (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for savings bank shaped like a pirate's treasure chest.

Now You Can Breeze through Any Auto Repair Job! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for auto repair manual.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Congratulations, 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 latest Daisy Air Rifle catalog and Daisy Handbook No. 2.

Indexer Notes

Back civer.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Ediorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  2. 2. America's Greatest Comics Characters
    DC Comics
  3. 3. Snow Mountain Ambush
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 4. Navigator's Compass Ring!
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  5. 5. [Columbus gave the name "Indians" to the red men in error.]
    Injun Facts
  6. 6. The Vanishing Coach
    Overland Coach
  7. 7. Thrill to the punch-packed action of the fighting West!
    DC Comics
  8. 8. The State That Vanished
  9. 9. A Big Hit in Adventure Coms! And now Superboy Has a Magazine All His Own!
    Superboy
  10. 10. The Badmen of Bashful Gulch
    Minstrel Maverick
  11. 11. Bronco Scout
  12. 12. Five Beans in the Wheel
  13. 13. [Mules, Snakes]
    Western Facts
  14. 14. Statement of Ownership, Management, Circulation
  15. 15. Prairie Fury
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  16. 16. Thrilling! New! Treasure Chest Bank
    Shar-Lee Co.
  17. 17. Now You Can Breeze through Any Auto Repair Job!
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  18. 18. Congratulations, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles
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  • Gene Reed
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