(April-May 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

Cheyenne Justice! (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

Now More Than Ever Look for This Famous Symbol (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
teen; superhero; funny animal
Characters:
Judy; Oogie; Superman; Lois Lane; Fox; Crow
Synopsis:
Ads for A Date with Judy #10, Superman #57 and Real Screen Comics #23.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Cheyenne Justice (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Western

No Sewing Needed! Press 'em On! (Table of Contents)

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Bazooka the Atom Boy
Synopsis:
Ad for premiums available from Bazooka Bubble Gum.

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:
Howard Sherman; ?
Inks:
Howard Sherman; ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Wyoming Kid; Dale Evans
Synopsis:
Ads for Western Comics #8 and Dale Evans Comics #4.

Indexer Notes

Cover of Dale Evans #4 is a line-drawn version of the actual photo cover.


A Crown for Tony Barrett (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Fake Fiddler Foiled (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Sam Spade / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lou Fine
Inks:
Lou Fine
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime
Synopsis:
Short comic strip used to advertise Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.

Silent Star Wins His War Bonnet (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Kubert
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
Joe Kubert
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

[Star-pitch] (Table of Contents)

Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
Definitions for star-pitch, hardware, stamped leather cakes, silk, and tailed-out.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.


[You and three of your gang could pull this 896,000 pound steam locomotive.] (Table of Contents)

Roller Skate Facts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for Winchester Roller Skates made by Winchested Repeating Arms Co. of New Haven, Connecticut.

The Case of the Rustled Mule (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

Cookie (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
A discussion of the chuck wagon cook, his various cooking utensils and some of the dishes he cooks.

Cowboy Flips Starring Johnny Thunder (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel; Alex Toth
Inks:
Martin Naydel; Alex Toth
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder
Synopsis:
Instructions on how use the two pictures to simulate motion by flipping them.

Indexer Notes

The Johnny Thunder panels are lifted from an unidentified Johnny Thunder story.


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 members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. THirty-one titles are listed.

KIds! Brushing Teeth is Fun with New Kolynos Injun Kap! (Table of Contents)

Kolynos Toothpaste / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Toothpaste ad.

The Long Arrow (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Lee Goldsmith
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time with Big Kits of Parts I Send You (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 correspondence school that teaches radio repair.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comics Readers! (Table of Contents)

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for wallet, ball point pen, key holder and pocket flashlight -- all for only $1.98 plus 15 cents tax and a few cents postage.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Now More Than Ever Look for This Famous Symbol
    DC Comics
  2. 2. Cheyenne Justice
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. No Sewing Needed! Press 'em On!
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  4. 4. Thrill to the punch-packed action of the fighting West!
    DC Comics
  5. 5. A Crown for Tony Barrett
    Overland Coach
  6. 6. Fake Fiddler Foiled
    Adventures of Sam Spade
  7. 7. Silent Star Wins His War Bonnet
  8. 8. [Star-pitch]
    Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary
  9. 9. [You and three of your gang could pull this 896,000 pound steam locomotive.]
    Roller Skate Facts
  10. 10. The Case of the Rustled Mule
    Minstrel Maverick
  11. 11. Cookie
  12. 12. Cowboy Flips Starring Johnny Thunder
  13. 13. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  14. 14. KIds! Brushing Teeth is Fun with New Kolynos Injun Kap!
    Kolynos Toothpaste
  15. 15. The Long Arrow
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  16. 16. Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time with Big Kits of Parts I Send You
    National Radio Institute
  17. 17. Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comics Readers!
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
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  • Gene Reed
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