(October-November 1950)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-08-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nutsy Squirrel / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Nutsy Squirrel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whee! It's such a beautiful day! I hope everybody in the whole world is as happy as I am!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Frankie Longfellow
Synopsis
Frankie is a very sad dog, because everyone makes fun of how long he is.

$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Fraidy Cat / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fraidy Cat! Yoo-hoo! Fraidy!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Pete; Bully Bulldog
Synopsis
Fraidy dreams Bully Bulldog is after him, which he is.

Captain Tootsie Traps Jewel Thieves (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Nip and Chip / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skrawk-tiddle-de-dee! My, what a lovely, fine morning it is this morning!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
Chip tries to get Nip to sell a house that isn't even built yet.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Little Stanley / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Despite its stockiness, the gayal, a type of cattle found in India...
Genre
non-fiction

Trouble Shooters (Table of Contents: 10)

Ruff and Reddy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Synopsis
When Ruff and Ready decide to be friends, a bird decides to break them up.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Ruthie Riddles / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What can you find all over your house?
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Trixy the Puzzle Monkey / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In problem no. 1, can you spell four six-letter words...
Keywords
Puzzle

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Bo Bunny / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There goes that rich penguin out for his morning canter!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
J. P. Penguin; Skinny Fox
Synopsis
J.P. Penguin is so rich everyone is willing to loan him money.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Puzzle Path / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Starting at one of the black circles, trace a path, with your pencil...
Keywords
Puzzle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Nutsy Squirrel / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Officer! Officer! Arrest this guy!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Last Licks (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Fun an' Fact / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Lipstick was used in Egypt as early as 4450 B.C...
Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Nutsy Squirrel / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wheeee! Wheee! Oh, happy day! Oh, joy!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Robert Rabbit; Pete Possum

Indexer Notes

Nutsy is looking for the nuts he buried, in the top of a tree.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

School Children 'Round the World (Table of Contents: 23)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

black and white, inside back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Nutsy Squirrel
  2. 1. ["Animals have more fun that anybody..."]
    Funny Stuff
  3. 2. ["Whee! It's such a beautiful day! I hope everybody in the whole world is as happy as I am!"]
    Nutsy Squirrel
  4. 3. $100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
    Ray-o-Vac
  5. 4. ["Fraidy Cat! Yoo-hoo! Fraidy!"]
    Fraidy Cat
  6. 5. Captain Tootsie Traps Jewel Thieves
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Feature Films
  8. 7. ["Skrawk-tiddle-de-dee! My, what a lovely, fine morning it is this morning!"]
    Nip and Chip
  9. 8. ["I got the knot hole first!"]
    Dubble Bubble
  10. 9. ["Despite its stockiness, the gayal, a type of cattle found in India..."]
    Little Stanley
  11. 10. Trouble Shooters
    Ruff and Reddy
  12. 11. ["What can you find all over your house?"]
    Ruthie Riddles
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  14. 13. ["In problem no. 1, can you spell four six-letter words..."]
    Trixy the Puzzle Monkey
  15. 14. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. 15. ["There goes that rich penguin out for his morning canter!"]
    Bo Bunny
  17. 16. ["Starting at one of the black circles, trace a path, with your pencil..."]
    Puzzle Path
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  19. 18. ["Officer! Officer! Arrest this guy!"]
    Nutsy Squirrel
  20. 19. Last Licks
    The Dodo and the Frog
  21. 20. ["Lipstick was used in Egypt as early as 4450 B.C..."]
    Fun an' Fact
  22. 21. ["Wheeee! Wheee! Oh, happy day! Oh, joy!"]
    Nutsy Squirrel
  23. 22. ["Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way..."]
    Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co.
  24. 23. School Children 'Round the World
    Superman
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • John Pannozzi
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore