(January-February 1952)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
Bi-Monthly
On-sale Date
1951-11-05
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Binky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
C'mon Peggy! Let's look at the other animals!
Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Binky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Seeger
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You won't have to walk me home today, Binky!
Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Sherwood Van Roy
Synopsis
Binky takes a famous quote to heart and tries to be nice to Sherwood. But Peggy takes this as a sign that Binky is no longer interested in her.

Johnny Lujack (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Three Seven-Letter Words from TRPNESE] (Table of Contents: 4)

Teen Teasers / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

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

Reprints

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

Squeekie!; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Binky / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Seeger
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer ?
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh--I was supposed to meet Peggy in the ice cream parlor ten minutes ago!
Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter
Synopsis
Jewel thieves steal Binky's car for their getaway. After reclaiming the abandoned car, Binky and Peggy are picked up in the police dragnet and accused of the crime.

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

Betty / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So long, Betty-- I've got to be getting back now!
Genre
humor
Characters
Betty; Jarvis
Synopsis
Jarvis wants to finish his book.

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Coby / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Seeger ?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cross your fingers for me, Mom--This is it!
Genre
humor
Characters
Coby; Coby's Mom; George
Synopsis
Coby's blind date is very impressed with her.

Tappers (Table of Contents: 13)

The Fittin' Thing / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
How to annoy people by tapping.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, I have just enough money for my date tonight...
Genre
humor
Characters
Varsity Vic
Synopsis
Vic gets caught in a rain storm because he doesn't have enough money to take the bus and pay for his date.

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

The Electric Game Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Jolly Jill the Hermit (Table of Contents: 16)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Morris Waldinger ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen
Characters
Jill Blake; Pudge Blake; Mr. Blake; Mrs. Blake
Synopsis
Jill decries the strain of being popular.

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

Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I invited Ronnie over for dinner tonight...
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg; Ronnie; Peg's Mom
Synopsis
After sampling her cooking, Ronnie buys Peg a present.

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

Binky / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Hal Seeger
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
So long, Pop! I'm going over to Peggy's!
Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Bertram Biggs Sr.; Peggy Baxter; Mr. Baxter; Alice Biggs; Uncle Snootly
Synopsis
A mix up leads Binky's father to think Binky can predict the future.

Amazing Facts About "Growth" (Table of Contents: 20)

Curiosity Corner / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

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

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Biff / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy ?
Inks
Art Peddy ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Golly, I certainly admire a man who smokes a pipe!
Genre
humor
Characters
Biff; Betty
Synopsis
After hearing Betty admire a man because he was smoking a pipe, Biff decides to try it.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Superboy Says "Share with Others!" (Table of Contents: 24)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Synopsis
Superboy helps some teens in Smallville organize a charity to buy shoes for poor people in foreign countries.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. The teens discuss a then contemporary problem and Superboy names a then contemporary to the fifties charity, even though at the time Superboy's adventures were supposedly taking place in the thirties.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["C'mon Peggy! Let's look at the other animals!"]
    Binky
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. ["You won't have to walk me home today, Binky!"]
    Binky
  4. 3. Johnny Lujack
    Wheaties
  5. 4. [Three Seven-Letter Words from TRPNESE]
    Teen Teasers
  6. 5. ["No square dance for me tonight..."]
    Squeekie!; Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo
  7. 6. ["Gosh--I was supposed to meet Peggy in the ice cream parlor ten minutes ago!"]
    Binky
  8. 7. ["So long, Betty-- I've got to be getting back now!"]
    Betty
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  11. 10. ["Here comes the matador!"]
    Dubble Bubble
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. ["Cross your fingers for me, Mom--This is it!"]
    Coby
  14. 13. Tappers
    The Fittin' Thing
  15. 14. ["Golly, I have just enough money for my date tonight..."]
    Varsity Vic
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    The Electric Game Company
  17. 16. Jolly Jill the Hermit
  18. 17. ["I invited Ronnie over for dinner tonight..."]
    Peg
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  20. 19. ["So long, Pop! I'm going over to Peggy's!"]
    Binky
  21. 20. Amazing Facts About "Growth"
    Curiosity Corner
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  23. 22. ["Golly, I certainly admire a man who smokes a pipe!"]
    Biff
  24. 23. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
  25. 24. Superboy Says "Share with Others!"
    Superboy
  26. 25. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)