(January-February 1953)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-10-10
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)

Binky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Peggy Baxter; Binky Biggs

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

Master Art Helper Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Binky / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What kind of costume are you going to wear...
Genre
teen
Characters
Peggy Baxter; Bertram Biggs Sr.; Alice Biggs; Binky Biggs; Sherwood
Synopsis
Peggy and the girls keep their masquerade costumes a secret so the boys have to guess how their dates are dressed.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Lady Wildroot Shampoo / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown
Synopsis
Tom is tearing down the campaign posters of the candidate his father opposes, until Buzzy shows him that his father is much more fair-minded.
Keywords
elections

Indexer Notes

later appears in DC comics cover-dated July 1960

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

Binky / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Look, Dopey -- it's Uncle Snootly!
Genre
teen
Characters
Peggy Baxter; Bertram Biggs Sr.; Alice Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs; Lucy Biggs; Cousin Leroy; Dopey; Uncle Snootly
Synopsis
Uncle Snootly challenges the Biggs children to a contest to see which of them will run his insurance company. They decide not to compete, because their father really deserves to succeed Uncle Snootly, but Binky accidentally wins the contest anyway, feeling bad until their uncle admits that their father will, of course, be next in line, followed by Binky.

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Stevie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sam Brier
Pencils
Sam Brier
Inks
Sam Brier
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Brier ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, what did she say...?
Genre
children
Characters
Stevie

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Binky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How do you like it here, Peggy?
Genre
teen
Characters
Peggy Baxter; Binky Biggs
Synopsis
Binky has a hard time getting Peggy home on time from their date.
Reprints

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Poker Faces! (Table of Contents: 13)

The Fittin' Thing / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor

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

Little Allergy / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dogs just plead for Beefo!
Genre
children; humor
Characters
Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs; Dopey; Soozie
Synopsis
Dopey doesn't like watching a particular commercial on TV, but Allergy doesn't understand what's going on.

Town Crier (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen

Superboy Discovers A New Kind of Junior Sport! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy
Synopsis
Superboy meets with the sponsors of a league of air rifle clubs and recommends that boys and girls join one.

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

Binky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
All finished Mom! How do you like it?
Genre
teen
Characters
Alice Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs; Dopey
Synopsis
When Binky paints the foyer floor he has to figure out how to keep Dopey from walking on it.

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

Teen Teasers / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arrange 6 coins this way on a table...

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

The Electric Game Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Binky
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Master Art Helper Co.
  3. 2. ["What kind of costume are you going to wear..."]
    Binky
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Lady Wildroot Shampoo
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  6. 5. Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
    Buzzy
  7. 6. ["Look, Dopey -- it's Uncle Snootly!"]
    Binky
  8. 7. ["If you make this jump, you win the event, Pud."]
    Dubble Bubble
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. ["Well, what did she say...?"]
    Stevie
  11. 10. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  12. 11. ["How do you like it here, Peggy?"]
    Binky
  13. 12. Now More Than Ever
  14. 13. Poker Faces!
    The Fittin' Thing
  15. 14. ["Dogs just plead for Beefo!"]
    Little Allergy
  16. 15. Town Crier
  17. 16. Superboy Discovers A New Kind of Junior Sport!
    Superboy
  18. 17. ["All finished Mom! How do you like it?"]
    Binky
  19. 18. ["Arrange 6 coins this way on a table..."]
    Teen Teasers
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    The Electric Game Co.
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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