(August-September 1954)

DC, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1954-06-16
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.

All at Sea! (Table of Contents)

Peter Panda / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Panda
Keywords
seahorse; swordfish; underwater

I Wanted to Be an Artist! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

All at Sea! (Table of Contents: 2)

Peter Panda / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Panda; Jimmy; Janie; King Neptune; Willie the Whale
Synopsis
King Neptune helps find Jimmy's lost toy sailboat.
Reprints
Keywords
underwater

Gains Fame in Race with Flame (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun! (Table of Contents: 4)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics published in August 1959.

The Sad Circus! (Table of Contents: 5)

Peter Panda / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Panda; Janie; Jimmy; P. T. Bingling; Mabel the Elephant
Synopsis
Peter and the kids travel to a South Seas island to retrieve leaves from the Tum-Tum Tree which will cure Mabel the circus elephant.
Keywords
circus; helicopter

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

The Fox and the Crow / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Fun Shop / activity / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you rapidly repeat this sentence five times?
Reprints

Indexer Notes

fun facts, puzzles and games

Surprise Attack! (Table of Contents: 8)

Stanley the Timid Scarecrow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Characters
Stanley Scarecrow; Pop Scarecrow
Synopsis
Stanley uses dynamite to foil a crow invasion of the farm.

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble; Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Find the Twins / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two of these pictures are identical!

Indexer Notes

matching puzzle

The Brave Bear (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Sheep Ahoy! (Table of Contents: 12)

Peter Panda / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Panda; Little Bo-Peep; Foxy Dan
Synopsis
Peter helps Little Bo-Peep find her sheep, which have been stolen by Foxy Dan.
Keywords
nursery rhymes

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

Dotto Zoo / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With your pencil, connect all the dots beginning at 1...
Characters
Danny Dotto

Indexer Notes

connect-the-dots 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) (Expand) /

Song Parade Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. All at Sea!
    Peter Panda
  2. 1. I Wanted to Be an Artist!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. All at Sea!
    Peter Panda
  4. 3. Gains Fame in Race with Flame
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  5. 4. Peter Porkchops Gives Tips on Summer Fun!
    Peter Porkchops
  6. 5. The Sad Circus!
    Peter Panda
  7. 6. ["Does it hurt much, Crow?"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  8. 7. ["Can you rapidly repeat this sentence five times?"]
    Fun Shop
  9. 8. Surprise Attack!
    Stanley the Timid Scarecrow
  10. 9. ["Attention! A leopard has broken loose..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble; Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  11. 10. ["Two of these pictures are identical!"]
    Find the Twins
  12. 11. The Brave Bear
  13. 12. Sheep Ahoy!
    Peter Panda
  14. 13. ["With your pencil, connect all the dots beginning at 1..."]
    Dotto Zoo
  15. 14. Editorial Advisory Board
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Song Parade Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
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