(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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ken Bald
Inks
Ken Bald
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure
Synopsis
Paperboy Bob notifies the authorities when he spots a house on fire along his route.

Indexer Notes

ad for canvas shoes made by Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich

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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Does it hurt much, Crow?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Fox and the Crow (DC, 1952 series) #18

[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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Attention! A leopard has broken loose...
Genre
children

[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)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a plug for polio research.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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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