(October-November 1955)

DC, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-08-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
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.

Too Much Magic! (Table of Contents)

Peter Panda / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Panda

Draw Bob Hope! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Too Much Magic! (Table of Contents: 2)

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
Jane; Jimmy; Peter Panda
Synopsis
When Jimmy plays with Peter's magic wand he accidentally sends himself to the land where things go when they disappear.
Keywords
magic wands

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

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Ad for the new Schwinn American bike.

Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone (Table of Contents: 4)

Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
various (illustrations)
Inks
various (illustrations)
Colors
? (illustrations)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

house ad for Frontier Fighters (DC, 1955 series) #1, Legends of Daniel Boone (DC, 1955 series) #1, and Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #35

Scary Scholar! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Stanley Scarecrow; Pop Scarecrow
Synopsis
Stanley's dad has sent him to scarecrow school but when Stanley finally scares a crow it's just by accident, and not because of anything he learned.

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

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

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

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

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 7)

Winchester Roller Skates / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
adventure

Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?" (Table of Contents: 8)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

Flying Filly! (Table of Contents: 9)

Peter Panda / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jane; Jimmy; Peter Panda; Pegasus
Synopsis
Peter introduces the kids to his friend Pegasus, but Jimmy finds that he doesn't know what he's doing when he goes for a ride.

Daydream on the Desert (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Welcome Gregory! (Table of Contents: 11)

Hop, Skip and Jump / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Hop; Skip; Jump; Gregory Grasshopper; Calvin Crow
Synopsis
The frogs are not very nice when Gregory Grasshopper wants to join them, but they change their minds when they rescue him from Calvin Crow.

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

Trixy the Puzzle Monkey / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In problem no. 1, three five-letter words can be spelled...

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

A-Mining We Will Go! (Table of Contents: 14)

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
Jane; Jimmy; Peter Panda
Synopsis
The kids start out on an expedition looking for gold but it turns dangerous when Jimmy enters an abandoned coal mine.
Keywords
mining

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

Artistic Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

Hollywood Bride Walking Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Niresk Industries, Inc.
Inside back cover.

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

Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Feature Logo
Tootsie Roll Fudge; Tootsie Roll Pop

Indexer Notes

Tootsie Roll Fudge flavors are coconut and chocolate, and a Tootsie Roll Caramel is also advertised.
Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Too Much Magic!
    Peter Panda
  2. 1. Draw Bob Hope!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. Too Much Magic!
    Peter Panda
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
  5. 4. Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
    Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk
  6. 5. Scary Scholar!
    Stanley the Timid Scarecrow
  7. 6. ["Two of these pictures are identical!"]
    Find the Twins
  8. 7. "Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Roller Skates
  9. 8. Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?"
    Buzzy
  10. 9. Flying Filly!
    Peter Panda
  11. 10. Daydream on the Desert
  12. 11. Welcome Gregory!
    Hop, Skip and Jump
  13. 12. ["In problem no. 1, three five-letter words can be spelled..."]
    Trixy the Puzzle Monkey
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  15. 14. A-Mining We Will Go!
    Peter Panda
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Artistic Greeting Cards
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Hollywood Bride Walking Doll
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore