(April-May 1956)

DC, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-02-14
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.

A Wagon for Dragon! (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; Dronald Dragon

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

A Wagon for Dragon! (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
Peter Panda; Jimmy Jones; Jane Jones; Dronald Dragon (introduction)
Synopsis
Jimmy and Jane find a note in a bottle asking for help, and they go with Peter to help a rhyming dragon whose wagon is stuck on Marshmallow Hill.

A Little Preview (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
Sheldon Mayer
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer
Inks
Sheldon Mayer
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

house ad in strip form for The Three Mouseketeers (DC, 1956 series) #1, on sale January 19

Too Much Pumpkin! (Table of Contents: 4)

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; Mother Goose; Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater; Mrs. Peter Peter; Cinderella; Prince Charming; the Three Bears; the Old Woman who Lived in a Shoe
Synopsis
Peter and Mother Goose convince Cinderella to give her pumpkin coach to Mr. and Mrs. Peter Peter Pumpkin Eater to live in.

Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs
Synopsis
Binky offers a solution for summer boredom.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Music Lesson! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Panda; Jimmy Jones; Jane Jones
Synopsis
Jimmy would rather use his new violin as a bow and arrow instead of learning music.

The Forgotten Pheasant (Table of Contents: 7)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children
Characters
Philbert Pheasant; Floaty-Floaty Duck

A Whale of a Tale! (Table of Contents: 8)

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
Synopsis
Stanley's friends try to scare him with a fake whale when he's out fishing.

Play Sea Shells (Table of Contents: 9)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Synopsis
matching game

Call to Colors! (Table of Contents: 10)

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; Chubby Chameleon
Synopsis
Peter tries to teach Chubby how to change colors.
Reprints

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / 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. A Wagon for Dragon!
    Peter Panda
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  3. 2. A Wagon for Dragon!
    Peter Panda
  4. 3. A Little Preview
    The Three Mouseketeers
  5. 4. Too Much Pumpkin!
    Peter Panda
  6. 5. Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"
    Binky
  7. 6. The Music Lesson!
    Peter Panda
  8. 7. The Forgotten Pheasant
  9. 8. A Whale of a Tale!
    Stanley the Timid Scarecrow
  10. 9. Play Sea Shells
  11. 10. Call to Colors!
    Peter Panda
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
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