(June-July 1949)

DC, 1947 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff
Format:
Standard Golden Age U.S; Later Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Theda Hall (photo); Emerson Hall (photo)
Inks:
Theda Hall (photo); Emerson Hall (photo)
Colors:
Theda Hall (photo); Emerson Hall (photo)
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Crime

Indexer Notes

France Herron plays the cop in the picture. Jack Schiff portrays the crook. This is verified in correspondence to Gene Reed from Jack Schiff.


Fourth Offender (Table of Contents)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan Barry (signed)
Inks:
Dan Barry (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime

Indexer Notes

Barry's signature noted by Arthur Lorrie via the GCD Error List (20 May 2005). Located in bottom left of last panel of story. (Gene Reed, 04-07-2011)


Deadline in the Morgue (Table of Contents)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Phil Evans
Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Page count correct by Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error List (20 May 2005); the original indexer indicated 10 pages. script credit from Evans Estate (Comics Buyers' Guide June 15, 1990)


The Gay Masquerader (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Pencils:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Inks:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

Content Information

Genre:
fact; crime
Synopsis:
Fernand J. Rousselot, masquerading as a Marquis in 1917 New York is unmasked by Det. George Busby.

Indexer Notes

Data for sequence added to original index by Arthur Lorite via the GCD Error List (20 May 2005). Script and art credit added by Gene Reed (04-07-2011).


The Gambler's Chance (Table of Contents)

A Perfect Crime Mystery / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jimmy Thompson
Inks:
Jimmy Thompson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime

Penny Larceny (Table of Contents)

The Plainclothes Squad in Action / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime

Indexer Notes

Feature title added to original index by Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error List (20 May 2005).


How T-Men Work (Table of Contents)

The Grapevine / text article / 1.33 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact; crime

Wrong Torch Job (Table of Contents)

The Grapevine / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact; crime

Suspect: Hands Off (Table of Contents)

The Grapevine / text article / 0.17 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact; crime

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover


Blotter Jottings (Table of Contents)

The Grapevine / text article / 0.17 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
crime

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover


Hurricane Hero (Table of Contents)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Pencils:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Inks:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ben Allen [aka Stookie Allen]

Four Hours to Kill (Table of Contents)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Phil Evans
Pencils:
Ramona Fradon
Inks:
Ramona Fradon
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime

Indexer Notes

script credit from Evans Estate (Comics Buyers' Guide June 15, 1990)


A Big Hit in Adventure Comics! -- And Now Superboy Has A Magazine All His Own! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy
Synopsis:
House ad for Superboy #2.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Fourth Offender
  2. 2. Deadline in the Morgue
  3. 3. The Gay Masquerader
  4. 4. The Gambler's Chance
    A Perfect Crime Mystery
  5. 5. Penny Larceny
    The Plainclothes Squad in Action
  6. 6. How T-Men Work
    The Grapevine
  7. 7. Wrong Torch Job
    The Grapevine
  8. 8. Suspect: Hands Off
    The Grapevine
  9. 9. Blotter Jottings
    The Grapevine
  10. 10. Hurricane Hero
  11. 11. Four Hours to Kill
  12. 12. A Big Hit in Adventure Comics! -- And Now Superboy Has A Magazine All His Own!
    Superboy
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Per Sandell
  • Gene Reed
  • Arthur Lortie
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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  • Arthur Lortie
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