(June-July 1949)

DC, 1947 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-04-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
crime
Reprints

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.

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

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fourth Offender (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Barry's signature noted by Arthur Lorrie via the GCD Error List. Located in bottom left of last panel of story.

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

Kellogg's Corn Flakes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Trouble in the Bull Ring (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Deadline in the Morgue (Table of Contents: 5)

Salute to an Amateur Sleuth / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Page count corrected by Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error List. Script credit from Evans' Estate (Comics Buyers' Guide, June 15, 1990).

The Gay Masquerader (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
Stookie Allen

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Synopsis
Fernand J. Rousselot, masquerading as a Marquis in 1917 New York is unmasked by Det. George Busby.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Data for sequence added to original index by Arthur Lorite via the GCD Error List. Script and art credit added by Gene Reed.

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

Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Adventure of the Shipwrecked Pirates (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Gambler's Chance! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
crime

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Penny Larceny (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Feature title added to original index by Arthur Lortie via the GCD Error List.

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

Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lightning Speed...Heroic Deed! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

How T-Men Work (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Reprints

Wrong Torch Job (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Reprints

Suspect: Hands Off (Table of Contents: 17)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Blotter Jottings (Table of Contents: 18)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover

Hurricane Hero (Table of Contents: 19)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Stookie Allen
Pencils
Stookie Allen
Inks
Stookie Allen
Colors
?
Letters
Stookie Allen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Listerine Tooth Paste / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Four Hours to Kill! (Table of Contents: 21)

comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Popsicle Pete" and the Bob Feller Fire-Ball! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Big Hit in Adventure Comics! -- And Now Superboy Has A Magazine All His Own! (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

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

Ruining the Ransom Plan (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

"U.S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Roadmaster
  3. 2. Fourth Offender
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Corn Flakes
  5. 4. Trouble in the Bull Ring
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil
  6. 5. Deadline in the Morgue
    Salute to an Amateur Sleuth
  7. 6. The Gay Masquerader
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Monark Super Deluxe
  9. 8. Adventure of the Shipwrecked Pirates
    Ray-o-Vac
  10. 9. The Gambler's Chance!
    A Perfect Crime Mystery
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
  13. 12. Penny Larceny
    The Plainclothes Squad in Action
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia
  15. 14. Lightning Speed...Heroic Deed!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  16. 15. How T-Men Work
    The Grapevine
  17. 16. Wrong Torch Job
    The Grapevine
  18. 17. Suspect: Hands Off
    The Grapevine
  19. 18. Blotter Jottings
    The Grapevine
  20. 19. Hurricane Hero
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Listerine Tooth Paste
  22. 21. Four Hours to Kill!
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
  24. 23. "Popsicle Pete" and the Bob Feller Fire-Ball!
    Popsicle
  25. 24. A Big Hit in Adventure Comics! -- And Now Superboy Has A Magazine All His Own!
    Superboy
  26. 25. Ruining the Ransom Plan
    "U.S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Denys Howard
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Steven Rowe
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • David Welsh