(October-November 1949)

DC, 1948 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 (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Format:
Golden Age Comic Size; Color Covers and Interiors; Saddle-Stitched

Ambush at Scarecrow Hills! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Frank Giacoia
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
A list of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-three titles are listed.

Indexer Notes

Left side of inside front cover.


Want Action? Want Thrills? Want Laughs? (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Win Mortimer; Irwin Hasen; Jim Davis
Inks:
Stan Kaye; Bernard Sachs; Jim Davis
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; funny animal
Characters:
Superman; Batman; Robin; Wyoming Kid; Wonder Woman; Faunterloy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis:
Ad for World's Finest Comics #42, Wonder Woman #37 and Comic Cavalcade #35.

Indexer Notes

Right side of inside front cover.


Ambush at Scarecrow Hills (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Lou Boudreau Named Athlete of the Year in '48 (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Lou Boudreau
Synopsis:
Hightlights of Lou Boudreau's career coupled with a Wheaties ad.

Shoot-a-Top (Table of Contents)

Lapin Products, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a toy top that is launched from a platic pistol.

Two Trails to Tumbleweed (Table of Contents)

Overland Coach / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Frank Giacoia
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

The Case of the 50 Year Old Clue (Table of Contents)

Adventures of Sam Spade / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Lou FIne
Inks:
Lou Fine
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
detective
Characters:
Sam Spade; Effie
Synopsis:
Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic.

Indexer Notes

Also a plug for the movie "Calamity Jane and Sam Bass", a Universal International picture, starring Howard Duff (Sam Spade on radio) and Yvonne DeCarlo


Wakely Wows 'Em! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western; celebrity
Characters:
Jimmy Wakely; Jimmy Wakely Jr.
Synopsis:
Ad for Jimmy Wakely #2.

Indexer Notes

Cover pictured in this ad is a line-drawn of the photo cover that appears on the printed comic.


The Carnival at Elephant Butte (Table of Contents)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Mountain Rescue (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Bazooka
Synopsis:
Ad for Bazooka bubble gum and the premiums Wild West Cards and Magic Spy Glass.

The Case of the Runaway Bandit (Table of Contents)

Epics of the Texas Rangers / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
John Giunta
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Sam Bass
Synopsis:
A group of Texas Rangers captures Sam Bass just outside the town of Round Rock, Texas.

Rescue from the Ravine (Table of Contents)

Ray-O-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Rac; Mac
Synopsis:
Another thrilling story that illiustrates the need for dependable flashlight batteries.

Buzzy Says Stay in School - Give Yourself a Break! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bob Oksner
Inks:
Bob Oksner
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Buzzy; Susie
Synopsis:
Susie convinces Buzzy to stay in school.

Maverckers - Old and New (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome [as John Osgood]
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
A short essay about rustling.

[Hunting] (Table of Contents)

Li'l Wah-Hahpin / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor; western
Characters:
Li'l Wah-Hahpin

The Lone Ranger Socks (Table of Contents)

Lone Ranger Socks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Lone Ranger
Synopsis:
Ad for boys' socks available at various department stores.

The Terror of the Timberland (Table of Contents)

Foley of the Fighting Fifth / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Lee Goldsmith
Pencils:
Joe Kubert
Inks:
John Giunta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Rubber Masks (Table of Contents)

Rubber-for-Molds, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Clown; Mickey Mouse; Satan; Minstrel; Donald Duck; Monkey
Synopsis:
Ad for various rubber masks.

Hollywood's Top Adventure Star (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Characters:
Alan Ladd
Synopsis:
Ad for Alan Ladd #1.

Indexer Notes

Picture of cover is a line-drawn version of the actual photo cover. Inside back cover.


Rope 'Em Both, Partner (Table of Contents)

Daisy BB Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
>
Pencils:
Fred Hraman
Inks:
Fred Harman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Red Ryder
Synopsis:
Ad for Daisy BB guns plus an offer for the Daisy Handbooks.

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  2. 2. Want Action? Want Thrills? Want Laughs?
    DC Comics
  3. 3. Ambush at Scarecrow Hills
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 4. Lou Boudreau Named Athlete of the Year in '48
    Wheaties
  5. 5. Shoot-a-Top
    Lapin Products, Inc.
  6. 6. Two Trails to Tumbleweed
    Overland Coach
  7. 7. The Case of the 50 Year Old Clue
    Adventures of Sam Spade
  8. 8. Wakely Wows 'Em!
    Jimmy Wakely
  9. 9. The Carnival at Elephant Butte
    Minstrel Maverick
  10. 10. Mountain Rescue
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy
  11. 11. The Case of the Runaway Bandit
    Epics of the Texas Rangers
  12. 12. Rescue from the Ravine
    Ray-O-Vac Batteries
  13. 13. Buzzy Says Stay in School - Give Yourself a Break!
    Buzzy
  14. 14. Maverckers - Old and New
  15. 15. [Hunting]
    Li'l Wah-Hahpin
  16. 16. The Lone Ranger Socks
    Lone Ranger Socks
  17. 17. The Terror of the Timberland
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  18. 18. Rubber Masks
    Rubber-for-Molds, Inc.
  19. 19. Hollywood's Top Adventure Star
    Alan Ladd
  20. 20. Rope 'Em Both, Partner
    Daisy BB Guns
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  • Gene Reed
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