(April-May 1955)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Format:
Standard Silver Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched; was On-Going Series

Bombo, Rogue Elephant (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
jungle; adventure
Characters:
Congo Bill; Janu

Need Extra Spending Money? (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for All-Occasion Cards.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Return of Prince Padhan! (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
jungle; adventure
Characters:
Congo Bill; Janu; Douglas Handley
Synopsis:
A young man raised in England resigns his position in Parliament and asks Congo Bill to guide him back to the village of his youth.

This famous symbol is your guarantee of the best in comics reading (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Wayne Boring; Nick Cardy
Inks:
Stan Kaye; Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; western
Characters:
Superman; Lois Lane; Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
Synopsis:
Ads for the current issues of Action Comics and Tomahawk.

Who's Zoo! The Animal Game! (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Synopsis:
Scrambled animal names to be solved by the reader.

Bombo, Rogue Elephant! (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
jungle; adventure
Characters:
Congo Bill; Janu; Bombo
Synopsis:
Two outlaws try to convince Congo Bill that Janu's pet elephant has gone rogue.

I'll Give You a Wrist Watch, Archery Set... (Table of Contents)

American Seed Company, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad to recruit salespeople for flower and vegetable seeds.

[Sleepwalker] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Shorty

The Sun-Born Mountain Man (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Gantry Daniels
Synopsis:
A young man who slays a white buffalo is honored by the Blackfeet Indians.

Indexer Notes

The buffalo in this story is not colored white.


An Astonishing Jungle Team (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller [as John Mason]
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact
Synopsis:
How elephants are trained for work.

The Mysterious Jungle! (Table of Contents)

Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
jungle; adventure
Characters:
Congo Bill; Janu; Maroba; Roger Wambly
Synopsis:
Congo Bill aids a director who travels to Africa to film a story about Congo Bill's life.

Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up! (Table of Contents)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Otto Feuer
Inks:
Otto Feuer
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
funny animal
Characters:
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Hey Skinny! Yer Ribs are Showing! (Table of Contents)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Charles Atlas
Synopsis:
Body-building ad.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Need Extra Spending Money?
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  2. 2. The Return of Prince Padhan!
    Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
  3. 3. This famous symbol is your guarantee of the best in comics reading
    DC Comics
  4. 4. Who's Zoo! The Animal Game!
  5. 5. Bombo, Rogue Elephant!
    Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
  6. 6. I'll Give You a Wrist Watch, Archery Set...
    American Seed Company, Inc.
  7. 7. [Sleepwalker]
    Shorty
  8. 8. The Sun-Born Mountain Man
  9. 9. An Astonishing Jungle Team
  10. 10. The Mysterious Jungle!
    Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
  11. 11. Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!
    Peter Porkchops
  12. 12. Hey Skinny! Yer Ribs are Showing!
    Charles Atlas
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