(February-March 1951)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Format:
Golden Age Comic Size; Color Covers and Interiors; Saddle-Stitched

Challenge of the Aztecs! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

New -- and Great! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dan Barry
Inks:
Dan Barry
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
crime
Characters:
Steve Wilson
Synopsis:
Ad for Big Town #2.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Challenge of the Aztecs (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Western

See Yourself in Straight Arrow"s Secret Cave! (Table of Contents)

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Straight Arrow
Synopsis:
Ad for a cereal premium that enables a ring-wearer to see himself next to Straight Arrow.

["Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"] (Table of Contents)

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Bubble gum ad.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 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-five titles are listed, including Mystery Trail, which was apparently never published.

Wild Horse Stampede (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Bob Lander
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Tony Barrett

Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Schrieber
Pencils:
Bill Schreiber
Inks:
Bill Shcreiber
Colors:
?
Letters:
Bill Schreiber

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Captain Tootsie
Synopsis:
Captain Tootsie exposes a fake snow sculpture. Tootsie Roll ad.

["This is dangerous territory, Rocky!"] (Table of Contents)

Rocky Hill / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Hy Rosen
Pencils:
Hy Rosen
Inks:
Hy Rosen
Colors:
?
Letters:
Hy Rosen

Content Information

Genre:
western; humor
Characters:
Rocky Hill

Lucky Block (Table of Contents)

Nestle's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
Neddy Nestle

Indexer Notes

Production notes for this ad are still visible on the printed page.


Law of the Six-Gun (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Harmony Hayes; Blacksmith Bill

["How come yuh got yore head bandaged, Slim?"] (Table of Contents)

Dusty Trail / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Hy Rosen
Pencils:
Hy Rosen
Inks:
Hy Rosen
Colors:
?
Letters:
Hy Rosen

Content Information

Genre:
western; humor
Characters:
Dustry Trail; Slim

Western Saddle Ring! (Table of Contents)

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for a premium available for 25 cents and a front cover of a Smith Brothers box.

The Case of the Horse Marines (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Five Words Familiar to any Cowboy (Table of Contents)

Silly Dilly / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Martin Naydel
Pencils:
Martin Naydel
Inks:
Martin Naydel
Colors:
?
Letters:
Martin Naydel

Content Information

Genre:
western
Synopsis:
Five western words are hidden in the word ballons of the cowboys in the picture.

Be King of the Road with This Great Bike! (Table of Contents)

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Ad for bikes made by The Westfield Manufacturing Company.

Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of Warpath! (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Fred Ray
Inks:
Fred Ray
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Tomahawk; Dan Hunter
Synopsis:
Ad for Tomahawk #3.

Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
J. S. Liebowitz
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
A list of owners and editors of All-American Western.

Navigator of the Plains (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
Article about the windwagon and its development.

The Mystery of the Broken Arrow (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
David V. Reed
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Lt. Dan Foley

The World of Adventure in Books (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Characters:
Green Arrow; Tomahawk; Shining Knight
Synopsis:
Green Arrow, Tomahawk and the Shining Knight make reading recommendations for young readers who complain that there's nothing exciting in the library.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Your Christmas Daisy Ready (Table of Contents)

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Red Ryder
Synopsis:
Ad for the Red Ryder Carbine and other Daisy BB Guns.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. New -- and Great!
    Big Town
  2. 2. Challenge of the Aztecs
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. See Yourself in Straight Arrow"s Secret Cave!
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  4. 4. ["Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  5. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  6. 6. Wild Horse Stampede
    Overland Coach
  7. 7. Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival
    Captain Tootsie
  8. 8. ["This is dangerous territory, Rocky!"]
    Rocky Hill
  9. 9. Lucky Block
    Nestle's Crunch
  10. 10. Law of the Six-Gun
    Minstrel Maverick
  11. 11. ["How come yuh got yore head bandaged, Slim?"]
    Dusty Trail
  12. 12. Western Saddle Ring!
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  13. 13. The Case of the Horse Marines
    Epics of the Texas Rangers
  14. 14. Five Words Familiar to any Cowboy
    Silly Dilly
  15. 15. Be King of the Road with This Great Bike!
    Columbia Bicycles
  16. 16. Panic Stalks the Forest at the Dread Cry of Warpath!
    Tomahawk
  17. 17. Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation
  18. 18. Navigator of the Plains
  19. 19. The Mystery of the Broken Arrow
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  20. 20. The World of Adventure in Books
  21. 21. Your Christmas Daisy Ready
    Daisy Air Rifles
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