(February 1951)
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1950-12-25
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
[no title indexed]
Big Town / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- New -- and Great!
Indexer Notes
An in-house promotional advertisement for Big Town (DC, 1951 series). Inside front cover.
The World Inside the Atom!
Chris KL-99 / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Howard Sherman (sourced)
- Inks
- Howard Sherman (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Chris KL-99; Halk, Jerro; Drimos; Lyra; Karthis
- Synopsis
- Chris and his crew respond to a distress call from a sub-atomic world, where they liberate the population from an oppressive tyrant.
Sensational Bargain Offer!
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for General Mills' breakfast cereal, "Wheaties," highlighting Disney comics as promotional items available with two Wheaties boxtops.
Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Rollo; Professor Rich
- Synopsis
- Captain Tootsie exposes a fake snow sculpture.
- Keywords
- carnival; snow; snow carnival; snow sculpture
The Perfect Weapon!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- David Vern (credited as David V. Reed); Gardner Fox (actual)
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hiram Sprague; Bill Gordon; General Brass
- Synopsis
- Physicist Hiram Sprague develops a force field to protect cities against atomic attack and accidentally cuts off his city from the outside world.
Indexer Notes
Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz's records indicate Gardner Fox as the writer of this story.
[no title indexed]
Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See yourself in Straight Arrow's cave!
- Characters
- Straight Arrow
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for a novelty ring available with a boxtop from National Biscuit Company's breakfast cereal, "Nabisco Shredded Wheat."
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Tommy; Pep; Pud
Indexer Notes
A sequential art advertisement for Fleer's chewing gum, "Double Bubble." This advertisement is on the upper half of the page, between the Nabisco advertisement and the Editorial Advisory Board statement.
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
An in-house promotional advertisement for the DC line, emphasizing their editorial advisory board of psychiatrists, juvenile justice officials, and other authorities on juvenile behavior. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the Dubble Bubble advertisement and the "Mr. Wilkins" story.
Mr. Wilkins Sees the Future!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (ghosted for Robert Starr)
- Pencils
- Cresto
- Inks
- Cresto
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Roy Wilkins; Jane Mullin; Madge Wilkins
- Synopsis
- Ordinary, average man, Roy Wilkins, glimpses the future and discovers that he's destined to become famous.
Indexer Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Heavenly Twins
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The facts about the discovery of binary stars.
Indexer Notes
This story is on the upper half of the page between the "Mr. Wilkins" story and the western saddle ring advertisement.
Western Saddle Ring!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for Smith Brothers Cough Drops, highlighting a novelty ring available with a Smith Brothers Cough Drops boxtop. This advertisement is on the lower half of the page between the "Heavenly Twins" story and the Tomahawk advertisement.
[no title indexed]
Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Panic stalks the forest at the dread cry of 'Warpath!'
Indexer Notes
An in-house promotional advertisement for Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #3. This advertisement is on the upper 2/3 page between the western saddle ring advertisement and the statement of ownership.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
Publisher, National Comics Publications, Inc, 480 Lexington Ave, New York 17, NY. Editor, F.W. Ellsworth. Business manager, J.S. Liebowitz. The owner is National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, G. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, R. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin and J.I. Golinko as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc. Sword 25 September 1950 before Ferdinand Ascher. This statement appears on the lower 1/3 of the page between the Tomahawk advertisement and the Science Question Box.
[no title indexed]
Science Question Box / activity / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why is ice slippery?
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- A short science quiz.
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.75 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- So you'd like the job as my assistant?
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Professor Eureka
- Synopsis
- A young man learns what the professor means by "travel."
Indexer Notes
This story is on the upper 3/4 page between the science quiz and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.
[no title indexed]
Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be king of the road with this great bike!
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for Westfield Manufacturing's "Columbia" bicycle. This advertisement is on the lower 1/4 page between the Professor Eureka story and the "World of Adventure" public service announcement.
The World of Adventure in Books
Green Arrow; The Shining Knight; Tomahawk / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Green Arrow; Shining Knight
- Synopsis
- Tomahawk, Green Arrow, and the Shining Knight explain to two boys how exciting reading can be.
The Man Who Could Vanish!
comic story / 9.75 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited as Gardner F. Fox) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Giella (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Thurston Tidwell; the Professor; Big Mike; Keel Jackson; Sugarboy Allen
- Synopsis
- A scientist makes a criminal invisible and when the crook becomes bored with theft, he begins to invisibly aid the police.
Lucky Block
Nestlé's Crunch / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page
Indexer Notes
A sequential art advertisement for Nestle's "Crunch" candy bar. This advertisement appears on the lower 1/4 page between the vanishing man story and the "Genie of the Bottle" story.
Genie of the Bottle
A "Famous First" Feature / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Edouard Benedictus
- Synopsis
- Benedictus invents saftey glass.
- Reprints
-
from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #6 (January-February 1947)
-
[no title indexed]
MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now any auto repair job can be a 'push-over' for you!
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for MoToR's "Auto Repair Manual." Inside back cover
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0.
The Man Who Could Vanish!
-
1.
["New -- and Great!"]
Big Town -
2.
The World Inside the Atom!
Chris KL-99 -
3.
Sensational Bargain Offer!
Wheaties -
4.
Captain Tootsie at the Snow Carnival
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
5.
The Perfect Weapon!
-
6.
["See yourself in Straight Arrow's cave!"]
Nabisco Shredded Wheat -
7.
["Gee, Tommy, what a neat skating sweater!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
8.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
9.
Mr. Wilkins Sees the Future!
-
10.
Heavenly Twins
-
11.
Western Saddle Ring!
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
12.
["Panic stalks the forest at the dread cry of 'Warpath!'"]
Tomahawk -
13.
[no title indexed]
-
14.
["Why is ice slippery?"]
Science Question Box -
15.
["So you'd like the job as my assistant?"]
Professor Eureka -
16.
["Be king of the road with this great bike!"]
Columbia Bicycles -
17.
The World of Adventure in Books
Green Arrow; The Shining Knight; Tomahawk -
18.
The Man Who Could Vanish!
-
19.
Lucky Block
Nestlé's Crunch -
20.
Genie of the Bottle
A "Famous First" Feature -
21.
["Now any auto repair job can be a 'push-over' for you!"]
MoToR's Auto and Truck Repair Manuals -
22.
Your Christmas Daisy
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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