(April 1951)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951-02-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Millions of readers know that this famous symbol on the cover...
- Synopsis
- In-house promotional advertisement for Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #4 (March-April 1951)
Indexer Notes
inside front cover
The World of Giant Ants
comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner (sourced)
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Edward Manders; Quomodus
- Synopsis
- A scientist discovers that ants have a plan to take over the world.
- Keywords
- enlarging rays; fighter planes; giant ants; tanks; telepathy
[no title indexed]
Royal Desserts / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Join the gang! Start collecting
Indexer Notes
Located between the giant ants story and the Dubble Bubble advertisement.
[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
- Let's go in and hear of fortunes!
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Pud
- Synopsis
- Swami Pud creates a crystal ball.
- Keywords
- crystal balls; fortune telling; swamis
Indexer Notes
A advertisement with sequential art for Fleer's Dubble Bubble gum. Located on the upper half of the page, between the Royal desserts advertisement and the editorial advisory board annoucement.
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- An announcement of DC's editorial advisory board including child psychologists and educators.
Indexer Notes
Located on the lower half the page between the Dubble Bubble advertisement and the man with 100 lives story.
The Man with 100 Lives!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Manly Wade Wellman (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Jim Mooney (signed) (sourced)
- Inks
- Ray Burnley (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Daniel Parr; Brawne
- Synopsis
- Daniel Parr, Crime Specialist XC-112, pursues the criminal Brawne through Jupiter City.
- Reprints
-
in Pulp Fiction Library: Mystery in Space (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
-
- Keywords
- Jupiter; life-drug
Indexer Notes
Letters credit from Todd Klein.
[no title indexed]
Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Now...write secret messasges in the dark and erase them with a light!!!!
- Characters
- Straight Arrow
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for Straight Arrow's Gold-Colored Plastic Rite-a-Lite Arrowhead and Radiant Message Pass Card, a premium from Nabisco.
Located between the man with 100 lives story and the Just Imagine feature.
If The Oceans Dry Up!
Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger; Bernard Breslauer
- Pencils
- Virgil Finlay
- Inks
- Virgil Finlay
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Jack Schiff
- Genre
- science fiction; non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Speculation on the fate of mankind should the oceans dry up.
- Reprints
- from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #5 (November-December 1946)
-
[no title indexed]
Robbie the Robot / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm too busy to spend time on the trivialities of life!
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- the inventor; Robbie the Robot
- Synopsis
- Robbie takes over the professor's responsibilities.
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #22 (February 1958) which is reprinted
-
in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #16 (1 de junio de 1959)
-
- Keywords
- robots
Indexer Notes
Located on the upper two-thirds of the page between the Just Image feature and the Nestlé's Crunch advertisement.
[no title indexed]
Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Our bunch all munch Nestlé's Crunch
Indexer Notes
An advertisement for Nestlé's Crunch candy bar.
Located on the lower one-third of the page between the Robbie the Robot filler and the Hollywood story.
Hollywood- 3000 A.D.
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Mann Rubin (credited as Manny Rubin) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Gil Kane (sourced)
- Inks
- John Giunta (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- B. L. Bowers; Margo Trent; Jon Klu; Larry Kent; Rick; Herbert Barton
- Synopsis
- The actions of movie makers in the present and in the future coincide in space and cause a rift in time.
- Reprints
-
in Flash Gordon - Magazine (RGE, 1956 series) #11 (3 Trimestre 1958)
-
- Keywords
- motion pictures; Saturn; spacecraft; time travel
Captain Tootsie in the North Woods
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber) (signed)
- Inks
- William Schreiber (credited as Bill Schreiber) (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- William Schreiber ? (credited)
- Editing
- ?
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie; Rollo
- Synopsis
- Captain Tootsie and the kids capture a wild bear.
- Keywords
- bears; forest; hiking; trap; woods
Indexer Notes
An advertisement, using sequential art, for Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops candy.
The Universe Is the Limit
Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- House ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #1 (April-May 1951).
From Out of This World
text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Joe Samachson (credited as William Morrison)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- Raymond Perry ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm, let's see -- I'll just add a bit more
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Professor Eureka
- Synopsis
- Eureka struggles with making coffee.
- Reprints
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #43 (October 1955)
- in Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #148 (May 1960)
-
- Keywords
- coffee; scientists
Indexer Notes
Located on the upper two-thirds of the page between the text article and the Columbia bicycle advertisement.
[no title indexed]
Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Every model guaranteed as long as you own it
Indexer Notes
Located on the lower one-third of the page between the Professor Eureka filler and the Kris KL-99 story.
The Lost Earthmen!
Chris KL-99 / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton (credited) (sourced)
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Giella (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Chris KL-99; Halk; Jerro; Jon ST-94 (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Kris follows a series of markers to discover the fate of his parents.
- Keywords
- space exploration; the Pioneer; the Starfarer
Indexer Notes
Origin story.
[no title indexed]
Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Draw me!
Superman Says: "Human Rights For All!"
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Superman defends freedom of expression and the United Nations.
- Keywords
- freedom of speech; United Nations
Indexer Notes
inside back cover
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Win official National Rifle Association medals
Indexer Notes
An advertisement from Daisy Air Rifles promoting participation in the National Rifle Association.
back cover
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The World of Giant Ants!
-
1.
["Millions of readers know that this famous symbol on the cover..."]
Tomahawk -
2.
The World of Giant Ants
-
3.
["Join the gang! Start collecting"]
Royal Desserts -
4.
["Let's go in and hear of fortunes!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
6.
The Man with 100 Lives!
-
7.
["Now...write secret messasges in the dark and erase them with a light!!!!"]
Nabisco Shredded Wheat -
8.
If The Oceans Dry Up!
Just Imagine -
9.
["I'm too busy to spend time on the trivialities of life!"]
Robbie the Robot -
10.
["Our bunch all munch Nestlé's Crunch"]
Nestlé's Crunch -
11.
Hollywood- 3000 A.D.
-
12.
Captain Tootsie in the North Woods
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll; Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
The Universe Is the Limit
Mystery in Space -
14.
From Out of This World
-
15.
["Hmm, let's see -- I'll just add a bit more"]
Professor Eureka -
16.
["Every model guaranteed as long as you own it"]
Columbia Bicycles -
17.
The Lost Earthmen!
Chris KL-99 -
18.
["Draw me!"]
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
19.
Superman Says: "Human Rights For All!"
Superman -
20.
["Win official National Rifle Association medals"]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Pannozzi
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Tony R. Rose
- Adam Spector
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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