(April-May 1951)

DC, 1940 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
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; monthly; ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Candid Camera Killer (Table of Contents)

Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed by Win Mortimer. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris


The Candid Camera Killer! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Dick Sprang
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Rosen

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Vicki Vale; Gregory Bota

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit confirmed by Dick Sprang. Inks credit confirmed by Charles Paris.


[Many forms of mystery stories have been found in early literature] (Table of Contents)

History of Detective Mystery / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Morris Waldinger
Inks:
Morris Waldinger
Colors:
?
Letters:
Morris Waldinger

Content Information

Genre:
crime; fact
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed


The Forgotten Men of Crime! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
super-hero
Characters:
The Nine Old Men

Indexer Notes

Inks credit confirmed by Charles Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


"That man in the sports jacket has been following me" (Table of Contents)

Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking.


A New Look In Racing (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Barbara Fairbanks
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
car

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bill Schreiber
Inks:
Bill Schreiber

["Come on, Ed, I'll show you my trophies"] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Indexer Notes

Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking.


The Return of Killer Moth! (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Bob Kane (Batman & Robin figures only); Lew Schwartz
Inks:
Charles Paris (verified by Paris)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp (credit by O'Hearn/Desris)

Content Information

Genre:
super-hero
Characters:
Killer Moth

Indexer Notes

Inks confirmed by Charles Paris. Letters credit from Martin O'Hearn and Joe Desris.


Human Rights for All (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

[How big is he universe?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
H. T. Elmo (signed)
Pencils:
H. T. Elmo (signed)
Inks:
H. T. Elmo (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

["and the doctor said I must stay in bed a whole week"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Indexer Notes

Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Candid Camera Killer!
    Batman
  2. 2. [Many forms of mystery stories have been found in early literature]
    History of Detective Mystery
  3. 3. The Forgotten Men of Crime!
    Batman
  4. 4. "That man in the sports jacket has been following me"
    Casey the Cop
  5. 5. A New Look In Racing
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Captain Tootsie
  7. 7. ["Come on, Ed, I'll show you my trophies"]
    Shorty
  8. 8. The Return of Killer Moth!
    Batman
  9. 9. Human Rights for All
    Superman
  10. 10. [How big is he universe?]
    Quick Quiz
  11. 11. ["and the doctor said I must stay in bed a whole week"]
    Peg
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