(January-February 1952)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1951-11-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

Indicia reads: Rex the Wonder Dog. On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Rex the Wonder Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp (logo design, see notes)

Genre
animal; adventure

Indexer Notes

Logo design from Todd Klein, as reported on his Facebook page, 12 January 2021.

Loads of Fun Ahead with Gifts Like These (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Trail of the Flower of Evil! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rex the Wonder Dog / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth (signed)
Inks
Sy Barry (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
animal; crime; adventure
Characters
Rex; Danny Dennis; Philip Dennis

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Rodrigo Baeza via the GCD Chat List.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Charlie Wild Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Killer Bear! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Riddle Me This; Necco Assorted Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Now's the Time to Ask for a Schwinn (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Schwinn Black Phantom / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

The Canine Corner / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A dog wags his tail...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Miscellaneous facts about dogs.

Jim Prentice New Amazing Electric Football (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

The Electric Game Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Rockies -- Nature's Stronghold (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Marie Sarafianos
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A short article about the geographical features of the Rocky Mountains and the animals that can be found there.

Rex -- Forest Ranger! (Table of Contents: 13)

Rex the Wonder Dog / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; adventure
Characters
Rex; Danny Dennis

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Little Stanley / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The cat-like civet of Africa...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Facts about the civet and the springbok.

Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get Your Beautiful U. S. Military Ring and Bracelet (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

[Collie, Bull Terrier, Samoyede] (Table of Contents: 17)

Dog Data / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel (signed)

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Synopsis
Facts about three breeds of dogs.
Reprints

Phoo on Goo! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superboy Says "Share with Others!" (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

New Double Gift Idea! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  2. 1. Loads of Fun Ahead with Gifts Like These
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. 2. Trail of the Flower of Evil!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  4. 3. ["Even when I mess up a crook's hair..."]
    Charlie Wild Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  6. 5. ["Here comes the matador!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  7. 6. Editorial Advisory Board
  8. 7. The Killer Bear!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Riddle Me This; Necco Assorted Wafers
  10. 9. Now's the Time to Ask for a Schwinn
    Schwinn Black Phantom
  11. 10. ["A dog wags his tail..."]
    The Canine Corner
  12. 11. Jim Prentice New Amazing Electric Football
    The Electric Game Company
  13. 12. The Rockies -- Nature's Stronghold
  14. 13. Rex -- Forest Ranger!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  15. 14. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  16. 15. ["The cat-like civet of Africa..."]
    Little Stanley
  17. 16. Boys! Girls! Hurry! Get Your Beautiful U. S. Military Ring and Bracelet
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. 17. [Collie, Bull Terrier, Samoyede]
    Dog Data
  19. 18. Phoo on Goo!
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  20. 19. Superboy Says "Share with Others!"
    Superboy
  21. 20. New Double Gift Idea!
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore