(February-March 1952)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
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

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Iron Horse's Last Run! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Sy Barry ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Indexer Notes

Toth and Barry credits per Nick Caputo, March 2011. Previous indexer credited Gil Kane


Be Yourself -- Your Best Self! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
teen
Characters:
Buzzy; Bob Hunter
Synopsis:
Buzzy teaches a classmate about self-confidence.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Iron Horse's Last Run (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Alex Toth
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Goo is Throo! (Table of Contents)

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Bert Parks
Synopsis:
Ad for Vitalis Hair Cream.

What Sparks a Champion Sparks You! (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Characters:
George Mikan
Synopsis:
Profile of George Mikan coupled with a Wheaties ad.

"W-we're lost in this cave!!" (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Bubble gum ad.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.


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 titles. Thirty-nine titles are listed. Also, a plug for A Date with Judy, braodcast Saturday mornings on ABC-TV.

The Bushwhacked Baggage (Table of Contents)

Overland Coach / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Gil Kane
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier

Out of This World (Table of Contents)

Necco Assorted Wafers / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Candy ad.

The Radar Rescue (Table of Contents)

Captain Tootsie / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
C. C. Beck
Inks:
C. C. Beck
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
adventure
Characters:
Captain Tootsie
Synopsis:
Ad for Tootsie Rolls and Tootsie Pops.

Six-Gun Showdown (Table of Contents)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Bob Lander
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Harmony Hayes

Wild West Charlie Has a Lucky Luden's Tip... (Table of Contents)

Luden's Wild Cerry Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Cowboy Charlie
Synopsis:
Cough drop ad.

The Runaway Indians (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Alvin Schwartz
Pencils:
Mort Drucker
Inks:
Mort Drucker
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Characters:
Wolf-Head
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Smoke Signal (Table of Contents)

Word Hunt / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Synopsis:
How many four-letter words can you make from the letters in "smoke signal?"

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
J. S. Liebowitz (Business Manager)
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:
Lists the various owners of All-American Western which includes National Comics Publications, Inc. and several individuals.

Wonder Warriors of the West (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
David Kahn [as Dan King]
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
Raymond Perry
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction; western-frontier
Characters:
Geronimo
Synopsis:
Brief history of the various tribes that comprised the Apache nation.

Terror on the Telegraph Trail (Table of Contents)

Foley of the Fighting Fifth / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western-frontier
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

"No Square Dance for me tonight!" (Table of Contents)

Squeekie / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Squeekie
Synopsis:
Ad for Wildroot Liquid Cream SHampoo.

Enter here -- if you Dare! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
occult
Synopsis:
Ad for House of Mystery #2.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


Get the Famous Daisy 1000 Shot Red Ryder Carbine (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-frontier
Characters:
Red Ryder; Little Beaver
Synopsis:
Ad for Daisy Air Rifles, models 111 and 311.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. The Iron Horse's Last Run!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. 1. Be Yourself -- Your Best Self!
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Iron Horse's Last Run
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 3. Goo is Throo!
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  5. 4. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  6. 5. "W-we're lost in this cave!!"
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  7. 6. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  8. 7. The Bushwhacked Baggage
    Overland Coach
  9. 8. Out of This World
    Necco Assorted Wafers
  10. 9. The Radar Rescue
    Captain Tootsie
  11. 10. Six-Gun Showdown
    Minstrel Maverick
  12. 11. Wild West Charlie Has a Lucky Luden's Tip...
    Luden's Wild Cerry Cough Drops
  13. 12. The Runaway Indians
  14. 13. Smoke Signal
    Word Hunt
  15. 14. Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation...
  16. 15. Wonder Warriors of the West
  17. 16. Terror on the Telegraph Trail
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  18. 17. "No Square Dance for me tonight!"
    Squeekie
  19. 18. Enter here -- if you Dare!
    House of Mystery
  20. 19. Get the Famous Daisy 1000 Shot Red Ryder Carbine
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed
  • Nick Caputo
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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