(April 1952)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
44
Indicia frequency:
monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
Format:
Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

The Duel of the Superboys! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy

Be Sure of Your Facts! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

The Duel of the Superboys! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Writer A (John Broome?)
Pencils:
John Sikela
Inks:
John Sikela
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy; green kryptonite
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

writer id by Martin O'Hearn; proto-red K story


["What are you working on, Professor?"] (Table of Contents)

Professor Eureka / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Reprints:

Mystery of the Disappearing Island (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
George Kashdan
Pencils:
Ramona Fradon
Inks:
Ramona Fradon
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Aquaman
Reprints:

The Man With the Magic Fingers (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Miller
Pencils:
Paul Norris
Inks:
Paul Norris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Johnny Quick; Tubby Watts

["What? You got a new convertible?"] (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 (signed)

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Reprints:

["Hello, Mr. Mooney. Is my dad in?"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Reprints:

The Rocket's Red Glare (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Donald King
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction

The Dog You'd Like to Own! (Table of Contents)

Rex the Wonder Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
adventure; animal
Synopsis:
house ad for The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog #2.

The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin! (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Ed Herron
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow; Speedy
Reprints:

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. The Duel of the Superboys!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Be Sure of Your Facts!
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Duel of the Superboys!
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["What are you working on, Professor?"]
    Professor Eureka
  5. 4. Mystery of the Disappearing Island
    Aquaman
  6. 5. The Man With the Magic Fingers
    Johnny Quick
  7. 6. ["What? You got a new convertible?"]
    Peg
  8. 7. ["Hello, Mr. Mooney. Is my dad in?"]
    Little Pete
  9. 8. The Rocket's Red Glare
  10. 9. The Dog You'd Like to Own!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  11. 10. The Baffling Bullets of Big John Garvin!
    Green Arrow
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