(May-June 1952)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price:
0.15 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
bi-monthly
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

none (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Winslow Mortimer
Inks:
Winslow Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Batman; Robin

Happy Hobby Time (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero; fact
Characters:
Superboy; Frank
Synopsis:
Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

'Scoop' Smith, Boy Reporter (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis:
A teen age genius becomes the Daily Planet's star reporter- and then publisher of a rival paper!

[Bronco Buster] (Table of Contents)

Word Round-Up / activity / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western

The Amazing Robot Archer (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
George Papp (signed)
Inks:
George Papp (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver]; Speedy [Roy]
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Indexer Notes

The Robot Archer is a tank.


["Who's that new handsome man on the campus?"] (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:
teen; humor

[What is the oldest food consumed by man?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

Letterer credit added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.


The Treasure In The Ice (Table of Contents)

Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Gardner F. Fox
Pencils:
Howard Sherman
Inks:
Howard Sherman
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western
Characters:
Wyoming Kid

["Hello, White Cloud. I hear your son is back from eastern college"] (Table of Contents)

Chief Hot-Foot / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

The Topsy-Turvy Treasure Hunt (Table of Contents)

Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Bob Brown ?
Inks:
Dan Barry ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Tom Sparks; Joan

["K.P. - Phooey!"] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor; military
Reprints: show reprint note before migration

Of Spies and Men (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Will Yolen (signed)
Pencils:
Raymond Perry
Inks:
Raymond Perry
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact

["What an expensive date she is."] (Table of Contents)

Jerry The Jitterbug / 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:
teen; humor

The Murder of Bruce Wayne (Table of Contents)

Batman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
David Vern
Pencils:
Bob Kane (signed)(Batman & Robin figures); Lew Sayre Schwartz
Inks:
Charles Paris
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Roger Keep (villain)
Synopsis:
A member of the International Chemical Company's Board of Trustees decides that the other members are trying to defraud the stockholders, so derives a plan to kill them all....including Bruce Wayne!
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Indexer Notes

Added pencil credit [Kane] by Craig Delich (Dec. 2005). Synopsis added by Craig Delich 11-24-07.


["And run out Immediately and buy a box of Crummy-Wummies - they're wonderful!"] (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

Content Information

Genre:
humor; children

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Happy Hobby Time
    Superboy
  2. 2. 'Scoop' Smith, Boy Reporter
    Superman
  3. 3. [Bronco Buster]
    Word Round-Up
  4. 4. The Amazing Robot Archer
    Green Arrow
  5. 5. ["Who's that new handsome man on the campus?"]
    Peg
  6. 6. [What is the oldest food consumed by man?]
    Quick Quiz
  7. 7. The Treasure In The Ice
    Wyoming Kid
  8. 8. ["Hello, White Cloud. I hear your son is back from eastern college"]
    Chief Hot-Foot
  9. 9. The Topsy-Turvy Treasure Hunt
    Tom Sparks, Boy Inventor
  10. 10. ["K.P. - Phooey!"]
    Private Pete
  11. 11. Of Spies and Men
  12. 12. ["What an expensive date she is."]
    Jerry The Jitterbug
  13. 13. The Murder of Bruce Wayne
    Batman
  14. 14. ["And run out Immediately and buy a box of Crummy-Wummies - they're wonderful!"]
    Little Pete
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