(June-July 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

The Phantoms of the Desert! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

Hop on the Welfare Wagon (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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Synopsis:
Superman explains the importance of contributing to community hospitals.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


Phantoms of the Desert (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Kanigher
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino
Inks:
Sy Barry
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western
Characters:
Johnny Thunder

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:
Ted Williams
Synopsis:
Wheaties cereal ad.

["Boy! He's excited!"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Bubble gum ad.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Synopsis:
A list of members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-eight titles are listed. Also a plug for the television program A Date with Judy, Saturday mornings on ABC.

Bandits' Holiday (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

Gleams as it Cleans - Cleans as it Gleams! (Table of Contents)

Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Synopsis:
Shampoo ad.

Indexer Notes

In some comics this same ad appears with Squeekie as the feature name.


Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook (Table of Contents)

Another Jim Wise P. F. Adventure Story / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
Jim Wise
Synopsis:
Ad for PF Canvas shoes made by Hood Rubber Company and B. F. Goodrich.

Cowboy - Indian Talk (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
Explanations of the terms Indian Up, Indian Broke, Indian Haircut and Good Indian.

The Town That Hated Music (Table of Contents)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Bernard Sachs
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

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 Toughest Town in the West (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
fact; western
Synopsis:
A short history of Dodge City, Kansas.

The Fightin' Redhead (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
John Broome
Pencils:
Frank Giacoia
Inks:
Joe Giella
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Western

Can You Imagine Batman and Superman Together? (Table of Contents)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Batman; Lois Lane
Synopsis:
Ad for Superman #76.

Start Your Own Collection Now! (Table of Contents)

Wheaties / advertisement / pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
sports
Synopsis:
Ad for trading cards found on the back of Wheaties packages.

Fourth of July Gold Strike (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
western
Synopsis:
The tale of a gold strike near Dogtown, Nevada.

The oldest symbol in comics... (Table of Contents)

DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Carmine Infantino; Bob Oksner
Inks:
Sy Barry; Bernard Sachs
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
western; science fiction
Characters:
Trigger Twins
Synopsis:
Ads for All-Star Western #65 and Mystery in Space #8.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.


257 Air Rifles Given (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
Synopsis:
Ad for the new Daisy Defender, the Daisy Pump Gun, the Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine, and the Daisy Gravity-Fed Repeater.

Indexer Notes

Back cover.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Hop on the Welfare Wagon
    Superman
  2. 2. Phantoms of the Desert
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 3. What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
    Wheaties
  4. 4. ["Boy! He's excited!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  5. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  6. 6. Bandits' Holiday
    Overland Coach
  7. 7. Gleams as it Cleans - Cleans as it Gleams!
    Wildroot Liquid Cream Shampoo
  8. 8. Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
    Another Jim Wise P. F. Adventure Story
  9. 9. Cowboy - Indian Talk
  10. 10. The Town That Hated Music
    Minstrel Maverick
  11. 11. Out of This World
    Necco Assorted Wafers
  12. 12. The Toughest Town in the West
  13. 13. The Fightin' Redhead
    Foley of the Fighting Fifth
  14. 14. Can You Imagine Batman and Superman Together?
    Superman
  15. 15. Start Your Own Collection Now!
    Wheaties
  16. 16. Fourth of July Gold Strike
  17. 17. The oldest symbol in comics...
    DC Comics
  18. 18. 257 Air Rifles Given
    Daisy Air Rifles
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