(July-August 1952)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-05-21
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Battle of Suicide Forest! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; adventure

Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Margie; Tommy; Suzie
Synopsis
Teenagers try to cope with the social stigma of a relative suffering from mental illness.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Battle of Suicide Forest! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; adventure
Synopsis
In a flashback story, Rex recalls how he and the then Lt. Dennis won the silver star in WWII. Rex quote: "He doesn't recognize me! His eyes are empty"

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Turns Terrific Clout Into Out! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Meet Detective Chimp! (Table of Contents: 6)

Detective Chimp / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; detective-mystery
Synopsis
When Bobo's owner, Fred Thorpe, is murdered he leads Sheriff Chase to the killer. Bobo Quote:"Ik-ik-chk"
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Mission to the Moon (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Major Mars; Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

1952 Champion (Table of Contents: 10)

Canine Corner / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Dogs You Hardly Ever See (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Terror Island! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; adventure
Synopsis
Rex teaches dog hater Frank Ferris that Rex is man's best friend. Rex quote:"Don't go in there it has an evil scent.."

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Saluki, Eskimo, Basset Hound] (Table of Contents: 15)

Dog Data / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction; animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Craziest Pair in History- (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Champion Larry Yogi Berra Sparks Yankees! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Battle of Suicide Forest!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  2. 1. Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Battle of Suicide Forest!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Riddle Me This; Necco
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  6. 5. Turns Terrific Clout Into Out!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  7. 6. Meet Detective Chimp!
    Detective Chimp
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Mission to the Moon
    Major Mars; Popsicle
  10. 9. ["Is the safari ready to start?"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  11. 10. 1952 Champion
    Canine Corner
  12. 11. Dogs You Hardly Ever See
  13. 12. Terror Island!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  14. 13. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  16. 15. [Saluki, Eskimo, Basset Hound]
    Dog Data
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers
  18. 17. The Craziest Pair in History-
    The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
  19. 18. Champion Larry Yogi Berra Sparks Yankees!
    Wheaties
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore