(August 1952)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1952-06-11
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

Credits for editor confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Ira Schnapp (and logo ?)
Genre
war
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Cover Thumbnail for Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #1
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Cover gallery

Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check -- And Doublecheck!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Synopsis
Superman lectures two drivers and a bicyclist about road safety.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Last Performance! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Frank Giacoia (signed as GIACOIA)
Inks
Joe Giella (signed as Giella)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This scouting detail is like our vaudeville acts back home, Eddie.
Genre
war
Characters
Eddie Marsh; Bert Brown
Synopsis
Marsh and Brown were acrobats in civilian life, and they use their skills to take out a Nazi gunnery.
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

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

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

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[Wednesday June 18] (Table of Contents: 5)

Private Diary / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen (signed)
Pencils
Irwin Hasen (signed)
Inks
Irwin Hasen (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Indexer Notes

panel gags

Dig Your Foxhole Deep! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our patrols spotted the enemy behind that hill!
Genre
war
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Indexer Notes

Cover story. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

Radar Feet! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
David Kahn
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Bob Lander
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Put on your shoes, Kentuck!
Genre
war
Characters
PFC Lem 'Kentuck' Elkins
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Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Combat Corner / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers who received advance copies.

SOS Seabees! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! You sea-going ditch diggers...
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher who edited this issue.

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

Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; Here's Howie / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Secret of Treasure Cave (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Wilson Chem. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
  2. 1. Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check -- And Doublecheck!"
    Superman
  3. 2. Last Performance!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Top Speed Stops Spy
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  6. 5. [Wednesday June 18]
    Private Diary
  7. 6. Dig Your Foxhole Deep!
  8. 7. Message to Parents
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  10. 9. ["Today we're going to have a contest!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum; Pud
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. Radar Feet!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  14. 13. SOS Seabees!
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; Here's Howie
  16. 15. The Secret of Treasure Cave
    Wilson Chem. Co.
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  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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