(April-May 1953)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-02-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (credited) (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Signboard in Space! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Calling all Martians!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
distress signals; SOS; spacecraft

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Space Squadron / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Signboard in Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gene Colan
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strange markings on that alien planet!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Hothouse World! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Greetings Earthman! Welcome to Mars!
Reprints

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

Our Army at War; Gang Busters / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Toy Earth! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sam Merwin
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as Kane)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (signed as Sachs)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Think she'll really get out there, Joe?

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

Mysteries in Space... / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If oxygen were present on the Moon...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Necco / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Micro-Meteors (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Most of the millions of meteors that enter the Earth's atmosphere every day from outer space are too small to...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Pluto? (Table of Contents: 12)

What Do You Know About / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
1. The discovery of the planet Pluto was made on January 21, 1930...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Two pages of quiz questions and answers about the planet Pluto.

Superman Says: "People Are People!" (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Great scott! A circus lion on the loose!
Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

The Planet Nobody Wanted! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a wonderful planet!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Sleamer
Synopsis
John Sleamer and his crew find a habitable planet to take over for Earth. When the natives are only to eager to leave Sleamer won't listen to why they want to leave.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Superman Is on Television! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Draw Me! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Signboard in Space!
  2. 1. ["Calling all space rangers!"]
    Space Squadron
  3. 2. Signboard in Space!
  4. 3. ["Says he's got to save the Wildroot Cream-Oil because it's his hair's best friend."]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. ["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The Hothouse World!
  8. 7. ["The oldest symbol in comics..."]
    Our Army at War; Gang Busters
  9. 8. The Toy Earth!
  10. 9. ["If oxygen were present on the Moon..."]
    Mysteries in Space...
  11. 10. ["This is really something!"]
    Necco
  12. 11. Micro-Meteors
  13. 12. Pluto?
    What Do You Know About
  14. 13. Superman Says: "People Are People!"
    Superman
  15. 14. The Planet Nobody Wanted!
  16. 15. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  17. 16. Draw Me!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  18. 17. ["Now you can be a "cracker-jack" at auto repairs!"]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  19. 18. ["I'm takin' it easy this Easter!"]
    Milky Way
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Per Sandell
  • Brian Stewart
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore