(April 1953)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-02-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The 25th Century Superboy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #187
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Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

House of Mystery / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The 25th Century Superboy (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang; Elra

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

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

Bebe / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm -- Let's see...
Genre
humor

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superman Says: "People Are People!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

The Queen of the Sea (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

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

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

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Little Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete, shovel a path to the sidewalk before Dad comes home!
Genre
humor; children

The Wizard of Westerly (Table of Contents: 11)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Jerry. Come in!
Genre
humor

Beasts from the Briny Deep (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Edwards
Pencils
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Downfall of Green Arrow (Table of Contents: 14)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints

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

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

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The 25th Century Superboy!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever
    House of Mystery
  3. 2. The 25th Century Superboy
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["Hmm -- Let's see..."]
    Bebe
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  6. 5. Superman Says: "People Are People!"
    Superman
  7. 6. The Queen of the Sea
    Aquaman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. ["Gosh, they stopped Pud on the goal line again!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. ["Pete, shovel a path to the sidewalk before Dad comes home!"]
    Little Pete
  12. 11. The Wizard of Westerly
    Johnny Quick
  13. 12. ["Hello, Jerry. Come in!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  14. 13. Beasts from the Briny Deep
  15. 14. The Downfall of Green Arrow
    Green Arrow
  16. 15. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. Bill Starts an Air Rifle Club
    Daisy Air Rifles
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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