(May 1953)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-03-25
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Comet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's fantastic -- But Dr. Sarcon's brain-exchange experiment has succeeded!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover related to The Challenge of Man-Ape the Mighty! story inside.

Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hi, Danny. Coming to our meeting later?
Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover contains a PSA produced in comics-form style.

The Challenge of Man-Ape the Mighty! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Comet / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I--I'm trapped in this ape's body!
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Reprints

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

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

Around the World in 96 Minutes (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In the near future 1000-pound unmanned rockets will be shot into space...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Ride a Bike- It's Fun! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Comets have permanent tails...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Atomic Invasion! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Inks
Bernie Krigstein (signed as B. Krigstein)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That ship from space--it's going right through the Earth!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

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

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

Dizzy Whirl of Earth! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A man standing on the surface of the Earth is scarcely aware of the fact...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Human Bullet! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If the mouse reacts to my pill as I expect, I'll try it on a human next!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Contains five articles:
1. Ice Age Head!
2. The Twilight Zone!
3. Star Bright!
4. Water-Conserving Plants!
5. Radio Wave Reflector!

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Probability Zero (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boiling water turns to ice!
Genre
science fiction
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)

Buy a Daisy ... Join a Junior Air Rifle Club! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Sheaffer's Skrip / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["It's fantastic -- But Dr. Sarcon's brain-exchange experiment has succeeded!"]
    Captain Comet
  2. 1. Buzzy Gets Tips on Choosing a Profession!
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Challenge of Man-Ape the Mighty!
    Captain Comet
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Around the World in 96 Minutes
  6. 5. Ride a Bike- It's Fun!
    Bendix Coaster Brake
  7. 6. ["Comets have permanent tails..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  8. 7. The Atomic Invasion!
  9. 8. ["Here's the maze of mirrors, Pud..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. Dizzy Whirl of Earth!
  12. 11. The Human Bullet!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Spotlight on Science
  14. 13. The Line of Stars
  15. 14. Probability Zero
  16. 15. Superman Is on Television!
    The Adventures of Superman
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. Buy a Daisy ... Join a Junior Air Rifle Club!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Sheaffer's Skrip
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore