(June 1953)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-04-27
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.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Captain Comet / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Yes, Captain Comet, this is World War III
Genre
superhero; science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover related to The Human Beehive! story inside.

Now More Than Ever- (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Human Beehive! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Reprints

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

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

Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Of Time and Earth... / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A man standing at the North Pole would...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Phantom Teleview (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Lynn Perkins ?
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

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

Ball-Band / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

The Snows of Mars! (Table of Contents: 11)

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
?

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
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Amazing Ratios... / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The number of electrons which pass through...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Hunters from the Stars (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Peter Porkchops Learns "Carelessness Is No Joke!" (Table of Contents: 16)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

May is National Daisy Air Rifle Month! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Yes, Captain Comet, this is World War III"]
    Captain Comet
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever-
    Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis
  3. 2. The Human Beehive!
    Captain Comet
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Fast Footwork Foils Foreign Agent
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  6. 5. ["A man standing at the North Pole would..."]
    Of Time and Earth...
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix
  8. 7. The Phantom Teleview
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Ball-Band
  10. 9. ["I'm scared! This really is a tough neighborhood!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. The Snows of Mars!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Spotlight on Science
  14. 13. ["The number of electrons which pass through..."]
    Amazing Ratios...
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  16. 15. The Hunters from the Stars
  17. 16. Peter Porkchops Learns "Carelessness Is No Joke!"
    Peter Porkchops
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  19. 18. May is National Daisy Air Rifle Month!
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore