(July 1953)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-05-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor); George Kashdan (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Superboy Car Laundry
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Terrible Truant! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Hiram Scrabble; Jero [also as Jerome Smith] (from Xanadu); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Indexer Notes

inker credit by Bob Hughes

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

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Bearcat Sets Basepath on Fire (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Hunter of the Seven Seas! (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Joseph Lundgren
Reprints

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

Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Victory by Deception (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Major Mars; Popsicle / advertisement / 1 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)

Stand-in for 100 Convicts! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
Don C. Cameron ?
Pencils
Hi Mankin
Inks
Hi Mankin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Warden Wallace; Mauler Murphy (villain); Chief Griggs
Synopsis
Johnny Quick covers for 99 convicts while they prove their innocence.
Reprints
Keywords
diamonds; prison

Indexer Notes

credits from Rich Morrissey's notes

You'll See Stars (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Around the World in Eighty Arrows (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
Bill Finger ?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Speedy

Indexer Notes

writer credit by Bob Hughes

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Giant Beach Ball / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Superboy Car Laundry"]
    Superboy
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Terrible Truant!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Roadmaster
  5. 4. Bearcat Sets Basepath on Fire
    A Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  6. 5. The Hunter of the Seven Seas!
    Aquaman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer
  8. 7. Victory by Deception
    Major Mars; Popsicle
  9. 8. ["It's stopped snowing at last!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. Stand-in for 100 Convicts!
    Johnny Quick
  12. 11. You'll See Stars
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  14. 13. Around the World in Eighty Arrows
    Green Arrow
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Giant Beach Ball
  17. 16. The Line of Stars
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Milky Way
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dan Kocher
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore