(October-November 1953)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale date
1953-08-17
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Julius Schwartz (actual)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock
Glossy covers; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tow us in faster! A giant meteor is going to hit us!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
spacesuits
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Honeymoon in Space (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

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

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Lunar Craters (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

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

Sky Bar / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Christiaan Huygens (Table of Contents: 6)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Interplanetary Insurance, Inc. (Table of Contents: 8)

Interplanetary Insurance, Inc / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[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)

Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!" (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky

The Earthman and the Robot! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Stars? (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Planet in Reverse! (Table of Contents: 16)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

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

Friendship Studios, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Tow us in faster! A giant meteor is going to hit us!"]
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  3. 2. Honeymoon in Space
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Scripto
  5. 4. Lunar Craters
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Sky Bar
  7. 6. Christiaan Huygens
    Giants of the Telescope
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. Interplanetary Insurance, Inc.
    Interplanetary Insurance, Inc
  10. 9. ["Now that we're at the North Pole..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  11. 10. Editorial Advisory Board
  12. 11. Binky Says: "Give Your Pet All the Breaks!"
    Binky
  13. 12. The Earthman and the Robot!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  15. 14. Stars?
    What Do You Know About
  16. 15. The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  17. 16. Planet in Reverse!
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Friendship Studios, Inc.
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Cracker Jack
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