(November 1953)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-09-28
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 (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Seeing-Eye Humans! (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
You will be my "eyes" Captain Comet!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Captain Comet
Reprints

United Nations Day - October 24th (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a far cry from the ancient Tower of Babel, with its confusion of many tongues...
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

The Seeing-Eye Humans! (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Destroy the Earth rebel-- or our world is doomed to eternal blindness!
Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
"Big Mase" Masefield; Professor Zackro; Captain Comet
Reprints

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

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two people see the same rainbow...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Space Twister (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sid Gerson
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed as Gil Kane)
Inks
Sy Barry (signed as Sy Barry)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I only have time to grab a handful of these golden nuggets and return to Earth...
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Eric Larson; Anne Lawson; Hogat
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Panel one mention's Eric wife, but panel two misspells her last name as Lawson instead of Larson.

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[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)

Detour Through Time (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 3.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You want me to fix your spaceship?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

[Air-Conditioned Spaceships!] (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

This feature contains four articles:
1. Air-Conditioned Spaceships!
2. Planets and Elements!
3. Color Change!
4. Stars Behind the Moon!

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

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

Invasion from the World Below! (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mann Rubin
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Okay, White, I've been trailing you all day!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Tootsie Roll Contest (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Seeing-Eye Humans!
    Captain Comet
  2. 1. United Nations Day - October 24th
  3. 2. The Seeing-Eye Humans!
    Captain Comet
  4. 3. ["Scripto guarantees the best...in writing!"]
    Scripto
  5. 4. ["Theres everything every boy wants in... Lionel trains with magnetraction"]
    Lionel Trains
  6. 5. ["Two people see the same rainbow..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  7. 6. The Space Twister
  8. 7. ["Hey kids! Back back to school on the best!"]
    Schwinn
  9. 8. ["Let's hurry-we'll make the native village by nightfall-"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. Detour Through Time
  12. 11. ["It's easy to see which one of these guys uses Wildroot Cream-Oil!"]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  13. 12. [Air-Conditioned Spaceships!]
    Spotlight on Science
  14. 13. The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  15. 14. Invasion from the World Below!
  16. 15. ["He won by 6 points with AMF Roadmaster!"]
    Roadmaster
  17. 16. ["How to fix any part of any car!"]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  18. 17. Tootsie Roll Contest
    Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)