(November 1953)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-09-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If I don't change the course of this torpedo - it'll get the flattop!
Genre
war
Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #15
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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
?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Big Fish (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
David Kahn
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

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

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is the oddest ship I've ever been assigned to!
Genre
humor; military
Reprints

Tin Helmet! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's hurry - We'll make the native village by nightfall...
Genre
children

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Private Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ta ra ta" "I'm still sleepy!
Genre
humor; military
Reprints

War Record! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arthur Wallace
Pencils
Jay McArdle
Inks
Jay McArdle
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The "I's" Have It! (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
war

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

Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Jinx Commander (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
Eugene Hughes
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["If I don't change the course of this torpedo - it'll get the flattop!"]
  2. 1. United Nations Day -- October 24th
  3. 2. The Big Fish
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Scripto
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
  6. 5. ["This is the oddest ship I've ever been assigned to!"]
    Shorty
  7. 6. Tin Helmet!
  8. 7. ["Let's hurry - We'll make the native village by nightfall..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. ["Ta ra ta" "I'm still sleepy!"]
    Private Pete
  11. 10. War Record!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  13. 12. The "I's" Have It!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Our Army at War
  15. 14. Jinx Commander
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
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