(September 1954)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-07-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Super-Brat of Smallville! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy

Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Super Brat of Smallville! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bradley Ashton; Lana Lang; Superboy
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / 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
There's nothing I like better than a parade!
Genre
children

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Includes a plug for polio research.

The Lagoon of Doom! (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ? (previous index said that he is "likely" creator)
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

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

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here he is...

Indexer Notes

ad copy probably written by Boltinoff or Kashdan

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

Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel; Al Plastino (Superman figure)
Inks
Martin Naydel; Al Plastino (Superman figure)
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's always about when the light is on!
Keywords
puzzle

Johnny Quick, King of Comedy! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
Ralph Mayo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

They Defy Death (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Colors
Raymond Perry
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Varsity Vic / 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
Hi, Vic. I hear you and Kathi are through!
Genre
humor; teen

The Amazing Arrowthon! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Arnie (The Camel) Palmer
Reprints

Three Exciting New Adventures (Table of Contents: 13)

Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Insult That Turned a "Chump" into a Champ (Table of Contents: 15)

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies! (Table of Contents: 16)

Fineline / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Super-Brat of Smallville!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Work Can Be Fun!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Super Brat of Smallville!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["There's nothing I like better than a parade!"]
    Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The Lagoon of Doom!
    Aquaman
  8. 7. ["Here he is..."]
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  9. 8. ["It's always about when the light is on!"]
    Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game
  10. 9. Johnny Quick, King of Comedy!
    Johnny Quick
  11. 10. They Defy Death
  12. 11. ["Hi, Vic. I hear you and Kathi are through!"]
    Varsity Vic
  13. 12. The Amazing Arrowthon!
    Green Arrow
  14. 13. Three Exciting New Adventures
    Batman
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Colonial Studios, Inc.
  16. 15. The Insult That Turned a "Chump" into a Champ
    Charles Atlas
  17. 16. How Chuck's Fineline Pen Got Him in the Movies!
    Fineline
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