(October 1954)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-08-23
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 Journey of the Second Superboy! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Kral from Titan
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit from Bob Hughes.

Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!" (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 Journey of the Second Superboy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Kral from Titan; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
Reprints
Keywords
kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Script credit from Martin O'Hearn. Inks credit from Bob Hughes.

Titan is really a moon of Saturn, though Kral mistakenly calls it a moon of Jupiter.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Emperor of the Sea! (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
King Neptune (villain)

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

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

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

Little Pete / 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
In Person! Today at 1 P.M. The Masked Rider at the Ace Super Market
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

The Parakeet Pet Craze (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Winston
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Million-Dollar Photograph! (Table of Contents: 10)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Speedy; Harry Bannion Mob (villains); "Flashbulb" Benson (villain)
Reprints

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Journey of the Second Superboy!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Buzzy Has the Answer to "School Blues!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. The Journey of the Second Superboy!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Look - There's Ruffy!"]
    Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. The Emperor of the Sea!
    Aquaman
  8. 7. ["Join Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy..."]
    Congo Bill
  9. 8. ["In Person! Today at 1 P.M. The Masked Rider at the Ace Super Market"]
    Little Pete
  10. 9. The Parakeet Pet Craze
  11. 10. The Million-Dollar Photograph!
    Green Arrow
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore