(December 1954)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-10-26
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.

Smallville's Worst Athlete! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Timothy Marker
Reprints
Keywords
football

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Smallville's Worst Athlete! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Woolfolk
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Timothy Marker; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent
Synopsis
Superboy helps a small but determined student find his rightful place on the high school football team.
Keywords
football; Kent General Store; Smallville High

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!" (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy
Synopsis
Superboy convinces some kids to respect people from other countries and learn about those other lands.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly; previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated June 1951.

The Courtship of Tubby Watts! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Hilda Hupp; Hiram Hupp
Synopsis
Tubby accidentally saves a wealthy girl from drowning and he becomes infatuated with her (and her father's money), but she's not interested - especially when she meets Johnny Quick.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

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
R-ring!" "H'lo, Junior. Is Don ready to go out?
Genre
humor

Fighting Flags (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Fred Doby
Pencils
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Inks
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Colors
Raymond Perry (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from All Hands: The Bureau of Naval Personnel Information Bulletin

Green Arrow in Wonderland! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Gunner Morrison; Lefty
Synopsis
Roy is acting in a youth production of Alice in Wonderland. Later, Green Arrow and Speedy chase the Morrison Gang into the same theater, and during a struggle with the crooks everyone is tear-gassed and seems to have been transported to Wonderland.
Reprints
Keywords
Alice in Wonderland

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

FUNman's Fun Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Smallville's Worst Athlete!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Smallville's Worst Athlete!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Superboy Says: "Know Your Country!"
    Superboy
  6. 5. The Courtship of Tubby Watts!
    Johnny Quick
  7. 6. ["Here is the trick which has amazed visitors..."]
    The Adventures of the Dubble Bubble Kids
  8. 7. Editorial Advisory Board
  9. 8. ["R-ring!" "H'lo, Junior. Is Don ready to go out?"]
    Varsity Vic
  10. 9. Fighting Flags
  11. 10. Green Arrow in Wonderland!
    Green Arrow
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    FUNman's Fun Club
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zee