(February 1955)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1954-12-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Human Icicle! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Colder professor, colder! You must freeze me at absolute zero--or I'll die!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Human Icicle! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This terrible heat is making me burn with thirst!
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A humanoid alien from Pluto who has temporarily exchanged himself with an Earth scientist must be subjected to absolute zero temperatures or he will die.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1954
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G, Donenfeld, R. Liebowitz, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin & J.I. Golinko as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc,. all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Binky's Special Christmas Quiz (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In what country do the children make an outdoor Christmas tree of wheat sheaves for the birds?
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy; teen
Characters
Binky
Synopsis
Descriptions of Christmas customs in various countries.

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

Martian Masquerade! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
They came from Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter--alien creatures from the far regions of interplanetary space!
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A Martian invader thinks that he has successfully disguised himself as an Earth man but one thing gives him away.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Falling Objects! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Because of the rotation of the Earth, a heavy object dropped from a height will not...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The black patches visible on the moon are mountains...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Interplanetary Swap Shop! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Let's see what happens when I place this rose-filled vase inside the tank!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
George Horton; Betty Horton
Synopsis
George and Betty Horton have a fish tank that somehow acts as a portal to Venus where objects can he exchanged between the planets.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[Planetary Movements!] (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If an Earthman were to look at the nine planets of the solar system through a telescope...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Indexer Notes

This feature contains three articles:
1. Planetary Movements!
2. Water vs. Land!
3. The Soundless Universe!

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

Amazing Ratios / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every square yard of the earth's surface directly exposed to the sun...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Millionaire Robot! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Henry Sharp
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nice fire, eh, Harvey? I have money to burn you know!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Harvey Murdock; Jonathan Murdock
Synopsis
A renegade robot inherits a huge fortune from his creator, then proceeds to squander it and behave recklessly.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Story continues in the following issue (#54).

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

Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Human Icicle!
  2. 1. ["Now - For the first time..."]
    My Greatest Adventure
  3. 2. The Human Icicle!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. ["Ring around a Tootsie Roll, what a lovely treat."]
    Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. Binky's Special Christmas Quiz
    Binky
  7. 6. Martian Masquerade!
  8. 7. Falling Objects!
  9. 8. ["Hey kids! See if you're smarter than the Smith brothers!"]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  10. 9. ["The black patches visible on the moon are mountains..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  11. 10. Interplanetary Swap Shop!
  12. 11. [Planetary Movements!]
    Spotlight on Science
  13. 12. ["Every square yard of the earth's surface directly exposed to the sun..."]
    Amazing Ratios
  14. 13. The Millionaire Robot! [Part 1]
  15. 14. ["Do you need extra money? $40.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes..."]
    Cheerful Card Company
  16. 15. ["Here's the easy step-by-step way to fix any car in a jiffy!"]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  17. 16. ["If you get a stunning $10.98 dress without paying 1¢...will you wear and show it in your community?"]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore