(April 1955)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-02-15
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Robert Kanigher (editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Lifenet to Beach Red! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

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

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lifenet to Beach Red! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
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) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Private 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
Ta ta ta" "Mess call!
Genre
humor; war; military

Cannon Camera! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Script credited elsewhere to "Causin" which Jerry Bails' Who's Who suggests is a Kanigher pseudonym.

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

American Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Camouflage, Arctic Quartermaster, Entertainment for Underwater Personnel] (Table of Contents: 7)

This Ain't the Army / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; war

Battlefield Trapper! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
Art Peddy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

The Super Super Sabre (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Walking Flier! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher ?
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Script credited to "Causin" elsewhere which Jerry Bails's Who's Who suggests is a pseudonym for Kanigher.

Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!" (Table of Contents: 11)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie; Mervin Mouse

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lifenet to Beach Red!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  3. 2. Lifenet to Beach Red!
  4. 3. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
    Action Comics; Tomahawk
  5. 4. ["Ta ta ta" "Mess call!"]
    Private Pete
  6. 5. Cannon Camera!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Company
  8. 7. [Camouflage, Arctic Quartermaster, Entertainment for Underwater Personnel]
    This Ain't the Army
  9. 8. Battlefield Trapper!
  10. 9. The Super Super Sabre
  11. 10. The Walking Flier!
  12. 11. Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"
    Peter Porkchops
  13. 12. Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
    Charles Atlas
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