(April 1955)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-02-01
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Water World! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Reprints

Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Statue That Came to Life (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Kirk Dawson; Edmond Fuller; Mrs. Byrd; Venus; Jane Dow
Reprints

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

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

The Tree Man! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jay McArdle
Inks
Jay McArdle
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

Gesundheit! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Morris Waldinger

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credit by Bob Rozakis and Gene Reed.

The Famous DC Symbol (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

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

Backstage Bits / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Ed! I was in town...
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Modern Nostradamus! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Reprints

The Woman Who Knew Everything (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Water World (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Cover story. Writer's credit from Otto Binder's 1963/1964 listing of his DC credits.

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

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

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Thom McAn Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Water World!
  2. 1. Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"
    Peter Porkchops
  3. 2. The Statue That Came to Life
  4. 3. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
    My Greatest Adventure; Superman
  5. 4. The Tree Man!
  6. 5. Gesundheit!
  7. 6. The Famous DC Symbol
  8. 7. ["Hello, Ed! I was in town..."]
    Backstage Bits
  9. 8. The Modern Nostradamus!
  10. 9. The Woman Who Knew Everything
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
  12. 11. The Water World
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Thom McAn Shoes
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Edgar Loftin
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Mark Muller
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore