(October 1955)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-08-23
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); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Mirages from Space! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Draw Bob Hope! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mirages from Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strange...the new asteroid I just discovered has the texture of glass!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The backbone is the largest single bone in the human body...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Thermometer Man (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's happening to you?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Amazing Ratios! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The size of the star Antares is so great...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Strange Thinking-Cap of Willie Jones! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Sy Barry (sourced)
Inks
Sy Barry (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The invaders from space are here!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Willie Jones; Anne; Professor Travis; Mr. Johnson
Reprints

[The Riddle of Relativity!] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?" (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dig this eager beaver, Buzzy!
Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

The PSA is produced in comics-form style.

The Amazing Two-Time Inventions (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What kind of future is in store for Earth--where the telephone has to be re-invented all over again?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Daisy Gunbook Ready! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

These 21 All-Occasion Greeting Cards Yours for Only 1¢ (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Artistic Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

"Hollywood Bride" Walking Doll (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Hollywood Bride Walking Doll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Tootsie Roll America's Favorite Candy (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Mirages from Space!
  2. 1. Draw Bob Hope!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. The Mirages from Space!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
  5. 4. ["The backbone is the largest single bone in the human body..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  6. 5. The Thermometer Man
  7. 6. Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone
    Frontier Fighters; The Legends of Daniel Boone; Tomahawk
  8. 7. ["The size of the star Antares is so great..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  9. 8. The Strange Thinking-Cap of Willie Jones!
  10. 9. [The Riddle of Relativity!]
    Spotlight on Science
  11. 10. Buzzy Asks: "What Are You Getting Out of School?"
    Buzzy
  12. 11. The Amazing Two-Time Inventions
  13. 12. Daisy Gunbook Ready!
    Daisy Air Rifles
  14. 13. These 21 All-Occasion Greeting Cards Yours for Only 1¢
    Artistic Greeting Cards
  15. 14. "Hollywood Bride" Walking Doll
    Hollywood Bride Walking Doll
  16. 15. Tootsie Roll America's Favorite Candy
    Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore