(November 1955)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-09-25
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); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Fireproof Man! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Fireproof Man (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
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)

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?" (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff
Synopsis
Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Emperor of Planet X (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

Superman Playsuit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Amazing Ratios! / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Atoms are so small that 200 million of them...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

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

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Al Capp ?
Pencils
Al Capp ?
Inks
Al Capp ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Chuckle! - We've got Fosdick locked in the time capsule!!
Genre
satire-parody

Invasion from Inner Space! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

[The Bombardment of Earth!] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; math & science

We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!" (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Watchdogs of the Universe! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Danny Bolton; Danny's father
Synopsis
Danny's father tells him a tale of being a member of the Watchdogs of the Universe, a group that saves planets from catastrophes but never takes credit for their actions.
Reprints
Keywords
Halley's Comet; Meteor Crater; tidal wave

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Satellite Statistics! / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If an eclipse of the Sun and the planet Mars...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Miniature Spy Camera / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Fireproof Man!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  3. 2. The Fireproof Man
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  5. 4. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
    Buzzy
  6. 5. The Emperor of Planet X
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Superman Playsuit
  8. 7. ["Atoms are so small that 200 million of them..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  9. 8. ["Chuckle! - We've got Fosdick locked in the time capsule!!"]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 9. Invasion from Inner Space!
  11. 10. [The Bombardment of Earth!]
    Spotlight on Science
  12. 11. We Point with Pride to Our "Hall of Trophies!"
  13. 12. The Watchdogs of the Universe!
  14. 13. ["If an eclipse of the Sun and the planet Mars..."]
    Satellite Statistics!
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Miniature Spy Camera
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore