(February-March 1956)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-12-11
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 Impossible World Named Earth! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The mind machines clearly reveals my patient's delusions!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Dwight Eisenhower
Reprints

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) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Impossible World Named Earth! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder (sourced)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As real as my patient's vision seems, there is no world called Earth!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

Mystery in Space! / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Though the volume of a comet may be larger...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.33 page (report information)

Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer (Table of Contents: 5)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
During the years 1870 and 1905, this solar physicist organized and led eight British government expeditions all over the world to observe and study eclipses...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science; biography
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Information for this sequence from Arthur Lortie.

The Boomerang World! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Frank Giacoia (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Everything I try to land on this world, my ship bounces away!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Daisy Gunbook Ready! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Planets of Wonder! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Due to the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?" (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Susie, I'm baby-sitting for Mrs. Williams tonight and I'm kind of new at it...
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Susie; Buzzy; Mrs. Williams; Johnny Williams

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

The Patent Planet (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
With my rain-making invention, I will be able to eliminate the desert wastelands of Mars!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
John Carrick
Reprints

Solar System Satellites (Table of Contents: 11)

Wonders of Space / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Prior to the fifteenth century, all objects that moved through the sky...
Genre
non-fiction; history

The Robinson Crusoe of Space! (Table of Contents: 12)

Space Cabbie [Space Cabby] / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
When you're in the space-taxi business, like I am, you need an accurate meter to click off trips millions of times longer than any cab on Earth!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Space Cabbie; Gabby (talking parrot)
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Sworn to by J. S. Liebowitz, Business Manager on September 23, 1955. No circulation data.

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Impossible World Named Earth!
  2. 1. ["Free! British African stamps and illustrated booklet"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. 2. The Impossible World Named Earth!
  4. 3. ["Though the volume of a comet may be larger..."]
    Mystery in Space!
  5. 4. ["That record'll repeat itself forever!!"]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. 5. Sir Joseph Norman Lockyer
    Giants of the Telescope
  7. 6. The Boomerang World!
  8. 7. Daisy Gunbook Ready!
    Daisy Air Rifles
  9. 8. ["Due to the turbulence of the Earth's atmosphere..."]
    Planets of Wonder!
  10. 9. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"
    Buzzy
  11. 10. The Patent Planet
  12. 11. Solar System Satellites
    Wonders of Space
  13. 12. The Robinson Crusoe of Space!
    Space Cabbie [Space Cabby]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. ["100 toy soldiers $1.25"]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. ["Do you need extra money? $40.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes..."]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  17. 16. ["I gained 53 lbs. of shapely power-packed muscles!"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. ["Given - Given - Given we are reliable"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Bill Devine
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore