(February 1956)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-12-20
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 Prisoner from Pluto! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Gil Kane (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thanks to this brain-converter, when they release my cellmate tomorrow, I'll be walking out in his body!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
jail cell

Draw Me... (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Prisoner from Pluto! (Table of Contents: 2)

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
Who was the strange jailbird from outer space?
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

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

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
One kilowatt-hour of electricity will furnish...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

The Rock-and-Roll Kid from Mars! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Everyone's rockin' and rollin' to Larry Lowry's music--except us!
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Larry Lowry; Gruj; Art Price; Bill Brown
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The greatest man-made noise ever heard on Earth...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?" (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

War of the Mind Readers! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fire all your puny atomic weapons! They cannot stop our warships!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

From Zero to Infinity! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
How many states are there in the Union!
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

The Man Who Grew Wings! (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
With my speed of 6,000 miles an hour, I can overtake that craft and solve the great mystery of the flying saucers!
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Scientist Hal Worth accidentally discovers a serum that causes him to grow wings and assume other bird-like abilities, which he uses to stop an alien invasion.
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Dean Studios; Movyland Studios / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Prisoner from Pluto!
  2. 1. Draw Me...
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. The Prisoner from Pluto!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  5. 4. ["One kilowatt-hour of electricity will furnish..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  6. 5. The Rock-and-Roll Kid from Mars!
  7. 6. ["The greatest man-made noise ever heard on Earth..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  8. 7. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"
    Buzzy
  9. 8. War of the Mind Readers!
  10. 9. ["Daisy gunbook ready!"]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  11. 10. From Zero to Infinity!
    Spotlight on Science
  12. 11. The Man Who Grew Wings!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
  14. 13. ["Identify even the strangest stamps--at a glance!"]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  15. 14. ["Do you need extra money? $40.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes..."]
    Cheerful Card / Cheerful House Cards and Stationery
  16. 15. ["Friends! Here's how to get at almost no cost your new real, live miniature dog"]
    Dean Studios; Movyland Studios
  17. 16. ["Given - Given - Given we are reliable"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore