(March 1956)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1956-01-24
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 Human Battery! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Reprints

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Human Battery! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
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) (Expand) /

Showcase; Fire Fighters / promo (ad from the publisher) / 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
If a fragment of the Sun about the size of a pinhead fell on Earth…
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Flying Raincoat (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
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)

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
A sphere will roll down an inclined plane faster than a cube...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

Strange Secret of the Time Capsule! (Table of Contents: 8)

Darwin Jones / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Gil Kane
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: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Changing Shape of the Earth! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Man of a Thousand Shapes! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
An alien lawman comes to Earth and works in a carnival sideshow, hoping to attract the attention of the criminal he is seeking when word spreads about his fantastic ability to change shape.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Human Battery!
  2. 1. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. The Human Battery!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; Fire Fighters
  5. 4. ["If a fragment of the Sun about the size of a pinhead fell on Earth…"]
    Amazing Ratios!
  6. 5. The Flying Raincoat
  7. 6. ["A sphere will roll down an inclined plane faster than a cube..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong if You Believe That--
  8. 7. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!
    Binky
  9. 8. Strange Secret of the Time Capsule!
    Darwin Jones
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  11. 10. The Changing Shape of the Earth!
    Spotlight on Science
  12. 11. Man of a Thousand Shapes!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Company
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  • Matthew Head
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore