(April 1956)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale date
1956-01-31
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); Robert Kanigher (uncredited)
Color
color
Dimensions
standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched (squarebound #242, 269, 275, 280)
Publishing Format
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Diary of a Fighting Pilot! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti (signed)
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Diary of a Fighter Pilot! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Irv Novick (signed)
Inks
Irv Novick (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The One and Only Superman (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

Frogman Battle Album! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Arthur Peddy
Inks
Arthur Peddy
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

G.I. Without a Gun! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!" (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
Characters
Binky; Allergy

Mark of a Soldier (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; military

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

Khaki-Yaks / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A neat idea for cooling the soup, Colonel!
Genre
humor; military
Reprints

Shortcut -- War! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Bob Forgione
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Diary of a Fighting Pilot!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  3. 2. Diary of a Fighter Pilot!
  4. 3. The One and Only Superman
  5. 4. Frogman Battle Album!
  6. 5. G.I. Without a Gun!
  7. 6. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
  8. 7. Binky Says: "It's Fun to Belong!"
    Binky
  9. 8. Mark of a Soldier
  10. 9. ["A neat idea for cooling the soup, Colonel!"]
    Khaki-Yaks
  11. 10. Shortcut -- War!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
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