(May-June 1956)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-02-28
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Secret of Channel 10! (Table of Contents)

Mr. District Attorney / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And as one of our customers, Mr. Harrington, says--"you've got instant getaway power with a 1956 Zephyr!
Genre
detective-mystery; drama
Characters
Mr. District Attorney (disguised as Trigger Burns); Miss Miller
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Big Heist (Table of Contents: 2)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
detective-mystery; drama

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello! You're new around here, aren't you?
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Showcase; Kings of the Wild / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Boom Town Rookies (Table of Contents: 6)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
detective-mystery; drama

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

Strange Laws / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
But, officer, I wasn't speeding!
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

[Poison Pen] (Table of Contents: 10)

The D.A. File / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; crime

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Casey, some woman called and said something about burglars...
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Secret of Channel 10 (Table of Contents: 12)

Mr. District Attorney / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
detective-mystery; drama

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secret of Channel 10!
    Mr. District Attorney
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Big Heist
    Mr. District Attorney
  4. 3. ["Hello! You're new around here, aren't you?"]
    Casey the Cop
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Showcase; Kings of the Wild
  7. 6. The Boom Town Rookies
    Mr. District Attorney
  8. 7. ["But, officer, I wasn't speeding!"]
    Strange Laws
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  10. 9. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
    Superman
  11. 10. [Poison Pen]
    The D.A. File
  12. 11. ["Casey, some woman called and said something about burglars..."]
    Casey the Cop
  13. 12. The Secret of Channel 10
    Mr. District Attorney
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  16. 15. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Paul Robinson
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore