(May 1956)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1956-03-27
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); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Pa Kent, Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; Pa Kent
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Pa Kent, Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Pa Kent; Ma Kent
Synopsis
After getting struck by lightning, Pa is under the delusion he has super powers.

Indexer Notes

Credits by Bob Hughes.

The Seventh Wonder of the Sea (Table of Contents: 3)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
Aquaman helps a photographer gather underwater pictures.

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited the inks to Charles Paris.

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

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 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
What was your most hair-raising experience?
Genre
humor

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; superhero

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.

The Hunt for Wild Camels (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Bad Luck Archers (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Synopsis
An inn atop Superstition Mountain has trouble attracting customers.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Follow This Track (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Pa Kent, Superman!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  3. 2. Pa Kent, Superman
    Superboy
  4. 3. The Seventh Wonder of the Sea
    Aquaman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  6. 5. ["What was your most hair-raising experience?"]
    Shorty
  7. 6. "Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
  8. 7. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
    Superman
  9. 8. The Hunt for Wild Camels
  10. 9. The Bad Luck Archers
    Green Arrow
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  13. 12. Follow This Track
    Showcase
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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