(October-November 1956)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-08-21
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Sugar and Spike / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer ?
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer
Inks
Sheldon Mayer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
children
Reprints

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

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

Who's Sorry Now? (Table of Contents: 2)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm (partial); Sugar Plumm; Peg Wilson (partial); Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Sugar and Spike learn the power of "I'm sorry."
Reprints

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!" (Table of Contents: 4)

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
Synopsis
Binky's friend misses out on lots of summer fun by finding excuses not to do anything.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated August 1953.

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

Little Pete / 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
Oh Pete! Look here, let me teach you something!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

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

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

New Gadget (Table of Contents: 7)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 3.5 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm (partial); Sugar Plumm; Peg Wilson (partial); Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Putting a fountain pen in a pencil sharpener makes a big mess.
Reprints

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Look! We Got Letters! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (logo illustration)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Look! We Got More Letters!!

One Sunday Afternoon (Table of Contents: 10)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bill Plumm (partial); Sugar Plumm; Harvey Wilson (partial); Spike Wilson
Synopsis
The kids put a hole in the Wilsons' hammock, which causes a fight between their dads.
Reprints

Here Are the Prizes (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Some rain we had last night!
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy - Look at all these snowballs!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

Water Babies (Table of Contents: 14)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Bill Plumm (partial); Sugar Plumm; Harvey Wilson (partial); Spike Wilson
Synopsis
A fishing trip goes off in a crazy direction.
Reprints

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sugar and Spike
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  3. 2. Who's Sorry Now?
    Sugar and Spike
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  5. 4. Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"
    Binky
  6. 5. ["Oh Pete! Look here, let me teach you something!"]
    Little Pete
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  8. 7. New Gadget
    Sugar and Spike
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Look! We Got Letters!
  11. 10. One Sunday Afternoon
    Sugar and Spike
  12. 11. Here Are the Prizes
  13. 12. ["Some rain we had last night!"]
    Little Pete
  14. 13. ["Boy - Look at all these snowballs!"]
    Little Pete
  15. 14. Water Babies
    Sugar and Spike
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore