(February 1957)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1956-12-22
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The World That Slipped Out of Space!
Darwin Jones / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- That convict's last request before walking the last mile was for those toy balloons! Why?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #7 (novembre 1958) -
in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #71 (1 de septiembre de 1959) -
in Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #2 (2013 [February 2014])
-
- Keywords
- balloons; prison cell
We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscle and Load T-N-T in Your Fists
The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Bob Cousy (photo); Ted Kluszewski (photo); Joe Louis (photo)
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The World That Slipped Out of Space!
Darwin Jones / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This anti-matter explosion about to be set off up here is a menace to me!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Dan Torrence [Lobo]; Darwin Jones; Miss Peters
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #7 (novembre 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #71 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
- in King Cobra (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #5 (janvier 1978) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #2 (2013 [February 2014])
-
Indexer Notes
An inker was not listed in the editorial records, but art scholars believe Bernard Sachs was the inker.
[no title indexed]
Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- If the world's tallest tree (the 273-foot tall, 101-foot round "General Sherman" in Sequoia National Park, California) were cut up, it could furnish enough wood to supply a box of matches to every person on Earth.
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (janvier 1959)
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #71 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
-
The Incredible Eyes of Arthur Gail!
comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton (sourced)
- Pencils
- Sid Greene (sourced)
- Inks
- Joe Giella (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Those people in the air! They must be riding an invisible Ferris wheel!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Arthur Gail; Mr. Bliss; Fairlie
- Synopsis
- An accident causes Arthur Gail to lose the ability to see anything that is not organic which allows him to clear himself when charged with stealing his companies secret formula.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (janvier 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #71 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
- in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #8 (December 1970-January 1971)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #38 (1978) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #2 (2013 [February 2014])
-
Winter Sports Champions of the World
public service announcement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Started by the ancient Greeks, the Olympic games stand for international friendship through fine sportsmanship.
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy; sports
- Synopsis
- Feature on 1956 Winter Olympics.
Indexer Notes
This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.
Buy Daisy Fun with Your Christmas Money!
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 2 pages
The Paul Revere of Time!
comic story / 5.5 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Thunderclaps from that cloud--sounding like a human voice!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Henry Brown [Vor Dex]
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #8 (décembre 1958) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #71 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
-
in Five-Score Plus Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #36 ([April 1961]) - in From beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #19 (October-November 1972)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #48 (1980) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #2 (2013 [February 2014])
-
- Keywords
- Chicago (Illinois); comet
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We love those Smith Brothers Wild Cherry cough drops!
Animal-Like Behavior of Plants!
Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At first thought, it would hardly seem possible that there could be any striking similarities between the life processes of two such widely different types of living things as plants and animals.
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
The Mental Star-Rover!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The space-adventures you write are so vivid, Hal Crane... as if you actually live them!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Hal Crane; Jakkon
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #9 (janvier 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Titanes Planetarios (Editorial Novaro, 1953 series) #71 (1 de septiembre de 1959)
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #38 (1978) [N&B [B&W]]
- in Showcase Presents: Strange Adventures (DC, 2008 series) #2 (2013 [February 2014])
-
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To the boys and girls of America...
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson
- Inks
- Ray Thompson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Editing
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Jumpin' Jupiter! You're sure sizzling th' ol' rocket today, Ted!
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Ted; Penny
Indexer Notes
Sold by Wilson Chemical Company.
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The World That Slipped Out of Space!
Darwin Jones -
1.
We'll Ripple Your Body with Muscle and Load T-N-T in Your Fists
The National Sports Council -
2.
The World That Slipped Out of Space!
Darwin Jones -
3.
["If the world's tallest tree (the 273-foot tall, 101-foot round "General Sherman" in Sequoia National Park, California) were cut up, it could furnish enough wood to supply a box of matches to every person on Earth."]
Amazing Ratios! -
4.
The Incredible Eyes of Arthur Gail!
-
5.
Winter Sports Champions of the World
-
6.
Buy Daisy Fun with Your Christmas Money!
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns -
7.
The Paul Revere of Time!
-
8.
["We love those Smith Brothers Wild Cherry cough drops!"]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
9.
Animal-Like Behavior of Plants!
Spotlight on Science -
10.
The Mental Star-Rover!
-
11.
["To the boys and girls of America..."]
-
12.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
13.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes -
14.
Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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