(February-March 1957)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-12-25
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
humor; children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson
Reprints

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

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The New Baby (Table of Contents: 2)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm; Sugar Plumm; Peg Wilson; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Sugar and Spike meet a baby younger than themselves, and explain some facts of life to him.
Reprints

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

Stevie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sam Brier
Pencils
Sam Brier
Inks
Sam Brier
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Brier

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why do you let her talk to you that way!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Creative credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Winter Sports Champions of the World (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
highlights of the 1956 Winter Olympics
Keywords
Olympics

Indexer Notes

Probable inking credit from Gene Reed.
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Trip (Table of Contents: 6)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm; Bill Plumm; Sugar Plumm; Harvey Wilson; Peg Wilson; Spike Wilson; Grandma Wilson
Synopsis
Everyone goes to Grandma Wilson's for Christmas, but the kids are more interested in playing the piano than playing with their new toys.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; piano

Indexer Notes

fashions submitted by Sara Stittle; Molly Huggins

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

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

How to Make Sugar & Spike Dancing Dolls (Table of Contents: 8)

Sugar and Spike / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Genre
children
Reprints

Indexer Notes

concept submitted by Merry Lee of San Diego, California

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To the boys and girls of America...

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

from Daisy Manufacturing Co.

Pint-Size Pin-Ups (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

Genre
children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
paper doll page
Reprints

Indexer Notes

fashions submitted by Jeanne Mailes; Christine Wawrzovek; Carry-Lou Marston; Carol Ann Ketchledge; Linda Weine; Mara Ditson; Stephen Levine

Winter Sunday (Table of Contents: 12)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Harvey Wilson; Peg Wilson; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Spike's dad believes that he can keep Spike occupied and out of his hair.
Reprints

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

Look! Letters from Our Readers! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

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

Cats? Meowch! (Table of Contents: 14)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Harvey Wilson; Peg Wilson; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Spike and Sugar are punished because they finger-painted on the walls with anchovy paste, which attracted every cat in the neighborhood to the house.
Reprints

Baby vs. Machine (Table of Contents: 15)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm; Sugar Plumm; Peg Wilson; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Spike's mom gets a new electric mixer, which the kids don't understand.
Reprints

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

Stevie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Sam Brier
Pencils
Sam Brier
Inks
Sam Brier
Colors
?
Letters
Sam Brier

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ready?" "Ready!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Creative credits from Ger Apeldoorn via the GCD Error Tracker.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Junior Space Pilots on the Beam! (Table of Contents: 20)

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Sold by Wilson Chemical Company.
Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sugar and Spike
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  3. 2. The New Baby
    Sugar and Spike
  4. 3. ["Why do you let her talk to you that way!"]
    Stevie
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Winchester Roller Skates
  6. 5. Winter Sports Champions of the World
  7. 6. The Trip
    Sugar and Spike
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  9. 8. How to Make Sugar & Spike Dancing Dolls
    Sugar and Spike
  10. 9. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  12. 11. Pint-Size Pin-Ups
    Sugar and Spike
  13. 12. Winter Sunday
    Sugar and Spike
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Look! Letters from Our Readers!
  15. 14. Cats? Meowch!
    Sugar and Spike
  16. 15. Baby vs. Machine
    Sugar and Spike
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  18. 17. ["Ready?" "Ready!"]
    Stevie
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  21. 20. Junior Space Pilots on the Beam!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore