(March-April 1957)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-01-22
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Three Prophecies! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
Jack Kirby ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover colors credit from Greg Theakston via the GCD Error List.

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery of Cell #4261 (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm Barry Moss, reporter on the Daily Clarion!
Characters
Barry Moss; Warden Ellis; Stephen Walker; Hal Shore; Burton Clay; Mark Randall; Jenkins; Ed Simpson
Reprints

Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz (Table of Contents: 4)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Who came to America from England to seek religious freedom and landed at Plymouth, Mass. in 1620?
Genre
non-fiction; advocacy; teen

The Bad Luck Charms (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There were three original lucky charms...
Characters
Mark Hunter; Bill Cranshaw; Joan Clay; J. P. Honer; Thomas Jayson

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

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

[Shorty and the Genie] (Table of Contents: 7)

Shorty / 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
I am here to serve you, master!
Genre
humor

The Three Prophecies (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Kirby ?
Pencils
Jack Kirby
Inks
Jack Kirby
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
His keen eyes pierced the future with more clarity than ordinary men see the present!
Characters
Oscar Brunn; Carla; Gloria; Mike Reed
Reprints

"Ghosts" on Parade (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan (uncredited)
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It may be that Hollywood movies and British novelists have something to do with it.

Indexer Notes

text w/illo

The Mystery of the Martian Menu (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Martian meatballs... Saturnian steaks... Venusian Venison!
Characters
Hassar Lyndit

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

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

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless" (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Three Prophecies!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  3. 2. The Mystery of Cell #4261
  4. 3. Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
    Cloverine Brand Salve
  5. 4. Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
    Buzzy
  6. 5. The Bad Luck Charms
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  8. 7. [Shorty and the Genie]
    Shorty
  9. 8. The Three Prophecies
  10. 9. "Ghosts" on Parade
  11. 10. The Mystery of the Martian Menu
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  14. 13. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Billy Bikeless"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Steve Jenner
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Q
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • James Zee