(March 1957)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-01-06
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); Robert Kanigher (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Straighten That Line! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Kubert (sourced)
Inks
Joe Kubert (sourced)
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
war

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Straighten That Line! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed) (sourced)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed) (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If anybody asks you -- Keep it a secret!
Genre
war
Reprints

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

100 Toy Pirates / 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

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy; teen

The Flying Corridor! (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Art Peddy (sourced)
Inks
Art Peddy (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is a corridor in a big city...
Genre
war
Characters
Detective Harry Bales

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Cottonbalers! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; military

Underwater Obstacle! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I thought I was trained for every eventuality...
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, show Ross Andru as being paid for the pencils and inks for this story, however Mike Esposito worked with Ross and scholars agree he inked this story.

The Army's Strangest Soldiers (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; war

Step This Way -- War! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Jack Abel (sourced)
Inks
Jack Abel (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
As Marine Cpl. Nick Barnes splashes ashore...
Genre
war
Characters
Easy Company; Cpl. Nick Barnes

Indexer Notes

Despite Schwartz's records, the penciller here is, in part at least, Ross Andru.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

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

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

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

Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Straighten That Line!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Straighten That Line!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Pirates
  5. 4. Buzzy's Special Brotherhood Week Quiz
    Buzzy
  6. 5. The Flying Corridor!
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
  8. 7. The Cottonbalers!
  9. 8. Underwater Obstacle!
  10. 9. The Army's Strangest Soldiers
  11. 10. Step This Way -- War!
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  15. 14. Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  16. 15. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls