(April 1957)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-02-19
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 (credited) (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Invaders from the Ice World! (Table of Contents)

Darwin Jones / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Gil Kane (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Our plan to conquer Earth cannot fail! We are invulnerable!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
snowman

Indexer Notes

Inks were originally credited to Joe Giella, but Bob Bailey and Gene Reed agree it is Gil Kane.

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Invaders from the Ice World! (Table of Contents: 2)

Darwin Jones / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino (sourced)
Inks
Bernard Sachs (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Soon the planet Earth will belong to us!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

Around the Universe in 1 Billion Years! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gaze upon the creatures now inhabiting our planet Earth!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If the amount of electricity generated by an electric eel...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

A Switch in Time! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Follow my instructions for activating the time-switcher and we'll exchange places in time -- you in the future and I in the past!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
Keywords
time travel

Speed and Velocity! (Table of Contents: 10)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Living Automobile! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Joe Giella (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A force-beam from the headlights is melting the wire fence guarding the atomic testing range!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pencils were originally credited to Jerry Grandenetti, but Bob Bailey and Gene Reed agree it is Sid Greene.

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

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

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

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

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

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 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. Invaders from the Ice World!
    Darwin Jones
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. 2. Invaders from the Ice World!
    Darwin Jones
  4. 3. ["Did you enter the DC slogan contest?"]
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  6. 5. Buzzy Learns about Careers in Nursing
    Buzzy
  7. 6. Around the Universe in 1 Billion Years!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
  9. 8. ["If the amount of electricity generated by an electric eel..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  10. 9. A Switch in Time!
  11. 10. Speed and Velocity!
  12. 11. The Living Automobile!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  16. 15. Mickey Mantle Goes to Bat for "Dick Butterfingers"
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
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
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore