(June-July 1957)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-04-21
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 ? (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Harvey Wilson; Spike Wilson
Reprints

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

Wilson Chemical Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Speech Lessons (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Peg Wilson; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Sugar and Spike try to teach Spike's mom some basic baby talk.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

story is dedicated to Wayne Posz

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Did you call me, Mom?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Worldwide Adventures in Science! (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
several scientific questions to be explored by an international conference of scientists in July 1957

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Game of Clowns (Table of Contents: 6)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel ?
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

board game

Uncle Charley Strikes Again! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm; Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson; Uncle Charlie
Synopsis
Uncle Charley brings Sugar a punching bag doll, but the kids don't like it.
Reprints

Pint-Size Pin-Ups (Table of Contents: 8)

Sugar and Spike / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
paper dolls
Reprints

Indexer Notes

fashions submitted by Carol Mahoney; Mary Jean Kershner; Anne L. Gettinger; Donna James; Kathleen McGlaughlin; Mary Sue Westfall; Jan W. Piper; Lynn Midgen; Linda Edwards; Lesley Peterson; Anna Pittarese; Mary Jo Acosta; Patty Howard; Maryanne Safir; Evelyn Place

The Tick-Tock Won't Tick-Tock Now! (Table of Contents: 9)

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

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

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm; Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Sugar adjusts the clock so the inside is on the outside.
Reprints
Keywords
clocks

Indexer Notes

story is dedicated to Nell-Rose Kottal

Ride 'Em Cowboy (Table of Contents: 10)

Sugar and Spike / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson; Grampa Plumm
Synopsis
Sugar's grampa brings her a rocking horse, but when the kids break it, they find out he can give them rides without a horse.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

story is dedicated to Fred Donato and Colette Van Riemsdyke

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See you later, Pete.
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Hey! Look at Our Mail! / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer; ?
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (header)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (header)
Colors
? (header)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Philip Papa; Peggy Harchalk; Betsy Bryant; David Bennette; Judy Collins; Nell-Rose Kottal

Trip to the Zoo (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; children
Characters
Barbara Plumm; Bill Plumm; Sugar Plumm; Spike Wilson
Synopsis
Sugar and Spike are not very impressed by the zoo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

story is dedicated to Mr. and Mrs. Rube Grossman

You'll Want to Join Up with Sgt. Bilko (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Sgt. Bilko / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

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

Nutty Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Sugar and Spike
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company
  3. 2. Speech Lessons
    Sugar and Spike
  4. 3. ["Did you call me, Mom?"]
    Little Pete
  5. 4. Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed
    Winchester Roller Skates
  6. 5. Worldwide Adventures in Science!
  7. 6. Game of Clowns
  8. 7. Uncle Charley Strikes Again!
    Sugar and Spike
  9. 8. Pint-Size Pin-Ups
    Sugar and Spike
  10. 9. The Tick-Tock Won't Tick-Tock Now!
    Sugar and Spike
  11. 10. Ride 'Em Cowboy
    Sugar and Spike
  12. 11. ["See you later, Pete."]
    Little Pete
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Hey! Look at Our Mail!
  15. 14. Trip to the Zoo
    Sugar and Spike
  16. 15. You'll Want to Join Up with Sgt. Bilko
    Sgt. Bilko
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Nutty Putty
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)