(November 1957)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-09-15
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 (credited) (sourced) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Fire Control! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.

Cover Thumbnail for G.I. Combat (DC, 1957 series) #54
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sky Tank! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Sgt. Bilko; The Adventures of Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fury from the Sky! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp ?
Genre
non-fiction; war

A Soldier Is Three Men (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

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

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whew - This pack is heavy!
Genre
humor; military
Reprints

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

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

Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Silent Snowbirds! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

Combat Corner / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Morris Waldinger (illustration)
Inks
Tom Nicolosi (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Fire Control (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
John Duffy
Genre
war
Reprints

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.

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Blowing bubbles is fun!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

public service announcement / 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: 14) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Specialty Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Fire Control!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. Sky Tank!
  4. 3. ["The oldest symbol in comics..."]
    Sgt. Bilko; The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
  5. 4. Fury from the Sky!
  6. 5. A Soldier Is Three Men
  7. 6. ["Whew - This pack is heavy!"]
    Private Pete
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  9. 8. Teddy Roosevelt Guardian of Nature
  10. 9. The Silent Snowbirds!
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  12. 11. Fire Control
  13. 12. ["Blowing bubbles is fun!"]
    Shorty
  14. 13. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company
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