(July-August 1958)
DC,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-05-08
- 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); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Menace of the Giant Statues!
Charlie Chan / comic story / 16 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Charlie Chan; Barry Chan
To the Boys and Girls of America - -
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- humor; science fiction
- Characters
- Sgt. Bilko; Private Doberman
- Synopsis
- House ad for Strange Adventures #93 and Sgt. Bilko's Private Dobermn #1.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hmm-- A lot of robberies-- and there's a stranger in this neighborhood.
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Casey the Cop
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #148 (September 1950)
-
Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park
Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Discount coupons for Palisades Amusement Park.
Riddle of the Runaway Mummy!
Charlie Chan / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Charlie Chan; Barry Chan
[no title indexed]
You Can't Beat the Law! / cartoon / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A lone woman broke up a $5,000,000 smuggling ring!
- Genre
- non-fiction; crime
- Reprints
- from Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #26 (February-March 1952)
-
Superman on Television!
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Ad for the Superman television program. Refer to your local newspaper for time and channel!
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople to sell plaques with religious and sentimental mottoes.
Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big Jewel Mystery
Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Letters
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople for Cloverine Brand Salve, a product of the Wilson Chemical Co.
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
-
1.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
-
2.
The Menace of the Giant Statues!
Charlie Chan -
3.
To the Boys and Girls of America - -
DC Comics -
4.
["Hmm-- A lot of robberies-- and there's a stranger in this neighborhood."]
Casey the Cop -
5.
Strange Secrets of Egypt
-
6.
Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park
Palisades Amusement Park -
7.
Riddle of the Runaway Mummy!
Charlie Chan -
8.
["A lone woman broke up a $5,000,000 smuggling ring!"]
You Can't Beat the Law! -
9.
Superman on Television!
Superman -
10.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Stephens Credit Sales -
11.
Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big Jewel Mystery
Cloverine Brand Salve -
12.
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