(November-December 1958)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-09-02
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.

Case of the Vanishing Man! (Table of Contents)

Charlie Chan / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Barry Chan; Charlie Chan

A Real Mobile Tank (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Case of the Vanishing Man (Table of Contents: 2)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 15.34 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Barry Chan; Charlie Chan; Thomas Aldridge; Martin Aldridge
Synopsis
Charlie and Barry investigate the disappearance of a man from a small motel and discover diamond smugglers.

Indexer Notes

This story is split into two sections, each one 7.67 pages, for a total of 15.34 pages. There are one-third page ads at the bottom of pages 8 and 16. There are two pages of ads and a filler strip between pages 8 and 9.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Do You Know the Legend of Superman? (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Look to the Stars! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Lou Cameron
Inks
Lou Cameron
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh Bob, we're lost! What do we do now?
Genre
advocacy; math & science
Characters
Bob; Ted
Synopsis
Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.

Indexer Notes

Appeared across a range of DC comics in November/December 1958.

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This man is accused of stealing a watch!
Genre
humor
Characters
Casey the Cop
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Curious Chinese Customs / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
To celebrate their 60th birthdays...
Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
Odd facts about noodles, the emperor's name, warding off evil spirits, and insults.

The Highwayman's Last Ride! (Table of Contents: 9)

Charlie Chan / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Barry Chan; Charlie Chan

Enter the Big Tootsie Roll Name the Bear Contest (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Notorious Dick Turpin (1708-39) (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography

Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

Do You Want Spending Money? (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Look What I've Got for You (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Specialty Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Case of the Vanishing Man!
    Charlie Chan
  2. 1. A Real Mobile Tank
    Honor House Products Corp
  3. 2. The Case of the Vanishing Man
    Charlie Chan
  4. 3. ["Hunting in the jungle..."]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Do You Know the Legend of Superman?
    Superman
  6. 5. Look to the Stars!
  7. 6. ["This man is accused of stealing a watch!"]
    Casey the Cop
  8. 7. ["The daredevil driver in a race..."]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  9. 8. ["To celebrate their 60th birthdays..."]
    Curious Chinese Customs
  10. 9. The Highwayman's Last Ride!
    Charlie Chan
  11. 10. Enter the Big Tootsie Roll Name the Bear Contest
    Tootsie Roll
  12. 11. Notorious Dick Turpin (1708-39)
  13. 12. Be My Guest at Palisades Amusement Park
    Palisades Amusement Park
  14. 13. Do You Want Spending Money?
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. ["My name is Charles Atlas..."]
    Charles Atlas
  16. 15. Look What I've Got for You
    American Specialty Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Paul Robinson
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore