(January-February 1959)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1958-11-04
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.

The Doom Express! (Table of Contents)

Rex the Wonder Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; animal
Characters
Rex the Wonder Dog; Danny
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Doom Express! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rex the Wonder Dog / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; animal
Synopsis
On a train trip cross-country, Danny tries to get the attention of movie starlet Jean Adair, while Rex drools over Fifi, her dog. Rex knocks down train robbers, stops a runaway horse, saves Danny from getting run over, but nothing impresses the snooty Fifi. Until at the very end, Danny carries Jean over a puddle, and Rex helps Fifi. Then they're heroes!
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
A lion! Run, Shorty!
Genre
humor
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Columbia / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Do You Know the Legend of Superman? (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero

Formula for Success! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy

Stop That Litterbug! (Table of Contents: 8)

Detective Chimp / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; detective-mystery
Synopsis
The Sheriff is looking for two crooks hiding in town. But Bobo is caught up in the "Oscaloosa Clean-Up Week!" urging people to pick up litter, so he grabs a bag and starts stuffing. The crooks sneak around to get a letter of credit to a bank to cash in. The letter blows away and - yup - Bobo bags it. The crooks chase him, try to grab him, get their hats stove in - and are arrested. Bobo wins first prize as the "Official Paper-Picker of Oscaloosa!"

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[Dromas, Terriers, Pheasant, Gorillas] (Table of Contents: 10)

Curious Animal Names! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

Toy Dog (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

The Smallest Dog on Earth! (Table of Contents: 12)

Rex the Wonder Dog / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure; animal
Synopsis
Rex keeps a scientist, John Rayburn, company as he mixes a formula to restore eyesight. But a squirrel contaminates the formula so Rayburn shrinks to bug-size. Rex drinks it to rescue him. They dodge an owl and fox until they can return to the lab and mix an antidote. The animals deserves the award, "the squirrel for making the discovery - and you, Rex, for saving my life!"

Indexer Notes

The story is probably inspired by the 1957 movie, "The Incredible Shrinking Man".

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Doom Express!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  3. 2. The Doom Express!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["A lion! Run, Shorty!"]
    Shorty
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  7. 6. Do You Know the Legend of Superman?
    Superman
  8. 7. Formula for Success!
  9. 8. Stop That Litterbug!
    Detective Chimp
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  11. 10. [Dromas, Terriers, Pheasant, Gorillas]
    Curious Animal Names!
  12. 11. Toy Dog
  13. 12. The Smallest Dog on Earth!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    National Radio Institute
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Clayton Emery
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore