(April 1959)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-02-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Top Gunner! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC comics, indicate that Joe Kubert was paid for this cover.

Cover Thumbnail for Star Spangled War Stories (DC, 1952 series) #80
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Draw Lincoln (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Top Gunner (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Jerry Grandenetti
Inks
Jerry Grandenetti
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Our Country Not Ourselves! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; war

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

The Brave and the Bold; The Viking Prince / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Why Are We Waiting? (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Pencils credit from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

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

Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Hasen
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Irwin Hasen
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh-oh! An enemy tank...
Genre
humor; war
Reprints

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

Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Charles Connors, Bill Tunis, Syd Hanis, and Lester Martin.

A Guy Called Sarge! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Top Gunner!
  2. 1. Draw Lincoln
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. Top Gunner
  4. 3. ["There was a weight lifter named Lane."]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Our Country Not Ourselves!
  6. 5. ["Why does the Viking Prince risk his life time and time again..."]
    The Brave and the Bold; The Viking Prince
  7. 6. Why Are We Waiting?
  8. 7. ["There once was an archer named Park."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)
  10. 9. ["Oh-oh! An enemy tank..."]
    Sgt. Route-Step O'Malley
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  12. 11. A Guy Called Sarge!
  13. 12. ["There once was a rocket ship ace..."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. ["Identify even the strangest stamps..."]
    Littleton Stamps
  16. 15. ["My name is Charles Atlas."]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  17. 16. ["Look what I've got for you..."]
    American Seeds
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