(May 1959)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-03-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

World of Doomed Spacemen! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction
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) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

World of Doomed Spacemen (Table of Contents: 2)

Space Museum / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Howard Parker; Tommy Parker; Commander Tom Miller; Extar the Robot
Synopsis
Tommy learns the story behind a pair of contact lenses and how they saved the Earth.
Reprints
Keywords
Space Museum

Indexer Notes

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

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Plants receive all their food from the Earth's soil...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Man Who Conquered Time! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's almost time to go on your baby-sitting job, Betsy.
Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

The PSA is produced in sequential-arts comics format.

Trouble on Earth! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Manny Stallman
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Ertan Vo; Prulx; Commander Korvus Tarn
Reprints
Keywords
earthquakes; floods; tornados

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: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from P.A., S.S., T.B., D.B.

Mystery of the Runaway Spaceships! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Sid Greene
Inks
Sid Greene
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Colonel Mason
Reprints
Keywords
flowers; Mars; Moon; Oxygen; spaceships

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 Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Audubon Nature Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. World of Doomed Spacemen!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. World of Doomed Spacemen
    Space Museum
  4. 3. ["A great circus clown they call Andy, whose antics are sure fun and dandy..."]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Plants receive all their food from the Earth's soil..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  6. 5. The Man Who Conquered Time!
    Showcase; Rip Hunter... Time Master
  7. 6. Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
  8. 7. Trouble on Earth!
  9. 8. ["I'm a pole-vaulting champ named O'Dwyer and each day I try leaping higher!"]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  10. 9. ["Be my guest at the Clyde Beatty & Cole Bros. Circus combined shows at Palisades Amusement Park N.J."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Spotlight on Science
  12. 11. Mystery of the Runaway Spaceships!
  13. 12. ["A young baseball player named Paul, had a count of two strikes and a ball..."]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  14. 13. ["Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting yours for only 25¢"]
    Zenith Company
  15. 14. ["Do you want spending money? Sell these popular patriotic and religious mottoes"]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. ["Get these prizes or cash profits at no cost to you!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  17. 16. ["An offer to you and your family from the National Audubon Society:"]
    The Audubon Nature Program
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mark Muller
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore