(June 1959)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-04-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

We Battled the Hand of Doom! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Draw Me: (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

We Were Trapped in Freak Valley! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Doug Wildey
Inks
Doug Wildey
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Steve; Jed; Malu
Synopsis
Hunters Steve and Jed while trying to locate an elephant for a zoo, find a full grown elephant in miniature size, and an entranceway to a hidden valley. In the valley an active volcano is spewing a gas that appears to alter the size of living things. Thinking they'll make money selling the animals, they start collecting them. But when it's time to leave, the animals have other ideas.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Passport to Strange Journeys... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

House of Mystery; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Fred Finds a Way! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Fred; Jimmy; baseball coach
Synopsis
Fred finds that there are other ways to participate in his favorite activity of baseball, despite physical limitations or being rejected for the team.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Day I Deserted to Earth! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A group of raiders bungles an attack on a Venusian freighter, and then seeks refuge on Earth. Lor doesn't land so much as crash, and ends up being rescued by an elderly couple. When he locates his teammates, they've decided to set up a permanent base on Earth, and eliminate anyone that discovers their presence. But Lor decides he must protect the elderly couple that saved him.

Indexer Notes

Story title corrected by Hank Heyman.

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

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

[Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

I Led a Super Safari (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Letters
typeset

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last I have finished my electronic brain!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Professor Eureka
Reprints

We Battled the Hand of Doom (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A giant disembodied hand terrorizes the town of Mesa-ville, and it's up to Dr. Gaunt to save the town.

[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)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Everybody has girls' names tattooed on his chest!
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Reprints
Keywords
tattoos; United States Navy

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

Exact Replica Army Grenade / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The National Sports Council Books / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. We Battled the Hand of Doom!
  2. 1. Draw Me:
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. We Were Trapped in Freak Valley!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Your Passport to Strange Journeys...
    House of Mystery; Strange Adventures
  6. 5. Fred Finds a Way!
  7. 6. The Day I Deserted to Earth!
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. [Clyde Beatty and Cole Bros Circus at Palisades Amusement Park]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. 9. I Led a Super Safari
  11. 10. ["At last I have finished my electronic brain!"]
    Professor Eureka
  12. 11. We Battled the Hand of Doom
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. ["Everybody has girls' names tattooed on his chest!"]
    Shorty
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Exact Replica Army Grenade
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council Books
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Tristan Lapoussière
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Muller
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore