(November 1959)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-09-10
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.

Underwater Gunner! (Table of Contents)

Gunner and Sarge / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
war
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Our Fighting Forces (DC, 1954 series) #51
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Cover gallery

New Stars for "Old Glory" (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Underwater Gunner! (Table of Contents: 2)

Gunner and Sarge / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war
Characters
Gunner; Sarge; Pooch; Eddie (Sarge's brother, a Frogman); Zeke (Sarge's brother, a pilot)
Synopsis
Sarge's brother Eddie shows up to help teach Sarge and Gunner the finer points of being a frogman. Gunner, Sarge and Eddie end up saving a submarine crew from a Japanese sub.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Hit the Combat Trail (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Army Shoes (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; military

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

Showcase; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Frogman Trap! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Hank Chapman
Pencils
Ross Andru
Inks
Mike Esposito
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

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

Hawk-a-a-a! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Blackhawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

By Bravery and Faith! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
non-fiction; war

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

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

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Combat Check! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jack Abel
Inks
Jack Abel
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino
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) /

Star Spangled War Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Garcelon Stamp Co. / 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) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Geographical Society's Around the World Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Underwater Gunner!
    Gunner and Sarge
  2. 1. New Stars for "Old Glory"
  3. 2. Underwater Gunner!
    Gunner and Sarge
  4. 3. Hit the Combat Trail
    Our Army at War
  5. 4. Army Shoes
  6. 5. ["Who was the incredible creature..."]
    Showcase; Green Lantern
  7. 6. Frogman Trap!
  8. 7. Hawk-a-a-a!
    Blackhawk
  9. 8. By Bravery and Faith!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Co.
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Combat Corner
  12. 11. Combat Check!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Star Spangled War Comics
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamp Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Geographical Society's Around the World Program
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