(December 1959)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-10-08
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.

I Was Captive of the Bird-Men! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

Joe Weider / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Was the Slave of the Dream-Master (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell (signed)
Inks
Howard Purcell (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Jed Clayton agrees to take part in an experiment involving dreams, but he is unknowingly sent into another dimension when he believes he's dreaming.
Reprints

Your Passport to Amazing Adventures! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Atom: Servant of Man (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?; Tom Nicolosi ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
The development of radio-isotopes has led to many scientific advances throughout the world.
Keywords
atomic energy; radioactivity

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Everyone Talks About the Weather... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

I Was King of the Ancient Sorcerers (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
A man accidentally revives the long-dead evil sorcerers of history, and must figure out how to render them dead again before they take control of the world with their magic powers.
Reprints

Hawk-A-A-A! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

Richard Anthony Proctor (Table of Contents: 10)

Giants of the Telescope / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; biography; math & science
Reprints
Keywords
astronomy; telescopes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

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
I will demonstrate my new formula...
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Eureka
Reprints

I Was a Martian for a Day (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

We Were Captives of the Bird-Men (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Bill Landers; Van Neff; Professor Creel; Marcus Vern; Charles Franklin
Synopsis
While searching for four missing scientists, Bill Landers is captured by winged giants who are under the control of the scientists he is seeking, who are planning to build a destructive invention.
Reprints
Keywords
Bird-men; Lenses; solar

Your Favorite Heroes... (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Superman and Batman with Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Flying Jet / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. I Was Captive of the Bird-Men!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider
  3. 2. I Was the Slave of the Dream-Master
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    Strange Adventures; Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  7. 6. The Atom: Servant of Man
  8. 7. Everyone Talks About the Weather...
    The Flash
  9. 8. I Was King of the Ancient Sorcerers
  10. 9. Hawk-A-A-A!
    Blackhawk
  11. 10. Richard Anthony Proctor
    Giants of the Telescope
  12. 11. ["I will demonstrate my new formula..."]
    Professor Eureka
  13. 12. I Was a Martian for a Day
  14. 13. We Were Captives of the Bird-Men
  15. 14. Your Favorite Heroes...
    Superman and Batman with Robin
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Flying Jet
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Mark Muller
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore