(February 1960)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1959-12-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Deluge from Space! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Gil Kane
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

Deluge from Space! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
While speculating on what Earth will do when radioactive waste accumulates to the point that it begins to contaminate the Earth, an alien from another dimension dumps radioactive waste water into our oceans.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Giella credit from error report; confirmed by Bob Bailey.

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

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!" (Table of Contents: 5)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The element helium was originally discovered on Earth...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

Menace of the Shrinking Bomb! (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox (sourced)
Pencils
Sid Greene (sourced)
Inks
Sid Greene (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Gregory Farmer; Julian Sloan; General Martin Barrow
Synopsis
Science Fiction writer Gregory Farmer has a meeting with his editor Julian Sloan to discuss story ideas. After Gregory sells an idea to his editor, the same thing happens in real life. With Earth endangered, the people turn to the writer for his solution to the predicament, but he has disappeared.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Jack Liebowitz
Letters
typeset

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letter from H.G.

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

Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
About 80% of the Earth's ocean area has a depth...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Amazing Bridge of Light! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A pair of aliens are captured at the North Pole. Since they won't talk about their mission, scientists start to analyze some of the devices in their ship.
Reprints

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Space Shoes / advertisement / 0.25 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) /

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Deluge from Space!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  3. 2. Deluge from Space!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  6. 5. Superboy Says: "It's Fun to Help Others!"
    Superboy
  7. 6. ["The element helium was originally discovered on Earth..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  8. 7. Menace of the Shrinking Bomb!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Spotlight on Science
  11. 10. ["About 80% of the Earth's ocean area has a depth..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  12. 11. The Amazing Bridge of Light!
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Space Shoes
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ed Boner
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore