(June 1960)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-04-26
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Challenge of the Gorilla Genius! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Challenge of the Gorilla Genius! (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Human males and females have a different number of bones...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

The Readers' Choice! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

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

The Rise of the Atomic Knights! (Table of Contents: 6)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (credited)
Pencils
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Feature Logo
The Atomic Knights
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Atomic Knights: Bryndon (origin) (first appearance); Gardner Grayle (origin) (first appearance); Douglas Herald (origin) (first appearance); Marene Herald (origin) (first appearance); Hollis Hobard (origin) (first appearance); Wayne Hobard (origin) (first appearance)
The Black Baron (antagonist) (first apoearance)
Reprints

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tommy Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
During its period of growth, a ton of wheat 'drinks' 496 tons of water...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

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

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

Script
Julius Schwartz [as Science Editor]
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

The usual "Spotlight on Science" masthead is missing; letters from S.M., A.W., N.T.

The Atomic Knights, Part II (Table of Contents: 9)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (credited)
Pencils
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Inks
Murphy Anderson (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
The Atomic Knights
Genre
science fiction
Characters
The Atomic Knights: Bryndon; Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Marene Herald; Hollis Hobard; Wayne Hobard
The Black Baron
Reprints

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

Science-Snaps / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Black attracts bees more than any other color!
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Signature has been removed from the reprint.

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

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

Be Your Own Boss! (Table of Contents: 12)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Challenge of the Gorilla Genius!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. Challenge of the Gorilla Genius!
  4. 3. ["Human males and females have a different number of bones..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  5. 4. The Readers' Choice!
    Justice League; Rip Hunter... Time Master
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. The Rise of the Atomic Knights!
    The Atomic Knights
  8. 7. ["During its period of growth, a ton of wheat 'drinks' 496 tons of water..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Spotlight on Science
  10. 9. The Atomic Knights, Part II
    The Atomic Knights
  11. 10. ["Black attracts bees more than any other color!"]
    Science-Snaps
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  13. 12. Be Your Own Boss!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Tom de Jong
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Douglas Sederberg
  • Jim Van Dore