(July 1960)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-05-10
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 (editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

I Unleashed the Light-Ray Creature! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
science fiction
Reprints
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Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown
Synopsis
Tom is tearing down the campaign posters of the candidate his father opposes, until Buzzy shows him that his father is much more fair-minded.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously published in DC comics cover-dated January 1953.

We Battled the Black Narwhal (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Marvin Stein (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman
Genre
adventure
Synopsis
Douglas Bell leads an expedition to find the legendary Black Narwhal, whose tusk carries magical powers.

Indexer Notes

We formerly credited George Roussos with the inks, but that attribution denied by Steven Brower and seconded by Bob Hughes. Stein credit from Brower.

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

Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Zenith Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Wild Peccary (Table of Contents: 5)

Let's Go Hunting! / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel
Genre
non-fiction; animal

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strange, I see nothing in the crystal ball!
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty; Zaza
Reprints

National Comics Proudly Presents the Newest TV Sensation... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

I Sealed Earth's Doom (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely (signed)
Inks
Bill Ely (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Edaw, a being from another dimension offers to help stop a breaking dam if Manion will return to the other dimension and help him, but Edaw is really a criminal with an evil agenda.

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

Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 2 pages (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
Everything is all set for your safari, Mr. Puptent!
Genre
humor
Characters
Peter Puptent

Unfriendly Mission (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Letters
typeset
Genre
detective-mystery

I Unleashed the Light-Ray Creature! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
An attempt to communicate with the planet Venus results in the creation of destructive creatures who consume light rays.
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.33 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) /

Jowett Institute of Body Building / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. I Unleashed the Light-Ray Creature!
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Free Speech-- Free for All!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. We Battled the Black Narwhal
  4. 3. Your Passport to Amazing Adventures!
    Tales of the Unexpected; House of Mystery; Strange Adventures
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Company
  6. 5. Wild Peccary
    Let's Go Hunting!
  7. 6. ["Strange, I see nothing in the crystal ball!"]
    Shorty
  8. 7. National Comics Proudly Presents the Newest TV Sensation...
    The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis
  9. 8. I Sealed Earth's Doom
  10. 9. ["For the very best..."]
    Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk
  11. 10. ["Everything is all set for your safari, Mr. Puptent!"]
    Peter Puptent, Explorer
  12. 11. Unfriendly Mission
  13. 12. I Unleashed the Light-Ray Creature!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Body Building
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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