(August-September 1961)
DC,
1955 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-06-22
- 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.
Threat of the Giant Eye!
Suicide Squad [Task Force X] / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Task Force X] [Colonel Rick Flag; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans; Karin Grace]
- Reprints
-
in Suicide Squad: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([September] 2016) - in Suicide Squad: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) ([March] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- cyclops
Indexer Notes
Pencil credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records also list "Andru" as inker.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Raid of the Dinosaurs!
Suicide Squad [Task Force X] / comic story / 12.33 pages
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Task Force X] [Colonel Rick Flag; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans; Karin Grace]; Gen. Brant
- Reprints
- in Suicide Squad: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([September] 2016)
- in Suicide Squad: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) ([March] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- dinosaurs
Indexer Notes
Page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story in two parts: unnumbered part one (5.67 pages), Part Two (6.67 pages); Part Two with title "Raid of the Dinosaur!" (singular dinosaur).
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
At the bottom of page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Task Force
Task Force / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Helen of Toy, Co.
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Superman Annual; Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See the many fantastic faces of Superman...
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm a fudge judge...
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hail can fall during any time of the year...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
[no title indexed]
Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The inside stories of Batman and Robin's top secrets...
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...
Threat of the Giant Eye!
Suicide Squad [Task Force X] / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction
- Characters
- Suicide Squad [Task Force X] [Colonel Rick Flag; Jess Bright; Dr. Hugh Evans; Karin Grace]; Gen. Brant; Polyphemus (one-eyed cyclops); Queen Kora
- Reprints
- in Suicide Squad: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([September] 2016)
- in Suicide Squad: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) ([March] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- cyclops
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wanted Tootsie Roll ice cream bar...
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nationally famous prizes for you at no cost!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Threat of the Giant Eye!
Suicide Squad [Task Force X] -
1.
["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
2.
Raid of the Dinosaurs!
Suicide Squad [Task Force X] -
3.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Task Force
Task Force -
5.
["See the many fantastic faces of Superman..."]
Superman Annual; Secret Origins -
6.
["I'm a fudge judge..."]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
7.
["Hail can fall during any time of the year..."]
Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That -
8.
["The inside stories of Batman and Robin's top secrets..."]
Batman Annual -
9.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
They Hunt the Deadly Clouds
-
11.
Threat of the Giant Eye!
Suicide Squad [Task Force X] -
12.
["Wanted Tootsie Roll ice cream bar..."]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
13.
Frontier Cabin
Frontier Cabin -
14.
204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
15.
["Nationally famous prizes for you at no cost!"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
16.
["Win a "diamond hunting" trip and a $500 bond!"]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Steve Coates
- Dave Marchand
- Donald Dale Milne
- John Monagle
- Mike Nielsen
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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