(October-November 1961)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1961-08-22
- 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.
The Circus of Monsters!
The War That Time Forgot / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Flying Franks [Steve Frank; Henny Frank; Tommy Frank]
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- dinosaurs
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, incorrectly credited Jerry Grandenetti.
The Circus of Monsters!
The War That Time Forgot / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (sourced)
- Inks
- Mike Esposito (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- The Flying Franks [Steve Frank (intro); Henny Frank (intro); Tommy Frank (intro)]
- Synopsis
- Three brothers who were acrobats in civilian life join the army, and are sent to a Pacific island to locate a missing raider party. They encounter various dinosaurs, but succeed in their mission.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- dinosaurs
Mulberries!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; military
- Synopsis
- explanation of wartime artificial harbors, called mulberries
Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero!
The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #34 [first Silver Age Atom]
Blind Tank!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Script
- Hank Chapman
- Pencils
- Russ Heath (sourced)
- Inks
- Russ Heath (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- When a tank's windows are obscured in a battle, an injured soldier outside manages to guide the men inside to victory.
- Keywords
- Korean War; United States Army
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
[no title indexed]
Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (signed as Rock, Sergeant)
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Leroy Rudloff, Tom Wilson, Jeffrey Thomas, and Stan Lingle.
A Message from Otto the Robot!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Bobby dreams about the fantastic future that robots will provide, but the robot in his dream reminds him that humans will always be needed too.
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
Double Jinx Fort!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- A fighter pilot, believed to be a "jinx" is paired with a tail gunner who was also a jinx in his previous assignment.
- Keywords
- World War II
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Circus of Monsters!
The War That Time Forgot -
1.
[no title indexed]
5 Star Toys -
2.
The Circus of Monsters!
The War That Time Forgot -
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Mulberries!
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
6.
Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero!
The Atom -
7.
Blind Tank!
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
9.
[no title indexed]
Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner -
10.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
11.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper -
12.
A Message from Otto the Robot!
-
13.
Double Jinx Fort!
-
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
15.
[no title indexed]
Zenith Stamps -
16.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
17.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
18.
[no title indexed]
150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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