(March-April 1962)

DC, 1961 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-01-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Robert Kanigher (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Our Army at War #116 and copyright registration.

Secret of Volcano Lake! (Table of Contents)

Sea Devils / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Russ Heath (signed as R H)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed as R H)
Colors
Jack Adler (color and wash effects)
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
adventure
Characters
Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]
Reprints
Keywords
frogmen

Indexer Notes

Previous indexer credited Jack Adler with inks, but he provided color and wash effects.

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

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

The Sea of Sorcery! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sea Devils / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Was it fairy tale or nightmare?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]
Synopsis
The Sea Devils dive in the Sea of Sorcery in an attempt to prove that all the strange tales about the place are false.
Reprints
Keywords
decompression chamber; frogmen; mermaid; merman; sawfish

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

Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Sono-Buoy! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Morris Waldinger
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

The Flash; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

From Many Lands.... (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

The Secret of Volcano Lake! (Table of Contents: 7)

Sea Devils / comic story / 11.33 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Russ Heath
Inks
Russ Heath
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
In their endless quest for adventure...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; Takal; Katko
Synopsis
The Sea Devils travel to South America to discover the lost temple of the Condor tribe.
Reprints
Keywords
condor; frogmen; piranha; South America; volcano

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

Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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
Gulp - Am I sorry I came on this trip...
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.

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

Undersea Breezes / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Dick Freede, James Lyle, and Curt Windstrom.

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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

Showcase; Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Play Navy (Table of Contents: 13)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Secret of Volcano Lake!
    Sea Devils
  2. 1. ["Add 3 inches of steel-like muscles to your arms..."]
    Joe Weider Course and Products
  3. 2. The Sea of Sorcery!
    Sea Devils
  4. 3. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
    Mystery in Space; Strange Adventures
  5. 4. Sono-Buoy!
  6. 5. ["Innocent!"]
    The Flash; Green Lantern
  7. 6. From Many Lands....
  8. 7. The Secret of Volcano Lake!
    Sea Devils
  9. 8. ["Now in a magazine of his own!"]
    Aquaman
  10. 9. ["Gulp - Am I sorry I came on this trip..."]
    Shorty
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Undersea Breezes
  12. 11. ["More startling than tomorrow's science-fiction is the Metal Men..."]
    Showcase; Metal Men
  13. 12. ["Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!"]
    Chet Atkins Method
  14. 13. Play Navy
  15. 14. ["Reward $2,000.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  16. 15. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Nationally famous prizes for you or big 40% cash profits"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  18. 17. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
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  • Chris Boyko
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  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Steve Jenner
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Stangas
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