(May-June 1962)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1962-03-20
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Rip Hunter... Time Master #8 and copyright registration.

[Volunteer for Disaster] (Table of Contents)

Mark Merlin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Elsa; Mark Merlin

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Tapestry of Doom (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Inks
Ruben Moreira (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Reprints

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

House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Tales of the Unexpected / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Time-Out for Talk! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Tim and Mike learn to talk out their disagreements instead of fighting.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You're going to have a good day at the office!
Genre
humor

Ruse of the Thought Thief (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

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

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

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

From the Inventors' Workbench / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
And I say we go this way!
Genre
humor; non-fiction

Indexer Notes

4 inventions.

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

Aquaman; Rip Hunter... Time Master / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Jaro Stamps; Maxim Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Day the Earth Stops Spinning (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Volunteer for Disaster (Table of Contents: 13)

Mark Merlin / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Elsa; Mark Merlin
Reprints

Indexer Notes

writer identification by Bob Hughes

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Moe Worthman ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The space between stars is a vacuum...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Volunteer for Disaster]
    Mark Merlin
  2. 1. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  3. 2. The Tapestry of Doom
  4. 3. ["Your passport to amazing adventures!"]
    House of Mystery; My Greatest Adventure; Tales of the Unexpected
  5. 4. ["Be my guest at the King Bros. Sells & Gray combined 3-ring circus"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  6. 5. Time-Out for Talk!
  7. 6. ["You're going to have a good day at the office!"]
    Moolah the Mystic
  8. 7. Ruse of the Thought Thief
  9. 8. ["For the very best in comics reading"]
    Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk
  10. 9. ["And I say we go this way!"]
    From the Inventors' Workbench
  11. 10. ["Two spectacular heroes!"]
    Aquaman; Rip Hunter... Time Master
  12. 11. ["208 different world-wide stamps 25¢"]
    Jaro Stamps; Maxim Stamps
  13. 12. The Day the Earth Stops Spinning
  14. 13. Volunteer for Disaster
    Mark Merlin
  15. 14. ["The story of the year!"]
    Batman
  16. 15. ["The space between stars is a vacuum..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  17. 16. ["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
  18. 17. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
    150 Civil War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore