(June 1962)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-04-03
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 House of Secrets #54 and copyright registration.

Lure of the Decoy Creature! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction

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

Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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?
Pencils
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Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tomorrow's stars appear today!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Secret of the Sun Treasure (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What was its origin?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Brad; Ed Vickers; Kra-Jol of Zerxa; Zlar of Zerxa; Kron of Zerxa
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; Sahara

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

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

Script
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the very best...
Genre
adventure; western-frontier

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Josely Co.

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

Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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Letters
typeset
Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly...

Your Pass to New Worlds! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Big-big-big news about a small-small-small super-hero...
Genre
superhero

The Fallen Moon! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Lure of the Decoy Creature! (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Howard Purcell
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction

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

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

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?
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your passport to amazing adventures!

[Fog… Mist...] (Table of Contents: 11)

What's the Difference Between / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
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Colors
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Letters
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Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...

Beware: Mind-Reader at Work (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Phantom from the Fog (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It came from the foam and fog of the wild sea, they said, and used its eerie powers to aid those who loved their country!
Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Jan Darcas; The General (unnamed); Derek Malk
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hawk-a-a-a!
Genre
adventure; aviation; military; science fiction; superhero

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

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 (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My crystal ball -- it's missing!
Genre
humor

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

Junket Desserts; Salada Tea / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Here's a package for you from Salada!

For the Best in Comics Entertainment (Table of Contents: 18)

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

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Letters
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Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lure of the Decoy Creature!
  2. 1. ["Tomorrow's stars appear today!"]
    Aquaman; The Atom; Hawkman; Metal Men
  3. 2. Secret of the Sun Treasure
  4. 3. ["For the very best..."]
    Challengers of the Unknown; Tomahawk
  5. 4. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  6. 5. ["Boys here's a swell way to make $1 to $5 weekly..."]
    Grit Newspaper
  7. 6. Your Pass to New Worlds!
  8. 7. ["Big-big-big news about a small-small-small super-hero..."]
    The Atom
  9. 8. The Fallen Moon!
  10. 9. Lure of the Decoy Creature!
  11. 10. ["Your passport to amazing adventures!"]
    Tales of the Unexpected; My Greatest Adventure; House of Secrets
  12. 11. [Fog… Mist...]
    What's the Difference Between
  13. 12. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  14. 13. Beware: Mind-Reader at Work
  15. 14. The Phantom from the Fog
  16. 15. ["Hawk-a-a-a!"]
    Blackhawk
  17. 16. ["My crystal ball -- it's missing!"]
    Moolah the Mystic
  18. 17. ["Here's a package for you from Salada!"]
    Junket Desserts; Salada Tea
  19. 18. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  20. 19. ["Reward $9,985.50 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Muller
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore