(June-July 1962)
DC,
1952 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1962-04-24
- 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 copyright registration.
Doom at Dinosaur Island!
The War That Time Forgot / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Mac; Joe the G.I. Robot
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Doom at Dinosaur Island!
The War That Time Forgot / comic story / 14.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure; science fiction; war
- Characters
- Mac; Joe the G.I. Robot; giant Japanese robot
- Synopsis
- A corporal and his robot soldier buddy continue the fight against a giant enemy robot and pterodactyls.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: The War That Time Forgot (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([July] 2007)
-
- Keywords
- Dinosaur Island; dinosaurs; pterodactyls; robots
Indexer Notes
This story continues from the previous issue. Story in two parts of 6 pages and 8.67 pages.
First use of the phrase "Dinosaur Island."
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Your Pass to New Worlds!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Frank takes his friends to the public library where they are impressed with the different kinds of books that can teach them new things.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
More Startling Than Today's Science Fiction...
Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- science fiction; superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #38 [second appearance of the Metal Men]
The "Ozarks"... World War II Battle Story of the 102nd Infantry Division
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; military
Stars and Stripes Against Swastikas!
comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- German and American skiers from the 1938 Olympics meet again as ski troopers racing against each other to retrieve a briefcase containing Nazi war plans lost in a plane crash in the mountains.
- Reprints
-
in Commando (Arédit-Artima, 1959 series) #39 (janvier 1963) [N&B [B&W]]
-
- Keywords
- Nazis; skiing; World War II
Wheet! Wheet!
Hawkman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #42, on sale April 26
Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero!
The Atom / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #1, on sale April 24
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
Doom at Dinosaur Island!
The War That Time Forgot -
1.
Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!
-
2.
Doom at Dinosaur Island!
The War That Time Forgot -
3.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
4.
[no title indexed]
Grit Newspaper -
5.
Your Pass to New Worlds!
-
6.
More Startling Than Today's Science Fiction...
Metal Men -
7.
The "Ozarks"... World War II Battle Story of the 102nd Infantry Division
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner -
9.
Stars and Stripes Against Swastikas!
-
10.
Wheet! Wheet!
Hawkman -
11.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
12.
Big-Big-Big News About a Small-Small-Small Super-Hero!
The Atom -
13.
[no title indexed]
Junket Desserts; Salada Tea -
14.
For the Best in Comics Entertainment
-
15.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- John Censullo
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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