(September 1962)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1962-07-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

When the Earth Blacked Out! (Table of Contents)

The Atomic Knights / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atomic Knights
Reprints

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

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

When the Earth Blacked Out! [Chapter 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Marene Herald; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Synopsis
The Knights meet a race of hostile mole-people from an underground civilization.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz ?
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
On what basis do scientists theorize that the core of the Earth...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

scientific inquiries from readers

Krypton, the World where Superman Was Born, Lives Again! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

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

When the Earth Blacked Out! Chapter 2 (Table of Contents: 7)

The Atomic Knights / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Atomic Knights [Gardner Grayle; Marene Herald; Douglas Herald; Bryndon Smith; Wayne Hobard; Hollis Hobard]
Synopsis
The mole-people are defeated because of their aversion to light. Later, Douglas reveals his discovery that the mole-people's first step in their plan was six years earlier when they began the nuclear war that destroyed most life on Earth.
Reprints

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Spotlight on Strange Adventures / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Melvin Herbers; Danny Lasse; Paul Seydor; Rock Wood

[Optical -- Visual -- Spectroscopic -- Eclipsing Binary Stars] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Synopsis
describes the difference between various types of stars

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety! (Table of Contents: 12)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Susie Gruff; Wolfie
Synopsis
Wolfie learns a lesson about playing pranks while swimming.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated September 1952.

The Imaginary Dooms! (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A young science fiction fan is accidentally brought to the planet Kor-Am to save its people from a strange menace, and he figures out the solution that had eluded them.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane... (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. When the Earth Blacked Out!
    The Atomic Knights
  2. 1. For the Best in Comics Entertainment
  3. 2. When the Earth Blacked Out! [Chapter 1]
    The Atomic Knights
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["On what basis do scientists theorize that the core of the Earth..."]
    Spotlight on Science
  6. 5. Krypton, the World where Superman Was Born, Lives Again!
    Superman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  8. 7. When the Earth Blacked Out! Chapter 2
    The Atomic Knights
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Spotlight on Strange Adventures
  11. 10. [Optical -- Visual -- Spectroscopic -- Eclipsing Binary Stars]
    What's the Difference Between
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  13. 12. Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
    Buzzy
  14. 13. The Imaginary Dooms!
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  16. 15. Batman and Robin's Most Fantastic Foes!
    Batman and Robin
  17. 16. See the Many Exciting Roles of Lois Lane...
    Lois Lane
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Chet Atkins Method
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Convoy Terror
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore