Sea Devils #12

(July-August 1963)

DC, 1961 Series

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Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
Indicia Frequency: bi-monthly
On-sale Date: 1963-05-29
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 Showcase #45 and copyright registration.

Sea Devils / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils: Irv Novick
Inks: Irv Novick
Colors: Jack Adler (color and wash effects)
Letters: Ira Schnapp

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]

Reprints

in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #99 (1 de marzo de 1964)
in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Keywords

frogmen

Indexer Notes

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

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

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance...

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script: Ed Herron
Pencils: Irv Novick
Inks: Irv Novick
Colors: ?
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

adventure

Characters

Sea Devils [Dane Dorrance; Judy Walton; Nicky Walton; Biff Bailey]; Pappy (sea lion)

Synopsis

Each of the Sea Devils except Nicky has won the prestigious "Davy" award for heroism. Nicky doesn't feel worthy to be on the team unless he can win one also.

Reprints

in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #99 (1 de marzo de 1964)
in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #42 ([October] 1968)
in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Keywords

bathyscaph; frogmen; killer whale; lighthouse; manta ray; octopus; sea urchin

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Try a tongue teaser!

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

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: The strange lives of Batman and Robin in the latest...
Genre: superhero

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script: Jack Schiff
Pencils: Sheldon Moldoff
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
Colors: ?
Letters: Joe Letterese

Genre: advocacy

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script: Ed Herron
Pencils: Irv Novick
Inks: Irv Novick
Colors: ?
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

adventure

Reprints

in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #99 (1 de marzo de 1964)
in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #42 ([October] 1968)
in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

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

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
Feature Logo: Tootsie Roll Pop

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

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?
Editing: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...

Missile Attack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Strathmore Toys.

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script: Ed Herron
Pencils: Irv Novick
Inks: Irv Novick
Colors: ?
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

adventure

Reprints

in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #99 (1 de marzo de 1964)
in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #42 ([October] 1968)
in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

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

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

Feature Logo: Tootsie Roll Fudge

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

Script: Robert Kanigher
Pencils: Ross Andru (illustration)
Inks: Mike Esposito (illustration)
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Joel Jacobs, Sally Wexner, Peter F. Wingham, and Donna Wakefield.

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

Genre

military

Reprints

in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #99 (1 de marzo de 1964)

Sea Devils / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script: Ed Herron
Pencils: Irv Novick
Inks: Irv Novick
Colors: ?
Letters: Gaspar Saladino

Genre

adventure

Reprints

in Historias Fantásticas (Editorial Novaro, 1958 series) #99 (1 de marzo de 1964)
in Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #42 ([October] 1968)
in Showcase Presents: Sea Devils (DC, 2012 series) #1 ([July] 2012)

Showcase; Sgt. Rock; Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: For the very best...
Genre: superhero; war

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Fight global air battles with planes of all nations

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Five Star Toys.

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Helen of Toy.

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Let me show you free how to develop spaceman strength and endurance

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Script: ?
Pencils: ?
Inks: ?
Colors: ?
Letters: typeset
Editing: ?

First Line of Dialogue or Text: Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing

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Series Information

Table of Contents

0. The Threat of the Magnetic Menace!
Sea Devils
1. ["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
2. Threat of the Magnetic Menace!
Sea Devils
3. ["Try a tongue teaser!"]
Tootsie Roll
4. ["The strange lives of Batman and Robin in the latest..."]
Giant Batman Annual
5. A Tree Grows on Second Street
6. Threat of the Magnetic Menace! Part Two!
Sea Devils
7. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
Tootsie [all other candies]
8. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission
9. Missile Attack!
Missile Attack
10. Threat of the Magnetic Menace! Part Three!
Sea Devils
11. Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies]
12. [no title indexed]
Undersea Breezes
13. Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Insignia
14. Threat of the Magnetic Menace! Part Four!
Sea Devils
15. ["For the very best..."]
Showcase; Sgt. Rock; Aquaman
16. ["Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"]
116 Planes of All Nations
17. Convoy Terror
Convoy Terror
18. Task Force
Task Force
19. ["Let me show you free how to develop spaceman strength and endurance"]
American Body Building Club
20. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
Best Values Coins and Currency

This issue was modified by, among others

Dwayne Best
Chris Boyko
Nick Caputo
Keith Chandler
Steve Jenner
Donald Dale Milne
Mike Nielsen
Per Sandell
Jim Stangas
Jim Van Dore

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Sea Devils #12 (July-August 1963)

Issue Notes

The Threat of the Magnetic Menace! (Table of Contents)

Sea Devils / cover / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Indexer Notes

Threat of the Magnetic Menace! (Table of Contents: 2)

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

A Tree Grows on Second Street (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Threat of the Magnetic Menace! Part Two! (Table of Contents: 6)

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

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

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

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

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 9)

Missile Attack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Threat of the Magnetic Menace! Part Three! (Table of Contents: 10)

Sea Devils / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Great Masterpieces (Table of Contents: 11)

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

Navy Motor Torpedo Boat Insignia (Table of Contents: 13)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Threat of the Magnetic Menace! Part Four! (Table of Contents: 14)

Sea Devils / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

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

Showcase; Sgt. Rock; Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Convoy Terror (Table of Contents: 17)

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Task Force (Table of Contents: 18)

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

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

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

Indexer Notes

Sea Devils #12

(July-August 1963)