(August 1963)
DC,
1955 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1963-06-06
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Nightmare Maker!
Doom Patrol / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]
- Reprints
-
in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002) - in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- monsters
[no title indexed]
The World of Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing book about prehistoric animals
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Nightmare Maker, Part 1
Doom Patrol / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Dr. Janus [Josef Kreutz]
- Synopsis
- The Doom Patrol encounter strange beasts on two missions, and a TV report by Dr. Janus remarks that they are beasts from a meteorite that hit Earth fifteen years ago which, according to eyewitnesses, had living being within. Robotman doesn't remember the incident that way, however.
- Reprints
- in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
- in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- monsters
Indexer Notes
Based on an interview with Bob Haney by Michael Catron in "The Comics Journal" #277-278, Arnold and Bob were co-writers on this story. [added by Greg Fischer on 1/2/08 with permission from Michael Catron]
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Try a tongue teaser!
[no title indexed]
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Celebrate the silver anniversary of Superman!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7, on sale June 13
How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Mr. Green; Mrs. Green; the 2 Green children; Terry (the Greens' dog)
- Synopsis
- Terry relates all the results of poor planning by Mr. Green on his last vacation.
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated October 1957.
[The Nightmare Maker] Part 2: Doorway to Disaster
Doom Patrol / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Dr. Janus [Josef Kreutz] (villain); Hitler (picture)
- Synopsis
- Although news reports confirm the meteorite story, the Chief sends the Doom Patrol to the crash site, Logan City, Arizona, to investigate. The Chief discovers that Dr. Janus is an escaped Nazi war criminal, just before more strange beasts appear.
- Reprints
- in The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #1 ([May] 2002)
- in Showcase Presents: The Doom Patrol (DC, 2009 series) #1 ([June] 2009)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) ([August] 2017)
- in Doom Patrol: The Silver Age (DC, 2018 series) #1 ([September] 2018)
-
- Keywords
- Nazi
Indexer Notes
Based on an interview with Bob Haney by Michael Catron in "The Comics Journal" #277-278, Arnold and Bob were co-writers on this story. [added by Greg Fischer on 1/2/08 with permission from Michael Catron]
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
[no title indexed]
Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See the many exciting roles of Lois Lane...
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
Indexer Notes
house ad for Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2, on sale June 6
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...
[no title indexed]
The Adventurer's Club / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Murray Boltinoff
- Pencils
- ? (logo illustration)
- Inks
- ? (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from James E. Kunkel, Paul Gambaccini, Johnny Lopez, B. L., and J. Tracy.
[no title indexed]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance...
Listen, World... I'm the Missing Link
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- adventure
- Synopsis
- Reporter Ralph Brand accompanies an expedition to Pakistan to find the missing link in the evolution of the human race, but instead he finds himself accidentally transformed into a prehistoric man.
- Keywords
- ape-beast; cavemen; evolution; Pakistan; saber-tooth
Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
147 Famous Automobiles
147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Auto Models.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Company.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Nightmare Maker!
Doom Patrol -
1.
["Amazing book about prehistoric animals"]
The World of Dinosaurs -
2.
The Nightmare Maker, Part 1
Doom Patrol -
3.
["Try a tongue teaser!"]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Celebrate the silver anniversary of Superman!"]
Superman -
5.
How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
-
6.
[The Nightmare Maker] Part 2: Doorway to Disaster
Doom Patrol -
7.
["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
8.
["See the many exciting roles of Lois Lane..."]
Lois Lane -
9.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
[no title indexed]
The Adventurer's Club -
11.
["Hi! Boys and girls, here is your big chance..."]
-
12.
Listen, World... I'm the Missing Link
-
13.
Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies] -
14.
Convoy Terror
Convoy Terror -
15.
147 Famous Automobiles
147 Famous Automobiles -
16.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
17.
["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
18.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- John Brichetto
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Steve Jenner
- Donald Dale Milne
- Jim Stangas
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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