(November 1963)

DC, 1955 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July, and Oct.
On-sale Date
1963-09-05
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Negative Man Goes Berserk! (Table of Contents)

Doom Patrol / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doom Patrol: Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]
Larry Trainor
Reprints

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

Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night Negative Man Went Berserk, Part 1 (Table of Contents: 2)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doom Patrol: The Chief [Dr. Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]
Harry Morton (villain)
Synopsis
The Chief insists that the members of the Doom Patrol must continue to train in the use of their fantastic powers.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Here It Is, Fans! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Green Arrow; John Jones Manhunter from Mars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Flashiest News of the Year... (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Part 2: Negative Man Must Be Destroyed (Table of Contents: 7)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Nolan (villain); Cooky (villain)
Synopsis
An accidental encounter with a radio transmitter severs the bond between Larry and his Negative Man projection, endangering his life and causing the Negative Man to run amok.
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)

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 0.5 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
I'll leave camp and go for a walk in the jungle.
Genre
humor
Characters
Peter Puptent
Keywords
lions; snakes

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

102 Ships of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

The Adventurers' Club / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils
? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

List of many readers who have written in (only snippets of letters by Eddie Simpson, Ron Pappin, Robert Dale, Jeff Howell, John Nunes, Paul Moslander printed).

Menace of the Undersea Beanstalk (Table of Contents: 14)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Giunta
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Two men look for the roots of a giant vine growing up through the ocean and stumble upon an underground civilization planning to invade the surface world.
Keywords
underwater

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

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

Your United Nations at Work (Table of Contents: 16)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Morris Waldinger
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Burmese Lin Tan goes to WHO nursing school in Rangoon. She then is able to diagnose the bubonic plague in her home village.
Keywords
Burma; United Nations; World Health Organization

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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

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

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

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

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

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Negative Man Goes Berserk!
    Doom Patrol
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Made Simple Self-Teaching Encyclopedia
  3. 2. The Night Negative Man Went Berserk, Part 1
    Doom Patrol
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. Here It Is, Fans!
    Green Arrow; John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  6. 5. The Flashiest News of the Year...
    The Flash
  7. 6. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  8. 7. Part 2: Negative Man Must Be Destroyed
    Doom Patrol
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. ["I'll leave camp and go for a walk in the jungle."]
    Peter Puptent, Explorer
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    102 Ships of All Nations
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    The Adventurers' Club
  15. 14. Menace of the Undersea Beanstalk
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  17. 16. Your United Nations at Work
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Adam Knights
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore