(March 1964)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
On-sale Date
1964-01-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
George Kashdan (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Alien Gladiator! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Dick Dillin
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction

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

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Year of the Lion (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman ?

Genre
adventure; fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
An archaeologist becomes cursed while on an expedition to China, which bonds him to a lion for an entire year -- whatever happens to the lion will happen to him.
Reprints

Your Future Is Today... (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

The Space Ranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Give and Take (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Children take some broken and unused toys to Mr. Craig, who helps them to repair them so they can be donated to charity.

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

The Strange Case of Creature Conlon (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
crime; fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
Escaped convict King Conlon steals three magic vials which transform him into three powerful creatures.

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

Aquaman; Sea Devils / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

Mystery of the Medicine Wheel (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Alien Gladiator! (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
A landslide near Rome unearths an ancient arena and an alien who was once forced by the Emperor Nero to fight as a gladiator. Washed-up prizefighter Matt Burke defeats the alien, which gives him the confidence to return to the ring.

You Demanded It... and Here It Is! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Doom Patrol / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Moolah the Mystic / comic story / 0.67 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
Moolah, can you put me in a trance...
Genre
humor

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1963
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Harry Donenfeld, Irwin Donenfeld, Sonia Iger, J.S. Liebowitz; P.H. Sampliner, S.U. Sampliner, Harry Donenfeld Foundation, Inc. all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

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

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Alien Gladiator!
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Mike Marvel System
  3. 2. The Year of the Lion
  4. 3. Your Future Is Today...
    The Space Ranger
  5. 4. ["This is Sgt. Rock, bringin' you DC's first war annual!"]
    Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales
  6. 5. Give and Take
  7. 6. The Strange Case of Creature Conlon
  8. 7. ["For the very best..."]
    Aquaman; Sea Devils
  9. 8. ["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
  10. 9. Mystery of the Medicine Wheel
  11. 10. The Alien Gladiator!
  12. 11. You Demanded It... and Here It Is!
    Doom Patrol
  13. 12. ["Moolah, can you put me in a trance..."]
    Moolah the Mystic
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Missile Attack
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Aurora
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore