(April 1966)
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. & Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1966-02-10
- 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
Issue Notes
No Mercy in Vietnam!
Capt. Hunter / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Capt. Hunter
- Reprints
-
in Brûlant (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #1 (décembre 1977)
-
- Keywords
- hand grenades; United States Marine Corps; Vietnam War
No Mercy in Vietnam!
Capt. Hunter / comic story / 14.7 pages
- Genre
- war
- Characters
- Captain Phil Hunter (introduction); Major Nick Hunter (flashback); Lu-Lin
- Synopsis
- When Captain Hunter's twin brother Nick is believed to be missing in action, he receives permission to search for him. A Vietnamese girl offers to help, but he remains wary that she might be leading him into a trap.
- Reprints
- in Brûlant (Arédit-Artima, 1977 series) #1 (décembre 1977)
-
- Keywords
- Saigon; twins; United States Marines; Viet Cong; Vietnam War
Indexer Notes
First DC Vietnam War hero. Story in two parts: Part One (5.67 pp.) & Part Two (9 pp., no "!" in title).
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1965
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Ave, New York, N.Y., 10022
Revised statement with circulation numbers appears in the July issue (#101).
Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-u-la!
The Munsters; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page
- Genre
- humor; domestic; horror-suspense; anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Grandpa Munster; The Kat
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for the Drag-u-la model car from AMT.
Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed?
The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #160 [80 Page Giant G-21].
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Listing of DC comics on sale in late February and early March 1966.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What are you doing? Spreading paper on the floor...
- Genre
- non-fiction
Fighting Fifth Cavalry Regiment!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- historical; military
- Synopsis
- Historical facts about the United States Army's Fifth Cavalry Regiment.
What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; advocacy
- Synopsis
- National Brotherhood Week quiz
Indexer Notes
Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Odds on Death!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- war
- Synopsis
- Private Harry Clay places bets on everything and everyone around him during battle, but eventually his own luck runs out.
- Keywords
- gambling; Nazis; World War II
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils, inks and letters confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Schwartz kept editorial records for Robert Kanigher, who edited this issue.
[no title indexed]
Tyco / comics-form advertising / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What d'ya mean you built it?
Indexer Notes
Advertisement for Tyco model trains.
Is a Centaur a Horse Who Is Half a Man -- Or a Man who Is Half a Horse?
Metal Men / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Metal Men (DC, 1963 series) #19.
[no title indexed]
Readers -- Sound Off! / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Robert Kanigher (signed as RK)
- Pencils
- Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters from Alicia Genzler, J. A. Macphail, Guy H. Lillian III, and Richard Murray.
-
0.
No Mercy in Vietnam!
Capt. Hunter -
1.
No Mercy in Vietnam!
Capt. Hunter -
2.
[no title indexed]
-
3.
Grandpa Munster "Digs" the Drag-u-la!
The Munsters; The Kat from AMT -
4.
Who Are the Real Kings of Super-Speed?
The Flash -
5.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
6.
["What are you doing? Spreading paper on the floor..."]
Cap's Hobby Hints -
7.
Fighting Fifth Cavalry Regiment!
-
8.
What's Your B.Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)
-
9.
Odds on Death!
-
10.
["What d'ya mean you built it?"]
Tyco -
11.
Is a Centaur a Horse Who Is Half a Man -- Or a Man who Is Half a Horse?
Metal Men -
12.
[no title indexed]
Readers -- Sound Off!
- Dwayne Best
- Mark Boyer
- Chris Boyko
- Matthew Head
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
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