(December 1955-January 1956)

DC, 1947 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1955-10-04
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Hero for a Day! (Table of Contents)

Gang Busters / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

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

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Mystery That Edgar Allan Poe Solved (Table of Contents: 2)

Gang Busters / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Prentice
Inks
John Prentice
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How a Nation Is Born (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's the matter, Sonny?
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Case of the Genuine Counterfeits (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Sam Citron
Inks
Sam Citron
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Thomas J. Conn; “The Big Man”; Agent Mazzi; Agent Troy; Chief Treasury Agent Troy
Reprints
Keywords
counterfeit; money

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.75 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
Stop! Pull over!
Genre
humor

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

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / comics-form advertising / 0.25 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Strange Laws / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Arrest him!
Genre
humor; non-fiction
Reprints

[Popular Prison] (Table of Contents: 11)

The Grapevine / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

The Case of the Canny Canine (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jay McArdle
Inks
Jay McArdle
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Harry Dirkson; Lt. John Mason

Hero for a Day (Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Purcell
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime
Characters
Officer Mike Faraday

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

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Littleton Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hero for a Day!
    Gang Busters
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  3. 2. The Mystery That Edgar Allan Poe Solved
    Gang Busters
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. How a Nation Is Born
  6. 5. ["What's the matter, Sonny?"]
    Casey the Cop
  7. 6. The Case of the Genuine Counterfeits
  8. 7. ["Stop! Pull over!"]
    Casey the Cop
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
  11. 10. ["Arrest him!"]
    Strange Laws
  12. 11. [Popular Prison]
    The Grapevine
  13. 12. The Case of the Canny Canine
  14. 13. Hero for a Day
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    104 Kings' Knights
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamps
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Muller
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Karsten S.
  • Jim Van Dore