(March-April 1973)

DC, 1972 Series
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Volume
2
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-01-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #92.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Hourman; Johnny Quick / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?
Job Number
N-593
Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick; Dr. Clever; Hourman; Dr. Glisten
Reprints
Cover Thumbnail for Wanted. The World's Most Dangerous Villains (DC, 1972 series) #7
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The Adventure of the Human Streak (Table of Contents: 1)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
N-560
Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Dr. Clever (villain); Tubby Watts; Breezy
Synopsis
Dr. Clever uses a ray to give one of his henchmen super speed.
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The Crimes That Couldn't Have Happened! (Table of Contents: 2)

Hawkman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda
Job Number
N-561
Genre
superhero
Characters
Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Sanders]; The Ghost [Gentleman Ghost; Jim Craddock] (villain)
Synopsis
Hawkman and Hawkgirl decide to disguise themselves as archaeologists to Africa in order to confront their mortal enemy: the Ghost!
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Wanted Your Letters! / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (signed as E. N. B.)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
N-601

Indexer Notes

Letters from: Glen Nethercut, Rick McDowell, Bob Hobart and Jesus G. Monteagudo.

[Dr. Glisten's Submarine Pirates] (Table of Contents: 4)

The Hourman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ken Fitch
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Bernard Baily
Job Number
N-563
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Hour-Man [Hourman; Rex Tyler]; Captain Frank Preston; Janet Kirby; Mr. Bannerman; Dr. Glisten (villain, introduction); Wayne Carson (villain)
Synopsis
When a U.S. submarine officer is kidnapped, the Hourman discovers it's all due to the evil Dr. Glisten, who uses a strange glow to hypnotize his victims, then uses them to operate private submarines to plunder shipping and blame it on enemy submarines.
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Hourman; Johnny Quick
  2. 1. The Adventure of the Human Streak
    Johnny Quick
  3. 2. The Crimes That Couldn't Have Happened!
    Hawkman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wanted Your Letters!
  5. 4. [Dr. Glisten's Submarine Pirates]
    The Hourman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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