(October-November 1952)

Ziff-Davis, 1951 Series
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Volume
1
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Bi-monthly
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Approved Comics Inc.
Brand
Ziff-Davis Comic Group
Editing
Ben Martin

Issue Notes

All art credits other than cover from Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Explorer Joe / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (painting)
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Joe Thomas

Indexer Notes

Art credit for cover from David Saunders, Norman Saunders' son, via e-mail (January 6, 2008).

Cover Thumbnail for Explorer Joe (Ziff-Davis, 1951 series) #2
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Meet Us All Monthly in G.I. Joe (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

G.I Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Eric the Red (Table of Contents: 2)

Explorer Joe / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Geier ?; ?
Pencils
Bernie Krigstein
Inks
Bernie Krigstein
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
The Norse Historic Society has received reports...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Joe Thomas
Reprints

Murder in the Himalayas (Table of Contents: 3)

Explorer Joe / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Art Peddy
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Joe Thomas
Reprints

The Challenge (Table of Contents: 4)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Vitus Bering; Tor Eklund
Synopsis
Story of how the Bering Straits came to be named in 1741.

Top-Secret Polar Mission (Table of Contents: 5)

Dangerous Assignments / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Carmine Infantino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
adventure
Characters
Tom Deering (intro)

The Devil a Monk Would Be (Table of Contents: 6)

Explorer Joe / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Walter Geier ?; ?
Pencils
Nick Cardy ?; Art Peddy ?
Inks
Nick Cardy ?; Art Peddy ?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In Llasa, capital of mysterious Tibet...
Genre
adventure
Characters
Joe Thomas' Gadabout Swanson; Timor (a merchant); Rira (his daughter); Doctor Frederic Harwell [formerly Colonel-Doctor Wendt, a Nazi commandant); Lord Abbot
Reprints

Sherlock Holmes Detective Hat (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Electronic Walkie Talkies (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Rocketman (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

I Gained 53 Lbs. (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Jovett Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Explorer Joe
  2. 1. Meet Us All Monthly in G.I. Joe
    G.I Joe
  3. 2. Eric the Red
    Explorer Joe
  4. 3. Murder in the Himalayas
    Explorer Joe
  5. 4. The Challenge
  6. 5. Top-Secret Polar Mission
    Dangerous Assignments
  7. 6. The Devil a Monk Would Be
    Explorer Joe
  8. 7. Sherlock Holmes Detective Hat
  9. 8. Electronic Walkie Talkies
  10. 9. Rocketman
  11. 10. I Gained 53 Lbs.
    Jovett Institute
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  • Michael Hoskin
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Matt Tauber
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