(December 1951)

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

Issue Notes

Indexed from a scanned copy.

Operation Empire State (Table of Contents)

Little Al of the Secret Service / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Norman Saunders (painting)
Inks
Norman Saunders (painting)
Colors
Norman Saunders (painting)
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

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

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

Counterfeit Capers / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Vic Martin (signed)
Pencils
Vic Martin (signed)
Inks
Vic Martin (signed)
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
G'wan-scram!
Genre
humor

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Also includes indicia.

Timko's Wolfhounds! (Table of Contents: 2)

Little Al of the Secret Service / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Carreno (signed)
Inks
Al Carreno (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Clear as Crystal (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Al of the Secret Service / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Al Carreno (signed)
Inks
Al Carreno (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

The Gaunt Guy (Table of Contents: 4)

A True Secret Service Story / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Letters
Typeset

Genre
crime

The Greatest Railroad Show on Earth (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Case of the Floating Fish (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

Weird Thrillers (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Operation Empire State! (Table of Contents: 8)

Little Al of the Secret Service / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
crime

36-Piece Electric Work Kit (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret Service Secrets (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; detective-mystery

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[Breaking in on counterfeiters] (Table of Contents: 11)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?

Indexer Notes

On back cover of comic.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Operation Empire State
    Little Al of the Secret Service
  2. 1. ["G'wan-scram!"]
    Counterfeit Capers
  3. 2. Timko's Wolfhounds!
    Little Al of the Secret Service
  4. 3. Clear as Crystal
    Little Al of the Secret Service
  5. 4. The Gaunt Guy
    A True Secret Service Story
  6. 5. The Greatest Railroad Show on Earth
    Lionel Trains
  7. 6. The Case of the Floating Fish
  8. 7. Weird Thrillers
  9. 8. Operation Empire State!
    Little Al of the Secret Service
  10. 9. 36-Piece Electric Work Kit
  11. 10. Secret Service Secrets
  12. 11. [Breaking in on counterfeiters]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Matt Tauber
  • Jim Van Dore