(July-August 1973)

DC, 1973 Series
Volume
1
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1973-04-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
E. Nelson Bridwell (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of April 26 in Comic Reader #95 a typo.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
Jack Adler (sourced)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-658
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Rosita Blanca
Reprints

The Real Johnny Thunder (Table of Contents: 1)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-655
First Line of Dialogue or Text
One thousand pesos for the capture of Johnny Thunder and the girl!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Lewis Van Daner; Black Lightnin' (horse); William Tane; Rovo; Don Verango; Dino; Rosita Blanca
Reprints
Keywords
diamonds; stagecoach; Vulture Pass

Secret of the Outlaw Timepiece! (Table of Contents: 2)

The Nighthawk / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
N-657
First Line of Dialogue or Text
There goes the alarm--coming from the skylight!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Nighthawk [Hannibal Hawkes]; Lafe; Mace
Synopsis
Outlaw Lafe gets an idea from the children's story about mice putting a bell on a cat and sends Nighthawk the gift of an alarm watch pre-set to go off at a the moment planned for his next heist.
Reprints
Keywords
Thunderhead Mountains

Battle for Mesa City! (Table of Contents: 3)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
N-656
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cathy Brown! As sheriff--it gives me great pleasure to accept this statue yuh made o' Johnny Thunder!
Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; William Tane; Cathy Brown; King Crown
Synopsis
King Crown captures Mesa City.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Thunder in the West / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell (credited as E.N.B.)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
N-663
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dear Ed, There are two things I like: first, most anything western, and second, DC Comics.

Indexer Notes

Letters from Levi Parry, Will Nash, Mark Lucke, Dave Kalis and Philip Botwinick. Bridwell explains this is the last issue due to poor sales.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Johnny Thunder
  2. 1. The Real Johnny Thunder
    Johnny Thunder
  3. 2. Secret of the Outlaw Timepiece!
    The Nighthawk
  4. 3. Battle for Mesa City!
    Johnny Thunder
  5. 4. ["Dear Ed, There are two things I like: first, most anything western, and second, DC Comics."]
    Thunder in the West
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • CTGarry
  • Del Gruber
  • Michael Hoskin
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore