(May-June 1943)

DC, 1936 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1943-03-13
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Detective Comics Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited as F. W. Ellsworth) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Cliff Young (signed)
Inks
Cliff Young (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow; Speedy
Reprints

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

Knickerbocker Pub. Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Silks and Spice and Everything Nice! (Table of Contents: 2)

Green Arrow / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson ?
Pencils
Cliff Young (signed as Cliff)
Inks
Steve Brodie (signed as Steve)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Peter Piper; Pickle Pepper
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer identification by Bob Hughes.

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

Gags / cartoon / 0.5 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
One of you boys will have to swim back!
Genre
humor

A Real Winner from the Start! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Boy Commandos / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Man Who Belittled Fate! (Table of Contents: 5)

Doctor Fate / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson ?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doctor Fate [Kent Nelson]; Mr. Who (villain)
Synopsis
Mr. Who, after getting some his Solution Z smuggled into prison, escapes from his cell and is able to shrink Doctor Fate down to miniature size and imprison him in a bird cage.
Reprints
Keywords
magic; occult

Indexer Notes

Modified synopsis added by Craig Delich.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Laffs / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Er - I haven't any change for a tip...
Genre
humor

Grand-Dad Has a Victory Program! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Morrow Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Clancy the Cop / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey you! Where do you think you are?
Genre
humor

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

All-Star Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Marauders of the Mississippi! (Table of Contents: 10)

Aquaman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Ark the seal; Ebenezer Rugg
Synopsis
Criminals try to take advantage of a flood on the Mississippi.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 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
Gosh - he's the big shot at this camp!
Genre
humor; military

Boys - Girls! Solve This Puzzle (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Billy Wade / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Tokio Calling (Table of Contents: 13)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Art Wayne (credited)
Letters
typeset

Genre
adventure

The Mystery of the Missing Fat Man! (Table of Contents: 14)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron ?
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Avery Dupois; Fat Men's Club; Mr. Slattery
Synopsis
Avery Dupois goes into the phone booth at the Fat Men's Club and disappears.

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

Leading Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

A Peach of a Pair... (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Prize Comics; Headline Comics / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Zanzibar (Table of Contents: 17)

Stamps / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Sidney Elias
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Page includes several ads from stamps dealers.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

MacArthur of Bataan (Table of Contents: 19)

Good Books Worth Reading / text article / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Josette Frank
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Includes Junior Justice Society of America message.

The Prophet Takes a Loss! (Table of Contents: 20)

The Spectre with Percival Popp the Super Cop! / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox ?
Pencils
Bernard Baily (signed)
Inks
Bernard Baily (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; humor; fantasy-supernatural
Characters
The Spectre [Jim Corrigan]; The Yog (villain); Percival Popp
Keywords
magic; occult

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Fighting Energy (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Arrow
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Knickerbocker Pub. Co.
  3. 2. Silks and Spice and Everything Nice!
    Green Arrow
  4. 3. ["One of you boys will have to swim back!"]
    Gags
  5. 4. A Real Winner from the Start!
    Boy Commandos
  6. 5. The Man Who Belittled Fate!
    Doctor Fate
  7. 6. ["Er - I haven't any change for a tip..."]
    Laffs
  8. 7. Grand-Dad Has a Victory Program!
    Morrow Coaster Brake
  9. 8. ["Hey you! Where do you think you are?"]
    Clancy the Cop
  10. 9. ["The Justice Society goes into action again..."]
    All-Star Comics
  11. 10. Marauders of the Mississippi!
    Aquaman
  12. 11. ["Gosh - he's the big shot at this camp!"]
    Private Pete
  13. 12. Boys - Girls! Solve This Puzzle
    Billy Wade
  14. 13. Tokio Calling
  15. 14. The Mystery of the Missing Fat Man!
    Johnny Quick
  16. 15. ["Hey! What goes on here?!?"]
    Leading Comics
  17. 16. A Peach of a Pair...
    Prize Comics; Headline Comics
  18. 17. Zanzibar
    Stamps
  19. 18. Editorial Advisory Board
  20. 19. MacArthur of Bataan
    Good Books Worth Reading
  21. 20. The Prophet Takes a Loss!
    The Spectre with Percival Popp the Super Cop!
  22. 21. ["Be sure to get these top favorites..."]
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Webster's Complete Reference Dictionary and Encyclopedia
  24. 23. Fighting Energy
    Baby Ruth
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore