(September 1946)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1946-07-22
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)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Stan Kaye
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art identification by Bob Hughes.

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

Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Proof of the Proverbs! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron (signed as Jerry Siegel)
Pencils
John Sikela (signed as Joe Shuster)
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Caleb Smith; Charlie Ross (general store proprietor)
Synopsis
Charlie Ross doesn't believe in proverbs, which he refers to as a lot of stale sayings. However, when he discovers a treasure map in his yard, which leads him to a chest of gold at the bottom of a lake, he begins to believe, not knowing that the town's people have played a prank on him for a very definite reason!
Reprints

The Stolen Light (Table of Contents: 3)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors
?
Letters
? (not Cazeneuve's usual letterer)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]

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

"Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Johnny Mize (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Ghosts in Armor! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Kellogg's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

K Is the Letter for Kangaroo (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Kafloppos / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Callahan
Pencils
Jack Callahan
Inks
Jack Callahan
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Wassamatter?
Genre
humor

Trial by Trickery (Table of Contents: 11)

The Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Samachson
Pencils
Chuck Winter
Inks
Chuck Winter
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

Now More Than Ever (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win (signed)
Pencils
Lit-Win (signed)
Inks
Lit-Win (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The boss is coming over for dinner, Daffy!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Snow Mission (Table of Contents: 15)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Tom Neill (house name)
Letters
typeset

Contest for Champions! (Table of Contents: 16)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

The first trick arrows are used in this story: a boomerang arrow and a dynamite arrow.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

How to Avoid These "Booby Traps" in Your Home! (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Kodak
  3. 2. The Proof of the Proverbs!
    Superboy
  4. 3. The Stolen Light
    Aquaman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    "Pepsi" the Pepsi-Cola Cop
  6. 5. Johnny Mize
    Wheaties
  7. 6. Ghosts in Armor!
    Johnny Quick
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Kellogg's Pep
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. K Is the Letter for Kangaroo
  11. 10. ["Wassamatter?"]
    Kafloppos
  12. 11. Trial by Trickery
    The Shining Knight
  13. 12. Now More Than Ever
  14. 13. ["The boss is coming over for dinner, Daffy!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  16. 15. Snow Mission
  17. 16. Contest for Champions!
    Green Arrow
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  19. 18. How to Avoid These "Booby Traps" in Your Home!
    Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Craig Delich
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore