(January-February 1948)
DC,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1947-11-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (assistant editor); Murray Boltinoff (art); George Kashdan (story)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of November 28 in Boy Commandos (DC, 1942 series) #25.
How to Get a Roadmaster for Christmas
Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for the new Roadmaster Bicycle available from The Cleveland Welding Co.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Easy New Wheaties Contest!
Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Contest that invites entrants to submit a model name for the new Admiral Radio-Phonograph.
The Bronc They Couldn't Bust!
Rodeo Rick / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howie Post (signed)
- Inks
- Howie Post (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- western-frontier
Gunfighter!
A Fact Feature / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Bill Tilghman
- Synopsis
- A short feature about the life of Bill Tilghman, one of the lawmen of the Old West.
Indexer Notes
Feature printed on top half of page.
Rescue from the Wreck
Bright Star Batteries / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- A man and his son rescue a man from a wrecked automobile.
Indexer Notes
Printed on bottom half of page.
Famous Erector
The A. G. Gilbert Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Erector sets with examples of what can be built from various sets.
Texas Ranger
A Fact Feature / comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Frank Hamer
- Synopsis
- A summary of Texas Ranger Frank Hamer's career.
Tables Turned Double
text story / 1.67 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Don Stuart; Blackie Dawson
- Synopsis
- A cowboy has problems when he captures a bank robber.
The Jailbreaker!
The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- The Wyoming Kid (introduction)
- Reprints
-
in Seriemagasinet (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1951 series) #3/1959 ([februar] 1959)
-
Cattle Detective
A Fact Feature / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Tom Horn; Matt Rash
- Synopsis
- How Tom Horn captured Matt Rash.
Indexer Notes
Printed on top half of page.
Willie Wonder
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Characters
- Willie Wonder; Trade Smith; Mark Smith
Indexer Notes
The actual names of the Smith Brothers are used in this ad. Printed on bottom half of page.
Most Popular Boy
High School "Champs" of America by Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Ronald Morlock
- Synopsis
- Feature on the most popular boy in his class at Belmont High School, Belmont, Mass.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Boss of Gila Gap
The Cowboy Marshal -
1.
How to Get a Roadmaster for Christmas
Roadmaster -
2.
The Boss of Gila Gap!
The Cowboy Marshal -
3.
Easy New Wheaties Contest!
Wheaties -
4.
The Bronc They Couldn't Bust!
Rodeo Rick -
5.
Gunfighter!
A Fact Feature -
6.
Rescue from the Wreck
Bright Star Batteries -
7.
Jesse James Rides Again!
Vigilante -
8.
Famous Erector
The A. G. Gilbert Company -
9.
Texas Ranger
A Fact Feature -
10.
Tables Turned Double
-
11.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
12.
The Jailbreaker!
The Wyoming Kid -
13.
Cattle Detective
A Fact Feature -
14.
Willie Wonder
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
15.
Most Popular Boy
High School "Champs" of America by Thom McAn -
16.
Be a Radio Technician
National Radio Institute -
17.
American Boys Bill of Rights
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Bill Devine
- Matthew Head
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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