(May-June 1948)
DC,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-03-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (assistant); Murray Boltinoff (art); George Kashdan (story)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
The Wyoming Kid / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Synopsis
- A list of members of DC's Advisory Board and a list of their current publications.
Indexer Notes
Left side of inside front cover.
Want Action??? Want Mystery??? Want Humor???
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- Characters
- Green Lantern; Flash; Buzzy
- Synopsis
- Ads for All-American Comics #97, an issue of Flash Comics, and an issue of Buzzy.
Indexer Notes
Right side of inside front cover.
A Trail Drive to Glory!
The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
The Case of the Killer Cat!
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- detective-mystery
- Characters
- Sam Spade; Orlo the Lion Tamer
- Synopsis
- Sam solves the mystery of a lion turning on his trainer.
Indexer Notes
Wildroot Cream-Oil Hair Tonic ad.
The Two-Faced Bandit of Mesa Town!
Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Inks look like Meskin's frequent collaborator George Roussos.
Roping the Runaway Driver
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- U. S. Royal
- Synopsis
- Ad for U. S. Royal bicycle tires.
Win This Bicycle!
Safe-T Cone Co. / advertisement / 2 pages
- Synopsis
- Rules and entry blank for entering the Safe-T Cone contest. 500 Monark Bicycles are to be given away.
The Black Stallion!
Rodeo Rick / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howie Post (signed as Post)
- Inks
- Howie Post (signed as Post)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
Boys! Girls! A Slick New Motor Bike "Putt-Putt"!
Kellogg's Rice Krispies / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for a cereal premium.
Ranger Rescue
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy; Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure; children
- Characters
- Bazooka Boy
- Synopsis
- Ad for Bazooka Bubble Gum.
A Scratch in Time
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Sheriff Bill Hackett; Hal Jepson
- Synopsis
- A sheriff trails a bank robber to Rash Ridge and then returns to town to await a visit from the outlaw.
- Reprints
- in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
Deadline for Action!
Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- R. C.; Quickie; Gilbert Roland
- Synopsis
- Ad for Royal Crown Cola and a plug for Monogram's Cisco Kid movie, "King of the Bandits."
The Lost Badge of Courage!
The Cowboy Marshal / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #3 (May-June 1948)
-
The Secret That Saved the Sandlot
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- sports
- Characters
- Jim Wise; Mr. Jones
- Synopsis
- Ad for P-F Canvas Shoes made by B. F. Goodrich and Hood Rubber Co.
Outstanding Boy
High School "Champs" of America by Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Characters
- Allen Murray
- Synopsis
- A description of Allen Murray's accomplishments at South High School, Denver, Colorado. Also an ad for Thom McAn shoes.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
The Wyoming Kid -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
Want Action??? Want Mystery??? Want Humor???
DC Comics -
3.
A Trail Drive to Glory!
The Wyoming Kid -
4.
Yours! Explorer's Sun Watch!
Wheaties -
5.
The Case of the Killer Cat!
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
6.
The Two-Faced Bandit of Mesa Town!
Vigilante -
7.
Roping the Runaway Driver
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Bike Tires -
8.
Win This Bicycle!
Safe-T Cone Co. -
9.
The Black Stallion!
Rodeo Rick -
10.
Boys! Girls! A Slick New Motor Bike "Putt-Putt"!
Kellogg's Rice Krispies -
11.
Ranger Rescue
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy; Bazooka Bubble Gum -
12.
A Scratch in Time
-
13.
Deadline for Action!
Adventures of "R.C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola -
14.
The Lost Badge of Courage!
The Cowboy Marshal -
15.
The Secret That Saved the Sandlot
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Sports Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
16.
Outstanding Boy
High School "Champs" of America by Thom McAn -
17.
Daisy Announces an Entirely New 128 Page, Pocket Size Handbook
Daisy Air Rifles -
18.
How to Signal a Car for Help at Night
Eveready Batteries
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Keith Chandler
- Michael Hoskin
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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