(December 1952-January 1953)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-10-08
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
Indicia: THE FOX & THE CROW, No. 7, Dec., '52-Jan., '53. Published bi-monthly by National Comics Publications, Inc., 2 Main Street, Bridgeport, Conn. Editorial and executive offices, 480 lexington Ave., New York 17, N. Y. Whitney Ellsworth, Editor. Entered as second class matter Feb. 18, 1952, at the post office at Bridgeport, Conn. under the act of March 3, 1879. Yearly subscription in the U. S. 75ยข including postage. Foreign, $1.50 in American funds. For advertising rates address Richard A. Feldon & Co., 205 E. 42nd St., New York 17, N. Y. Entire contents copyrighted 1952 by National Comics Publications, Inc. Except for those who have authorized use of their names, the stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this periodical are entirely imaginary and fictitious, and no identification with actual persons, living or dead, is intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A.
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[no title indexed]
The Fox and the Crow / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just don't worry, Foxie, I'll have you outa dere in one second!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
- Synopsis
- Crow cuts Fox's window-washer's strap.
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for Novelty Mart
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover
[no title indexed]
The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Little boy blou-hoo come blow your horn...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
- Synopsis
- Fox drives Crow crazy with his music for "Little Boy Blue." Crow shows up as Little Boy Blue, dupes Fox out of $200, and makes him stop singing.
Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Tootsie
- Synopsis
- Ad for Tootsie Rolls and the Tootsie Hippodrome television show
[no title indexed]
Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- Ray Thompson ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as
Ray T.) - Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- Ray Thompson ?
- Letters
- Ray Thompson ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Whoopee! This is the real Wild West!
- Genre
- children
- Characters
- Pud
- Synopsis
- Pud scares off a gang of stagecoach robbers by popping his bubble gum.
Indexer Notes
Ad in comic strip style
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Howie Post ?
- Inks
- Howie Post ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset; ?
- Characters
- Dean Martin; Jerry Lewis
- Synopsis
- Listing of DC's Editorial Advisory Board: Dr. Lauretta Bender, Josette Frank, Dr. W. W. D. Sones and Dr. S. Harcourt Peppard, listing of DC titles and spot promotion for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis (DC, 1952 series).
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Synopsis
- Superman convinces a group of children to contribute their movie money to UNICEF.
- Keywords
- political
Indexer Notes
This page is published as a public service in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations. Credits from a list by Lionel English.
[no title indexed]
The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 5.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- And now for the news! Fauntleroy Fox, a resident of this area inherited a billion today!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
- Synopsis
- Crawford Crow makes amends with Fauntleroy Fox to trick him into giving him half of his inherited billion -- feet of string!
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!
- Synopsis
- Ad for Wildroot Cream-Oil with gag cartoon
[no title indexed]
Picture Math / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This goes with a hook!
- Synopsis
- Rebus with error in answer
[no title indexed]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hurry! Get your own gold lettered personalized wallet!
- Synopsis
- Ad for personalized "Pure vinyl, embossed calf-grain" wallet from Smith Brothers cough drops.
Indexer Notes
Illustrated ad
[no title indexed]
Fun Shop / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The name of what tree can be spelled with these six letters?
- Synopsis
- Riddles, puzzles and facts
[no title indexed]
Play Letters / activity / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel ?
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel ?; Jim Davis ?
- Inks
- Martin Naydel ?; Jim Davis ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- At the top of this puzzle a series of letters is printed...
- Characters
- Crawford Crow
- Synopsis
- Word puzzle
[no title indexed]
Animal Wonderland / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- When feeding in groups, these strange birds post a sentinel...
- Genre
- non-fiction; animal; math & science
- Synopsis
- Facts about toucans, bears and Alaskan blackfish
Rudolph Is Back Again!
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer; Santa Claus
- Synopsis
- House ad for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (DC, 1950 series) #[3 1952].
Painting the Town Pink
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Simon Swordfish; Oliver Owl
- Synopsis
- The residents of Salty Center make their town into a tourist attraction with the help of crazy-looking but cagey Oliver Owl.
Indexer Notes
One small illustration
[no title indexed]
The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 3 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm worried! How will I ever get these groceries home...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
- Synopsis
- Fauntleroy Fox fails to sneak his groceries past Crawford Crow.
[no title indexed]
The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Crow! Stop skating past my house!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
- Characters
- Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
- Synopsis
- Fauntleroy Fox glues Crawford Crow's skates to his sidewalk.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Draw a girl from free $280 art course from Art Instruction, Inc.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Fred Harman; ?
- Inks
- Fred Harman ?; ?
- Letters
- typeset; ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The famous Daisy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine...
- Characters
- Red Ryder
- Synopsis
- Ad for Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine from Daisy Manufacturing Company
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Just don't worry, Foxie, I'll have you outa dere in one second!"]
The Fox and the Crow -
1.
Uncle Bernie's Fun Shop
-
2.
["Little boy blou-hoo come blow your horn..."]
The Fox and the Crow -
3.
Boys! Girls! Tune in Tootsie Hippodrome
Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Whoopee! This is the real Wild West!"]
Dubble Bubble -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
6.
Superman Shows How UNICEF Spells Help for the Children of the World!
Superman -
7.
["And now for the news! Fauntleroy Fox, a resident of this area inherited a billion today!"]
The Fox and the Crow -
8.
["I wish he'd get interested in a girl and start using Wildroot Cream-Oil!"]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
9.
["This goes with a hook!"]
Picture Math -
10.
["Hurry! Get your own gold lettered personalized wallet!"]
Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
11.
["The name of what tree can be spelled with these six letters?"]
Fun Shop -
12.
["At the top of this puzzle a series of letters is printed..."]
Play Letters -
13.
["When feeding in groups, these strange birds post a sentinel..."]
Animal Wonderland -
14.
["Arf! Arf! Arf! Yeurf!"]
The Hound and the Hare -
15.
Rudolph Is Back Again!
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -
16.
Painting the Town Pink
-
17.
["I'm worried! How will I ever get these groceries home..."]
The Fox and the Crow -
18.
["Crow! Stop skating past my house!"]
The Fox and the Crow -
19.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. -
20.
["The famous Daisy 1000-shot Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine..."]
Daisy Air Rifles -
21.
["Wear 'em once... You'll be a lifetime fan"]
Thom McAn
This issue was modified by, among others
- Boris Ammerlaan
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Mike Nielsen
- John Pannozzi
- Tony R. Rose
- John P. Selegue
- Brian Stewart
- Jim Van Dore
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