(July-August 1967)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1967-05-09
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Jerry the Astro-Nut! (Table of Contents)

Jerry Lewis / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; Renfrew; space monster
Synopsis
Jerry decides that the planet he's exploring has nothing but craters, even as a monster attacks him and Renfrew from behind.
Keywords
alien; Cub Scout; space travel

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Jerry the Astronut! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jerry Lewis / comic story / 21.5 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake ?
Pencils
Neal Adams (sourced)
Inks
Neal Adams (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Feature Logo
The Adventures of Jerry Lewis
Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry Lewis; Renfrew; Witch Kraft; Cape Crusader Missile Base personnel; Figwerp king; Ugly-Mugly
Synopsis
Jerry, Renfrew, and Witch Kraft are accidentally blasted into space on a US rocket. Crash-landing on the planet Figwerp, they are condemned to death as invaders. As an alternative Jerry agrees to fight the menacing Ugly-Mugly. Witch Kraft gets the rocket headed back to Earth, where the furious base commander waits.
Keywords
alien; humor; rocket; space; witch

Indexer Notes

On 23 pages, but pages 8, 16, and 23 are half-pages.
Figwerp natives are troll dolls, a type of toy extremely popular at the time.

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

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Teen Titans / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

A Letter from Jerry / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jerry Lewis
Pencils
Bob Oksner (illustration)
Inks
Bob Oksner (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Jerry Lewis
Synopsis
Jokes and humor, ostensibly written by Jerry Lewis

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately after page 8 of the main story sequence. Includes header illustration.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Make Your Summer Count! (Table of Contents: 7)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Characters
boys; Mr. Gray
Synopsis
Unable to get summer jobs, young boys clean up a vacant lot for play space, and create a public mural.
Keywords
public service; recreation; volunteer

Indexer Notes

Comic story. On the page immediately before page 9 of the main story sequence.

"Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly, coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies of the U.S."

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6543
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whenever I work on my models, I get cement on my hands.
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
son; father
Synopsis
Father shows his son how to clean off model cement.
Keywords
model

Indexer Notes

Comic story. Shares the page with page 16 of the main story sequence.

Hint from Grant Wilinski of Camden, N.J.

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

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

No. 2: Blue Boy (Table of Contents: 10)

The Jerry Lewis Gallery of Art Messterpieces / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams (illustration)
Inks
Neal Adams (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Characters
Jerry Lewis
Synopsis
Humorous picture of Jerry Lewis, tricked out like Gainsborough's "Blue Boy"
Reprints
Keywords
art

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately after the previous sequence. Adams art per Nick Caputo, June 2018.

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

The Maniaks / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Plastic Man; The Inferior Five / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Gold Crown (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Gold Crown / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Strong Man Tricks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Destination Moon (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Revell Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Jerry the Astro-Nut!
    Jerry Lewis
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. Jerry the Astronut!
    Jerry Lewis
  4. 3. ["Build your own chamber of chills"]
    Aurora Products
  5. 4. ["Rev up your Hondas!"]
    Teen Titans
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    A Letter from Jerry
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  8. 7. Make Your Summer Count!
  9. 8. ["Whenever I work on my models, I get cement on my hands."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  10. 9. ["Another star collection of Batman and Robin's bizarre action roles"]
    Batman
  11. 10. No. 2: Blue Boy
    The Jerry Lewis Gallery of Art Messterpieces
  12. 11. ["Speedier than the Gold Rush!"]
    The Maniaks
  13. 12. ["Be my guest at America's greatest amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  14. 13. ["For the most in laughs..."]
    Plastic Man; The Inferior Five
  15. 14. Gold Crown
    Gold Crown
  16. 15. ["Let me show you too, how to make yourself astronaut tough."]
    American Body Building Club
  17. 16. ["Boys, men, build, develop mighty muscles"]
    Mighty Muscles Muscle Builder
  18. 17. ["How to do strong man tricks... without strength!"]
    Strong Man Tricks
  19. 18. Destination Moon
    Revell Models
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • Juan Gonzalez
  • Kirk House
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore