(September-October 1953)

DC, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-07-22
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Everything Happens to Harvey / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harvey Payne
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Everything Happens to Harvey / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
What happened, Harvey? You're late!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harvey Payne; Sue Carter; Blink; Chester Payne; Mr. Hibbledoober
Synopsis
Harvey's friends try to bust up his Dad's real estate deal- to sell their favorite athletic field.

Indexer Notes

Part 1

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving? (Table of Contents: 5)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy

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

Everything Happens to Harvey / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Goodness! What happened to my nice clean house?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harvey Payne; Chester Payne; Mabel; Helen Payne; Tyke Payne
Synopsis
Harvey's friends try to stage a sit-in to stop construction on their field.

Indexer Notes

Part 2

The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Fresh!
Genre
humor; teen

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

Everything Happens to Harvey / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I--Can't Pop... I don't even know how I started it!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Harvey Payne; Chester Payne; Sue Carter
Synopsis
Harvey's Dad gets to judge a beauty contest.

Indexer Notes

Part 3

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Deep-Freeze Diary (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry ?
Inks
Raymond Perry ?
Colors
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset

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

Coby / comic story / 2.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker (signed)
Inks
Mort Drucker (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coby-- Aren't you going to help your mother with the dishes?
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Coby

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Master Art Helper Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Everything Happens to Harvey
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  3. 2. ["What happened, Harvey? You're late!"]
    Everything Happens to Harvey
  4. 3. ["How good are you with your bow and arrow, Pud?"]
    Dubble Bubble
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. Buzzy Asks: How Safe Is Your Driving?
    Buzzy
  7. 6. ["Goodness! What happened to my nice clean house?"]
    Everything Happens to Harvey
  8. 7. The Line of Stars Presents Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  9. 8. ["Fresh!"]
    Varsity Vic
  10. 9. ["I--Can't Pop... I don't even know how I started it!"]
    Everything Happens to Harvey
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  12. 11. Deep-Freeze Diary
  13. 12. ["Coby-- Aren't you going to help your mother with the dishes?"]
    Coby
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Master Art Helper Co.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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  • Bob Hughes
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)
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