(December 1948)

DC, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1948-10-06
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Dodo and the Frog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog

Strike or Spare... It's a Snap! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak Cameras and Film / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Dodo and the Frog / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
FS 78
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hiya, Gertrude! Let's go out tonight!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog; Gertrude; Bruno; Lanky
Synopsis
Fenimore tries to borrow money so he can take Gertrude out. Dunbar sells him a truth serum so he can find out which of his friends are lying when they say they don't have any money.

Bobby Dodd (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Boys - It's Free (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Porter Chemical Company / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Blackie Bear / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
FS 64
First Line of Dialogue or Text
As if business isn't bad enough -- here come those pesky cubs now to annoy me!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Blackie Bear; The Cubs
Synopsis
The cubs try to bilk Blackie out of all of his tomatoes.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Erector / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are more hours of sunlight during a year...
Genre
non-fiction; nature
Reprints

The Most Exciting Boot You Ever Saw (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Hood Rocket Boots / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

J. Rufus Lion / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
FS 61
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Consarn those woodpeckers...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
J. Rufus Lion; Mortimer Ratt

Oh! Boy! Lionel Trains (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Lionel Trains / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Whale Who Wanted to Fly (Table of Contents: 12)

Giggle Toons / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Howie Post (signed)
Pencils
Howie Post (signed)
Inks
Howie Post (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Ziggy Updike

Bag of Magic Tricks (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Blabber Mouse / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is it a walkie-talkie? No!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Freddie; Gordon; Blabber Mouse; Tomcat; Jimmy; Whiskers
Synopsis
The boys gag Blabber but he tells Whiskers about their party anyway.

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

Funny Facts / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The hottest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world...
Genre
non-fiction

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

Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Monkey Shines (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Premiums Given Cash Commission (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Want a Barrel of Laughs? (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

The Law of the Mounties (Table of Contents: 20)

The Dodo and the Frog / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
FS 72
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog (as Dangerous Dan McFrog)
Synopsis
Dunbar is a Mountie and Fenimore is Dangerous Dan.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There are about fifty species of fish...
Genre
non-fiction

[Gene Autry Sweatshirt] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Gene Autry Sweatshirt / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Want a Daisy for Christmas? (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  2. 1. Strike or Spare... It's a Snap!
    Kodak Cameras and Film
  3. 2. ["Hiya, Gertrude! Let's go out tonight!"]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  4. 3. Bobby Dodd
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. Boys - It's Free
    Porter Chemical Company
  7. 6. ["As if business isn't bad enough -- here come those pesky cubs now to annoy me!"]
    Blackie Bear
  8. 7. ["Boys! Look at all the spectacular buzz-with-action models you can build with Erector!"]
    Erector
  9. 8. ["There are more hours of sunlight during a year..."]
    Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop
  10. 9. The Most Exciting Boot You Ever Saw
    Hood Rocket Boots
  11. 10. ["Consarn those woodpeckers..."]
    J. Rufus Lion
  12. 11. Oh! Boy! Lionel Trains
    Lionel Trains
  13. 12. The Whale Who Wanted to Fly
    Giggle Toons
  14. 13. Bag of Magic Tricks
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  15. 14. ["Is it a walkie-talkie? No!"]
    Blabber Mouse
  16. 15. ["The hottest temperature ever recorded anywhere in the world..."]
    Funny Facts
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  18. 17. Monkey Shines
  19. 18. Premiums Given Cash Commission
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  20. 19. Want a Barrel of Laughs?
  21. 20. The Law of the Mounties
    The Dodo and the Frog
  22. 21. ["There are about fifty species of fish..."]
    Ma Nature's Curiosity Shop
  23. 22. [Gene Autry Sweatshirt]
    Gene Autry Sweatshirt
  24. 23. Want a Daisy for Christmas?
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Pannozzi
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)