(November-December 1949)

DC, 1944 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-09-12
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Kodak Brownie Cameras / 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
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh, boy! Today's a swell day to get all my household chores done!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog; Rudolph the robot
Synopsis
Fenimore makes Rudolph work on his day off.

Hal Newhouser (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Captain Tootsie Saves the Day! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where's that new hide-out, Blabber?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Blabber Mouse; Tom Cat; Freddie;
Synopsis
Tom Cat tries several schemes to get Blabber to spill secrets.

Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ahh! The Professor seems to be awfully busy!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog; the Professor
Synopsis
The Professor calcuates the world will end in 55 million years.

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

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Phooey! Phooey! All I have to eat is boiled mush!
Characters
Blackie Bear; the Cubs; Dr. Owl. Mrs Badger

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

Kellog's Pep / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Animal Flips / activity / 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
Psst! It's cardboard and weighs about 4 ounces!
Characters
Dunbar Dodo

The Lone Ranger Socks (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Colorfast Socks / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Dodo and the Frog / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Fenimore! What are you doing?" "I'm thinking you sap! Thinking about food!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dunbar Dodo; Fenimore Frog

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

Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia Bikes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

J. Rufus Lion / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Howie Post
Pencils
Howie Post
Inks
Howie Post
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hiya, Rufe, old pal! How's about a game of checkers...or ping-pong...or-
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
J. Rufus Lion; Mortimer Ratt; Archibald (the Man in the Moon); Professor Whizzepoof
Synopsis
Mortimer doesn't believe Rufus is friends with the Man in the Moon.

Hollywood's Top Adventure Star! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Alan Ladd / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

It's Fun to Know / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The United States Weather Bureau first started publishing...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Big and Small (Table of Contents: 17)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry (signed)
Inks
Raymond Perry (signed)
Colors
Raymond Perry ? (signed)
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Little Stanley / cartoon / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The hyrax, which is no larger than a rabbit, is related to the elephant!
Genre
non-fiction; animal

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Cracker Jack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

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

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! Where are all you guys going?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fenimore Frog; Dunbar Dodo
Synopsis
Fenimore doesn't understand parties.

Now 1¢ Penny 1¢ Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23)

Trixy the Magic Monkey / activity / 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
This is something really tricky!
Characters
Trixy

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

New Jim Prentice Model 1950 Electric Football (Table of Contents: 25) (Expand) /

Electric Game Co / 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. ["Bring the sun indoors for swell snaps at night!"]
    Kodak Brownie Cameras
  3. 2. ["Oh, boy! Today's a swell day to get all my household chores done!"]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  4. 3. Hal Newhouser
    Wheaties
  5. 4. Captain Tootsie Saves the Day!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. ["Where's that new hide-out, Blabber?"]
    Blabber Mouse
  7. 6. Spoiling the Gangsters' Scheme
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
  8. 7. ["Ahh! The Professor seems to be awfully busy!"]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  9. 8. ["Phooey! Phooey! All I have to eat is boiled mush!"]
    Blackie Bear
  10. 9. ["Boys! Girls! Get these 'twin-jet' 3 power binoculars!"]
    Kellog's Pep
  11. 10. ["Psst! It's cardboard and weighs about 4 ounces!"]
    Animal Flips
  12. 11. The Lone Ranger Socks
    Colorfast Socks
  13. 12. ["Hello, Fenimore! What are you doing?" "I'm thinking you sap! Thinking about food!"]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Daydream Mike and His Wonderful Bike!; Columbia Bikes
  15. 14. ["Hiya, Rufe, old pal! How's about a game of checkers...or ping-pong...or-"]
    J. Rufus Lion
  16. 15. Hollywood's Top Adventure Star!
    The Adventures of Alan Ladd
  17. 16. ["The United States Weather Bureau first started publishing..."]
    It's Fun to Know
  18. 17. Big and Small
  19. 18. ["The hyrax, which is no larger than a rabbit, is related to the elephant!"]
    Little Stanley
  20. 19. ["Hi kids! Get this big play book!"]
    Cracker Jack
  21. 20. ["Hey! Where are all you guys going?"]
    The Dodo and the Frog
  22. 21. Now 1¢ Penny 1¢ Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
    Bazooka the Atom Bubble Gum
  23. 22. Editorial Advisory Board
  24. 23. ["This is something really tricky!"]
    Trixy the Magic Monkey
  25. 24. ["I'll help you get a Daisy for Christmas, partner!"]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  26. 25. New Jim Prentice Model 1950 Electric Football
    Electric Game Co
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Pannozzi
  • Jim Van Dore