(March-April 1949)
DC,
1948 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1949-01-26
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (assistant); Murray Boltinoff (art); George Kashdan (story)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
[no title indexed]
The Wyoming Kid / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Reprints
-
in Western Comics (National Comics Publications of Canada Ltd, 1948 series) #8 (March-April 1949)
-
[no title indexed]
Kodak Verichrome Film / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Anytime's snapshot time!
- Synopsis
- Ad for Kodak camera film.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Origin of the Wyoming Kid!
The Wyoming Kid / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Wyoming Kid [Bill Polk]
High As a Kite
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy; Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
- Characters
- Bazooka; Billy; Patsy
Thrill to the Punch-Packed Action of the Fighting West!
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder; Dale Evans
- Synopsis
- Ads for All-American Western #107 and Dale Evans Comics #4.
Indexer Notes
Cover for Dale Evans #4 is a line-drawn version of the printed photo cover.
The Battle of Liberty Hill!
Rodeo Rick / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyers Guide, June 15, 1990).
Mule Sitter
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Billy Smith
- Synopsis
- A short history of young BIlly Smith's work in the rodeo.
Roller Skate Facts
Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Genre
- sports
- Synopsis
- Ad for Winchester Roller Skates. This ad has facts about wheels.
Bison's Friend!
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Buffalo Jones
- Synopsis
- A short history of the life of Buffalo Jones.
Wagon-Wheel War!
The Nighthawk / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Nighthawk; Deuce Devlin
Indexer Notes
Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn.
Boys! Girls! Have More Fun!
Pan-American Band Instruments / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- Ad for a music aptitude test that lets boys and girls know what musical instrument is best for them.
Rodeo Queens
comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction; western-frontier
- Characters
- Earlene Nelson; Gloria Shiner; Lillian Cowan; Ora Mae Clark; Eve Wilken; Martha Ann Graham; Dolores Beutel; Dorothy Cude
- Synopsis
- Highlights of the careers of some rodeo cowgirls.
Cowboy Flips Starring Sagebrush Sam
Sagebrush Sam / activity / 0.5 page
- Genre
- western-frontier; humor
- Characters
- Sagebrush Sam; Lone Feather
- Synopsis
- Instructions as follows: Cut out panels No. 1 and No. 2. Place No. 1 directly over No. 2. Then, Flip No. 1 rapidly up and down.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Synopsis
- A list of members of DC's advisory board plus a list of currently published comics. Thirty-one titles are listed.
From War-Whoop to Wigwag
text story / 2 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
- Characters
- Doctor-Major Albert Myer; Lieutenant Alexander
- Synopsis
- Two army officers develop the semaphore signaling system.
The Phantom of Gunsmoke Mesa!
The Cowboy Marshal / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- western-frontier
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Evans' estate (Comics Buyers Guide, June 15, 1990).
[no title indexed]
Scribbly / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I want Scribbly!
- Genre
- teen
- Characters
- Scribbly
- Synopsis
- Ad for Scribbly #5.
Boys! Girls! Prizes Given
American Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Ad to recruit salespeople to sell American Vegetable and Flower Seeds.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Wyoming Kid -
1.
["Anytime's snapshot time!"]
Kodak Verichrome Film -
2.
The Origin of the Wyoming Kid!
The Wyoming Kid -
3.
High As a Kite
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy; Bazooka Bubble Gum -
4.
Thrill to the Punch-Packed Action of the Fighting West!
DC Comics -
5.
The Battle of Liberty Hill!
Rodeo Rick -
6.
Mule Sitter
-
7.
Roller Skate Facts
Winchester Roller Skates -
8.
Bison's Friend!
-
9.
Wagon-Wheel War!
The Nighthawk -
10.
It Happened Out West
No Foolin' -
11.
Boys! Girls! Have More Fun!
Pan-American Band Instruments -
12.
Rodeo Queens
-
13.
Cowboy Flips Starring Sagebrush Sam
Sagebrush Sam -
14.
Editorial Advisory Board
DC Comics -
15.
From War-Whoop to Wigwag
-
16.
The Phantom of Gunsmoke Mesa!
The Cowboy Marshal -
17.
["I want Scribbly!"]
Scribbly -
18.
[no title indexed]
-
19.
Boys! Girls! Prizes Given
American Seed Company -
20.
Learn Radio by Pacticing in Spare Time
National Radio Institute -
21.
Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
Daisy BB Guns
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