(April-May 1949)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1949-02-16
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
A Superman DC Publication
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Cheyenne Justice! (Table of Contents)

Johnny Thunder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?; ?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder
Reprints

Now More Than Ever Look for This Famous Symbol (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Cheyenne Justice! (Table of Contents: 2)

Johnny Thunder / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier
Characters
Johnny Thunder [John Tane]
Reprints

No Sewing Needed! Press 'Em On! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

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

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

A Crown for Tony Barrett! (Table of Contents: 5)

Overland Coach / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans ? (see notes)
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Per Evans Biblio published in Robin Snyder's History of Comics (Vol 1, No.6, August 1990) Evans wrote stories for this issue although the titles are not specified.

Fake Fiddler Foiled (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Silent Star Wins His War Bonnet (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Kubert (signed)
Pencils
Joe Kubert (signed)
Inks
Joe Kubert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

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

Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There Ah was doin' a star-pitch...
Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
Definitions for star-pitch, hardware, stamped leather cakes, silk, and tailed-out.

Indexer Notes

Printed on top half of page.

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

Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Case of the Rustled Mule! (Table of Contents: 10)

Minstrel Maverick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Philip Evans ? (see notes)
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Indexer Notes

Per Evans Biblio published in Robin Snyder's History of Comics (Vol 1, No.6, August 1990) Evans wrote stories for this issue although the titles are not specified.

"Cookie" (Table of Contents: 11)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome (credited as John Osgood)
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
Raymond Perry
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; western-frontier
Synopsis
A discussion of the chuck wagon cook, his various cooking utensils and some of the dishes he cooks.
Reprints

Starring... Johnny Thunder (Table of Contents: 12)

Cowboy Flips / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel; Alex Toth
Inks
Martin Naydel; Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

Characters
Johnny Thunder
Synopsis
Instructions on how use the two pictures to simulate motion by flipping them.

Indexer Notes

The Johnny Thunder panels are lifted from an unidentified Johnny Thunder story.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

Kids! Brushing Teeth Is Fun with New Kolynos Injun Kap! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Kolynos Toothpaste / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Long Arrow (Table of Contents: 15)

Foley of the Fighting 5th / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Lee Goldsmith
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
John Giunta
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
western-frontier

Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time with Big Kits of Parts I Send You (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comics Readers! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Cheyenne Justice!
    Johnny Thunder
  2. 1. Now More Than Ever Look for This Famous Symbol
    DC Comics
  3. 2. Cheyenne Justice!
    Johnny Thunder
  4. 3. No Sewing Needed! Press 'Em On!
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  5. 4. ["Thrill to the punch-packed action of the fighting West!"]
    DC Comics
  6. 5. A Crown for Tony Barrett!
    Overland Coach
  7. 6. Fake Fiddler Foiled
    Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream Oil
  8. 7. Silent Star Wins His War Bonnet
  9. 8. ["There Ah was doin' a star-pitch..."]
    Cactus Charlie's Western Dictionary
  10. 9. ["You and three of your gang could pull this 896,000 pound steam locomotive..."]
    Roller Skate Facts; Winchester Roller Skates
  11. 10. The Case of the Rustled Mule!
    Minstrel Maverick
  12. 11. "Cookie"
  13. 12. Starring... Johnny Thunder
    Cowboy Flips
  14. 13. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  15. 14. Kids! Brushing Teeth Is Fun with New Kolynos Injun Kap!
    Kolynos Toothpaste
  16. 15. The Long Arrow
    Foley of the Fighting 5th
  17. 16. Learn Radio by Practicing in Spare Time with Big Kits of Parts I Send You
    National Radio Institute
  18. 17. Greatest Value Ever Offered to Comics Readers!
    Illinois Merchandise Mart
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Nick Caputo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dave Marchand
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore