(July-August 1953)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1953-05-25
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (listed editor); Larry Nadle ? (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Nutsy Squirrel [DC] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Er -- Pardon me -- Would you mind removing your hat?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Robert Rabbit; Nutsy Squirrel; unidentified giraffe
Synopsis
In a movie theater, Nutsy asks a giraffe to remove his hat so it won't block his vision.

Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown; Tom; Danny
Synopsis
Buzzy shows a pair of neighborhood kids that the new kid on the block isn't weird because he prefers watching nature to playing baseball.

Indexer Notes

On the inside front cover.

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

Nutsy Squirrel [DC] / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Eight o'clock! Time to get up!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Nutsy Squirrel; Jack Frost; Phineas Floop
Synopsis
Nutsy must stop Phineas Floop, the Ear-Muff Manufacturer, from bringing an early winter to Pottsville so he can increase his ear-muff sales.

Bearcat Sets Basepath on Fire (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

A Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dotto Zoo / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Graceful, golden Geraldine a gentle, carefree soul...
Synopsis
Connect the dots puzzle.

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

Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Biggety Bear / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What's that, Dopey?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Biggety Bear; Willy; Lightfingers Louie
Synopsis
Willie dresses as the notorious criminal Lightfingers Louie to discourage Biggety from pursuing his ambition to become a private detective. Then the real Lightfingers Louie shows up.

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

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

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

Fraidy Cat / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Where are you going, Fraidy?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fraidy Cat; Pete
Synopsis
Pete and his partner inflate a huge balloon shaped like a dragon, hoping to scare Fraidy while he's practicing with his archery set.

Indexer Notes

The cats fill the balloon from oxygen tanks and it floats, even though oxygen isn't a lighter than air gas. The author probably meant helium.

Victory by Reflection (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Major Mars; Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Nature Wonderland / cartoon / 1 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
The archer fish of Siam obtains food...
Genre
non-fiction; animal
Synopsis
Illustrated factual anecdotes of the Archer Fish, Orchids, Domestic cats, and The Black Skimmer.

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

Bernard the Brave / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Bernard! Did you hear about the big hold-up...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Bernard the Brave; Montmorency the Worm
Synopsis
Montmorency speculates that the local golf tournament could be the scene of a potential robbery. Immediately Bernard races over to track down the criminals.

The Parrot Who Couldn't Talk (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (header)
Inks
? (header)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
Paul Parrot; Professor Oscar Owl; Sammy Squirrel; Roscoe Rabbit
Synopsis
A ventriloquist asks a parrot to be the substitute voice for his dummy, even though the parrot promised his father he would never speak.

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

Arnold, Schwinn & Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Flying High! (Table of Contents: 16)

Nutsy Squirrel [DC] / comic story / 3.75 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
# 150
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
The Professor; Robert Rabbit; Nutsy Squirrel; Reginald Robin
Synopsis
Nutsy has fun flying until the Professor tells him what he's doing is impossible. But Reginald convinces Nutsy to question authority.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Lady Wildroot Shampoo / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Giant Beach Ball / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Line of Stars (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

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

Milky Way / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Er -- Pardon me -- Would you mind removing your hat?"]
    Nutsy Squirrel [DC]
  2. 1. Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!"
    Buzzy
  3. 2. ["Eight o'clock! Time to get up!"]
    Nutsy Squirrel [DC]
  4. 3. Bearcat Sets Basepath on Fire
    A Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  5. 4. ["Graceful, golden Geraldine a gentle, carefree soul..."]
    Dotto Zoo
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers
  7. 6. ["What's that, Dopey?"]
    Biggety Bear
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Roadmaster
  9. 8. ["It's stopped snowing at last!"]
    Dubble Bubble
  10. 9. Editorial Advisory Board
    Superman DC National Comics
  11. 10. ["Where are you going, Fraidy?"]
    Fraidy Cat
  12. 11. Victory by Reflection
    Major Mars; Popsicle
  13. 12. ["The archer fish of Siam obtains food..."]
    Nature Wonderland
  14. 13. ["Hey, Bernard! Did you hear about the big hold-up..."]
    Bernard the Brave
  15. 14. The Parrot Who Couldn't Talk
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Arnold, Schwinn & Company
  17. 16. Flying High!
    Nutsy Squirrel [DC]
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Lady Wildroot Shampoo
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Giant Beach Ball
  20. 19. The Line of Stars
    Superman DC National Comics
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Milky Way
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