(August-September 1952)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-06-23
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)

Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with leading national social welfare and youth-serving organizations

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

Peter Porkchops / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What are you doing, runt?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Top Speed Stops Spy (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

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

Roly and Poly / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I sure wish we could go to the movies!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Roly; Poly

Indexer Notes

writer id by Bob Hughes

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Peter Porkchops Fun Shop / activity / 2 pages (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
Place 3 coins on a table...

Indexer Notes

puzzles and quizzes

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

The Tortoise and the Hare / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We're playing against each other this afternoon, Harry!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Harry Hare; Throckmorton Tortoise

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

Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Scrambled Squares / activity / 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
It's okay to dislike cats...

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

Dizzy Dog / comic story / 5.75 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Pencils
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Mayer (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Sheldon Mayer ? (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This is going too far!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Dizzy Dog; McSnurtle the Turtle; Amster the Hamster

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.25 page (report information)

The Goat Getter (Table of Contents: 14)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Nip and Chip / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello, Nip! What are you doing?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Nip; Chip
Synopsis
Chip pretends to be Nip's rich Uncle Boppo from Kalamazoo, but then the real Uncle Boppo shows up unexpectedly.

Some of Superman's Best Friends Are Squirrels! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Secret of Treasure Cave! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Peter Porkchops
  2. 1. Superman Says: "It's Smart to Check-- And Doublecheck!"
    Superman
  3. 2. ["What are you doing, runt?"]
    Peter Porkchops
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Top Speed Stops Spy
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  6. 5. ["I sure wish we could go to the movies!"]
    Roly and Poly
  7. 6. Message to Parents
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  9. 8. ["Place 3 coins on a table..."]
    Peter Porkchops Fun Shop
  10. 9. ["We're playing against each other this afternoon, Harry!"]
    The Tortoise and the Hare
  11. 10. ["Today we're going to have a contest!"]
    Dubble Bubble
  12. 11. ["It's okay to dislike cats..."]
    Scrambled Squares
  13. 12. ["This is going too far!"]
    Dizzy Dog
  14. 13. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. 14. The Goat Getter
  16. 15. ["Hello, Nip! What are you doing?"]
    Nip and Chip
  17. 16. Some of Superman's Best Friends Are Squirrels!
  18. 17. The Secret of Treasure Cave!
    Wilson Chem. Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Hughes
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore