(February-March 1953)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-12-15
- 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]
Peter Porkchops / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
[no title indexed]
Master Art Helper Company / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops / comic story / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Friendship Week! Hmm...
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
- Synopsis
- Wolfie takes advantage of Friendship Week by getting Peter to share everything with him.
[no title indexed]
Danny Dotto / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- They call me Ginger 'cause I snap!
Indexer Notes
connect-the-dots puzzle
Tops in Comics!
Peter Porkchops; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
house ad for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (DC, 1950 series) #[3 1952] and Peter Porkchops (DC, 1949 series) #29
[no title indexed]
statement of ownership / 0.33 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Statement of October 1, 1952
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G, Donenfeld, R. Liebowitz, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin & J.I. Golinko as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc,. all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Roly and Poly / comic story / 4 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Poly! Where did you get the parade?
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Roly; Poly; Danny Dummox
- Synopsis
- The boys trick Danny into buying a "reducing machine" they made at the junkyard.
[no title indexed]
Rudy Riddles / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To whom does a man always remove his hat?
[no title indexed]
Fun Shop / activity / 2 pages
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Naydel ? (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- These five letters arranged properly will spell the name of a well-known animal!
Indexer Notes
puzzles, quizzes, and fun facts
[no title indexed]
Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse / comic story / 4.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- "What's wrong, Cheesy? You look angry!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Cheesy the Mouse; Custer Cat
- Synopsis
- Cheesy's plans to get Custer to leave town don't work out.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Poor Pud-" "He's got to shovel the driveway...
- Genre
- children
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis.
Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!"
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
- Synopsis
- Superboy and his friends agree that Christmas and Hanukkah are about family togetherness and not about expensive presents.
Why the Buffalo Roams
text story / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
- Inks
- Raymond Perry ? (illustration)
- Colors
- ? (illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Synopsis
- Bill Buffalo is trying to find his way back to Texas.
[no title indexed]
The Tortoise and the Hare / comic story / 5.75 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I sure would like some cake!
- Genre
- anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Characters
- Harry Hare; Throckmorton Tortoise
- Synopsis
- Harry goes to great trouble to get his hands on a cake that Throckmorton is carrying.
[no title indexed]
Let's Name It / activity / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A western animal!
[Pacific Manta]
Nature Wonderland / cartoon / 1 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Naydel ? (signed)
- Genre
- non-fiction; nature
- Reprints
-
in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
fun facts
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Peter Porkchops -
1.
[no title indexed]
Master Art Helper Company -
2.
["Friendship Week! Hmm..."]
Peter Porkchops -
3.
["They call me Ginger 'cause I snap!"]
Danny Dotto -
4.
[no title indexed]
Necco -
5.
Tops in Comics!
Peter Porkchops; Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -
6.
[no title indexed]
-
7.
["Hey, Poly! Where did you get the parade?"]
Roly and Poly -
8.
["To whom does a man always remove his hat?"]
Rudy Riddles -
9.
[no title indexed]
Baker's 4 in 1 Instant Cocoa Mix -
10.
["These five letters arranged properly will spell the name of a well-known animal!"]
Fun Shop -
11.
[""What's wrong, Cheesy? You look angry!"]
Custer Cat and Cheesy the Mouse -
12.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
13.
["Poor Pud-" "He's got to shovel the driveway..."]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble -
14.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
15.
Superboy Talks About... "The Holiday Spirit!"
Superboy -
16.
Why the Buffalo Roams
-
17.
["I sure would like some cake!"]
The Tortoise and the Hare -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
19.
["A western animal!"]
Let's Name It -
20.
Superman Is on Television!
The Adventures of Superman -
21.
[Pacific Manta]
Nature Wonderland -
22.
[no title indexed]
Motor's Auto Repair Manual -
23.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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