(March-April 1956)

DC, 1948 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-01-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[Happy Birthday!] (Table of Contents)

Binky / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner ?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Present for Peggy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Binky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Little Allergy; Bertram Biggs Sr.; Peggy Baxter
Synopsis
Peggy's been dropping hints about her impending birthday. But Binky doesn't have a dime to his name.
Reprints

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete, it's getting late...
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete; Pete's mom
Synopsis
The right decor can make bath time fun.
Reprints

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

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

Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! (Table of Contents: 5)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Little Allergy
Synopsis
Binky convinces Allergy to take his dog to the vet to treat an infected tooth. Later Allergy is glad he took the advice.

Indexer Notes

Clearly unfamiliar with the Binky feature, Jack Schiff has Allergy refer to his dog as "Sport" instead of "Dopey" and the colorist colors the dog orange instead of white.

Forgotten Kiss! (Table of Contents: 6)

Binky / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Mr. Baxter
Synopsis
Peggy drops some very large hints that Binky should kiss her, but Binky doesn't catch on.
Reprints

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

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

Training Blacks and Blues (Table of Contents: 8)

Binky / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
teen
Characters
Bertram "Binky" Biggs; Peggy Baxter; Sherwood Van Roy
Synopsis
An argument with Sherwood gets Binky in trouble with the local grocer, but it also leads to an invitation to try out for the football team.
Reprints

Watch Your Words! (Table of Contents: 9)

Datewise / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Tips on how to speak in public without being pedantic, annoying or misunderstood.

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

Binny / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
We had a great time tonight, didn't we, Binny?
Genre
humor
Characters
Binny; Bob
Synopsis
Coming home from a date, Bob notices a burglar at Binny's side window. But Binny wants him to wait rather than surprise him in the act.
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

A Smattering of Ignorance (Table of Contents: 12)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry ?
Inks
Raymond Perry ?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
teen
Characters
Jamie Draper; Linda Lee
Synopsis
Linda must gauge how much of her intellect to hide in order to keep from bruising Jamie's ego.

Turning a New Leaf (Table of Contents: 13)

Liz / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Mort Drucker
Inks
Mort Drucker
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor
Characters
Liz; Freddy; Kenny
Synopsis
Liz tries out an exotic new look for Freddy, then gets mad when he doesn't notice.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [Happy Birthday!]
    Binky
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. A Present for Peggy!
    Binky
  4. 3. ["Pete, it's getting late..."]
    Little Pete
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. 5. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!
    Binky
  7. 6. Forgotten Kiss!
    Binky
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Showcase
  9. 8. Training Blacks and Blues
    Binky
  10. 9. Watch Your Words!
    Datewise
  11. 10. ["We had a great time tonight, didn't we, Binny?"]
    Binny
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. A Smattering of Ignorance
  14. 13. Turning a New Leaf
    Liz
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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