(October-November 1956)

DC, 1953 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1956-08-19
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); Larry Nadle (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

A Visit to Neptune (Table of Contents)

Peter Panda / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
children; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jane; Jimmy; Peter Panda; King Neptune
Keywords
underwater

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

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

Long Live the King (Table of Contents: 2)

Peter Panda / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jane; Jimmy; Peter Panda; King Neptune; Octo
Synopsis
Jimmy unties the float where he and Jane and Peter are relaxing, and they drift out to sea, where they are taken down to King Neptune's underwater city and Jimmy is taught a lesson.
Keywords
Davy Jones' Locker; underwater

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

AMF Roadmaster Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

A Weighty Problem (Table of Contents: 5)

text story / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Freddy Frog; Oliver Otter; Felicia Frog; Olivia Otter; Dukey Duck

One Easy Lesson (Table of Contents: 6)

Peter Panda / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
children; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Jane; Jimmy; Peter Panda; Dronald Dragon
Synopsis
Jimmy makes a set of wings so that Dronald can learn to fly, but things don't work out.

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Peter Panda / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I've been looking for you everywhere, Goldilocks!
Genre
children; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Foxy Dan; Peter Panda; Goldilocks; Three Bears [Mama Bear; Papa Bear; Baby Bear]
Synopsis
Peter and Goldilocks have been invited to have dinner with the Three Bears, but Foxy Dan plans to take their place.
Keywords
fairy tales

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

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!" (Table of Contents: 12)

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
Binky Biggs
Synopsis
Binky's friend misses out on lots of summer fun by finding excuses not to do anything.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated August 1953.

Standing Guard (Table of Contents: 13)

Stanley the Timid Scarecrow / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
19
Genre
children
Characters
Stanley Scarecrow; Pop Scarecrow; Mister Crow
Synopsis
Stanley's dad suggests that he start small by protecting just a bushel of corn from the crows, but a crow tricks Stanley and eats it all.

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

Disneyland Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Fashion Frocks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Nutty Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Visit to Neptune
    Peter Panda
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Long Live the King
    Peter Panda
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    AMF Roadmaster Bicycles
  6. 5. A Weighty Problem
  7. 6. One Easy Lesson
    Peter Panda
  8. 7. ["Here are the prizes..."]
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  11. 10. ["I've been looking for you everywhere, Goldilocks!"]
    Peter Panda
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  13. 12. Binky Shows "How to Spend a Summer Week!"
    Binky
  14. 13. Standing Guard
    Stanley the Timid Scarecrow
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Disneyland Color Television Set
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Nutty Putty
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