(October-November 1950)

DC, 1945 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-08-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); ? (actual)

Issue Notes

Published under arrangement with Columbia Pictures Corp.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Fox and the Crow / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Strike!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Keywords
baseball

Animals Have More Fun Than Anybody -- Except You! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

The Dodo and the Frog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Well, what d'ya know? Me friend Foxie has gotten a television set!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Crow tries to get his hands on Fox's television set, and dinner, while he's at it.

$100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Ray-O-Vac Batteries / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No use waterin' me lawn...
Genre
humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Crow tries to use Fox's garden hose.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Tito and His Burrito / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Hubbard (sourced)
Inks
Al Hubbard (sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Tito! Wake up, you sleepyhead!
Genre
humor
Characters
Tito; Burrito; Mama; Uncle Jose; Squealer [Don Quixote de la Mancha]
Synopsis
Tito's uncle gives him a pet pig, which makes Burrito jealous.

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey! How about dis, Foxie?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis
Crow gets an electric eel from the aquarium after his electricity is cut off.

Captain Tootsie Traps Jewel Thieves (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whoops! I got it! I got a ham offa Foxie...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Fox and Crow compete to see which of them is the better friend to the other.

Now! Read It in the Comics! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Dere's me old chair, Foxie...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Crow wants his old chair stuffed with feathers.

The Day's Best Bite! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Flop hasn't tried to get me in a long time!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Sam; Flop
Synopsis
When Flippity gets lonely, he actually wants Flop to chase him.

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What?! Fifty bucks for a airplane ticket to St. Looie?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Crow wants a cheap way to travel to St. Louis.

One Good Trip Deserves Another! (Table of Contents: 15)

The Fox and the Crow / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Foxie, I'm sellin' da new easy-on-da-eyes television viewer!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox

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

Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah, spring again -- and Nature's songsters are arriving!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford Crow
Synopsis
Crow pretends to be different kinds of birds to get the food that Fox is putting out.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis ?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Havin' trouble, hey, Foxie?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Crow is no help at all when Fox's car breaks down.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way...

School Children 'Round the World (Table of Contents: 22)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman
Synopsis
Superman shows two boys how much better their school conditions are in the United States than they are elsewhere in the world.
Keywords
education

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

Shoot a Daisy Pump Gun! (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Manufacturing Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. ["Strike!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  2. 1. Animals Have More Fun Than Anybody -- Except You!
    The Dodo and the Frog
  3. 2. ["Well, what d'ya know? Me friend Foxie has gotten a television set!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  4. 3. $100,000 in Smuggled Diamonds!
    Ray-O-Vac Batteries
  5. 4. ["No use waterin' me lawn..."]
    The Fox and the Crow
  6. 5. Editorial Advisory Board
  7. 6. ["Tito! Wake up, you sleepyhead!"]
    Tito and His Burrito
  8. 7. ["Hey! How about dis, Foxie?"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  9. 8. Captain Tootsie Traps Jewel Thieves
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  10. 9. ["Whoops! I got it! I got a ham offa Foxie..."]
    The Fox and the Crow
  11. 10. Now! Read It in the Comics!
    Feature Films
  12. 11. ["Dere's me old chair, Foxie..."]
    The Fox and the Crow
  13. 12. The Day's Best Bite!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  14. 13. ["Gosh, Flop hasn't tried to get me in a long time!"]
    Flippity and Flop
  15. 14. ["What?! Fifty bucks for a airplane ticket to St. Looie?"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  16. 15. One Good Trip Deserves Another!
    The Fox and the Crow
  17. 16. ["Foxie, I'm sellin' da new easy-on-da-eyes television viewer!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  19. 18. ["Ah, spring again -- and Nature's songsters are arriving!"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  20. 19. ["I got the knot hole first!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  21. 20. ["Havin' trouble, hey, Foxie?"]
    The Fox and the Crow
  22. 21. ["Bud, could I get a wrist watch the same easy way..."]
    Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co.
  23. 22. School Children 'Round the World
    Superman
  24. 23. Shoot a Daisy Pump Gun!
    Daisy Manufacturing Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Daniel Thingvold
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