(January 1958)

DC, 1945 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1957-11-25
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 (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[A Whale of an Inhale!] (Table of Contents)

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

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
No wonder it’s called a peace-pipe, Foxie! One puff and you’re too weak to fight!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox
Synopsis
Fox and Crow are sickened after smoking a peace-pipe.
Reprints
Keywords
Native American customs; peace-pipe

Draw Bob Hope! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[Thank Your Lucky Stars] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
492
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Congratulations, ol' pal -- Youse is indeed a lucky fox!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox; Give-Away Greely (TV give-away show host - voice only)
Synopsis
The Crow convinces the Fox that a lucky star will reverse their respective fortunes.
Keywords
lucky star; reversal of fortunes

The Kings of Comedy! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

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

[Little Red Riding Tito] (Table of Contents: 4)

Tito and His Burrito / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
212
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mmm! What's that you have there, Mamacita?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Burrito; Tito; Mamacita; Loco Lobo; Grandpapa
Synopsis
Tito and Burrito reprise the story of "Little Red Riding Hood", with the "Wile E. Coyote-like" Loco Lobo as the wolf.
Keywords
Little Red Riding Hood

The K-9 Corps (Table of Contents: 5)

Canine Corner / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

Wanted: A Teen-Age Code (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Dave crashes a party at Sally Perkins' home.

Indexer Notes

"Published as a public service in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly coordinating organization for national health, welfare and recreation agencies in the U.S."

[Follow the Bouncing Ball] (Table of Contents: 7)

Flippity and Flop / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Two hundred and twenty-three...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Flippity; Flop; Sam
Synopsis
Flop’s incessant ball-bouncing drives Sam crazy.
Keywords
ball-bouncing; roof

Jungle Jump (Table of Contents: 8)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Kenny Kangaroo; Kippy Kangaroo; Mother Kangaroo
Synopsis
Kippy Kangaroo keeps jumping out of Mother's pouch against her wishes, and must be taught a lesson.
Keywords
disobedience; kangaroo; punishment

[No Reason for Hunting Season] (Table of Contents: 9)

The Fox and the Crow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Cecil Beard; Alpine Harper
Pencils
Jim Davis
Inks
Jim Davis
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
473
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Heh! Heh! Heh! That Crow has been knocking on my door for two hours...
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor
Characters
Crawford Crow; Fauntleroy Fox; fox hounds; fox hunters (unseen); crow hunters (unseen)
Synopsis
Fox and Crow try to spook each other about the respective coming of fox hunting season and crow hunting season, via the use of old newspapers – but it turns out that both hunting seasons have actually opened.
Keywords
hoax; hunting; newspapers

Indexer Notes

One of many stories showing that, despite their anthropomorphic status, Fauntleroy and Crawford can still be hunted as common foxes and crows.

Free! Wonderful Offer! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Nutty Putty / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

How to Get Your Daisy Air Rifle for Christmas! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [A Whale of an Inhale!]
    The Fox and the Crow
  2. 1. Draw Bob Hope!
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. 2. [Thank Your Lucky Stars]
    The Fox and the Crow
  4. 3. The Kings of Comedy!
    DC Comics
  5. 4. [Little Red Riding Tito]
    Tito and His Burrito
  6. 5. The K-9 Corps
    Canine Corner
  7. 6. Wanted: A Teen-Age Code
  8. 7. [Follow the Bouncing Ball]
    Flippity and Flop
  9. 8. Jungle Jump
  10. 9. [No Reason for Hunting Season]
    The Fox and the Crow
  11. 10. Free! Wonderful Offer!
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Nutty Putty
  13. 12. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  14. 13. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  15. 14. How to Get Your Daisy Air Rifle for Christmas!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Joe Torcivia
  • Jim Van Dore