(September-October 1957)

DC, 1957 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-07-09
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.

[The Bare Necessities] (Table of Contents)

Sgt. Bilko / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; military
Characters
Sgt. Ernie Bilko; Pvt. Duane Doberman; Col. John T. Hall
Synopsis
Sgt. Bilko explains why he isn't testing sleeping bags.

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

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

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

Sgt. Bilko / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's it, men! There'll be a demonstration of new weapons...
Genre
humor; military
Characters
Cpl. Rocco Barbella; Sgt. Ernie Bilko; Pvt. Dino Paparelli; Pvt. Duane Doberman; Col. John T. Hall; Cpl. Steve Henshaw; General Plinkham; General Plinkham's daughter; Mrs. Hall
Synopsis
Sgt. Bilko uses the ability of a new recruit to construct robots in order to fulfill the promise he sold to all of his men that they wouldn't have to participate in a weapons-testing exercise for a Pentagon General.

Danger: Prejudice at Work! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Pete; Sam; Luis
Synopsis
Sam refuses to accept the new player on the neighborhood baseball team because he is Latino, until he proves his worth in game conditions.

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [The Bare Necessities]
    Sgt. Bilko
  2. 1. ["We know you'll enjoy this issue..."]
  3. 2. ["That's it, men! There'll be a demonstration of new weapons..."]
    Sgt. Bilko
  4. 3. Danger: Prejudice at Work!
  5. 4. ["For the best in comics entertainment..."]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Igor Dybzinski
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore