(June 1950)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1950-04-03
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Unhappy Hunting Grounds (Table of Contents)

Tomahawk / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Robin [Dick Grayson] (inset)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Ira Schnapp letterer credit via Todd Klein through a post from his blog Kleinletters, 16 October 2016 (retrieved 19 November 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/star-spangled-schnapp/).

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

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

The Unhappy Hunting Grounds (Table of Contents: 2)

Tomahawk / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron ?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Tomahawk [Tom Hawk]; Dan Hunter; Great Elk
Synopsis
The whites and indians agree to set up a game reservation. The British intend to destroy it to foment unrest on the frontier.

Phil Rizzuto (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Show Must Go On! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Swiss Border Patrol! (Table of Contents: 5)

Manhunters Around the World / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Reprints

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

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Popsicle Products / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

We Could Have Killed Him! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Skipper of the Wooden Ship (Table of Contents: 9)

Captain Compass / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
Captain Compass [Mark Compass]

Beating the Broken Buckboard! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal] / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Bazooka Bubble Gum / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Shredded Ralston / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
That's why you're a failure, Daffy!
Genre
humor
Reprints

New Center for Camera Fans (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Schwinn Bicycles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Stagecoach Stick-Up (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

"P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

The Disappearing Batplanes! (Table of Contents: 17)

Robin / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern ?
Pencils
Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Inks
Jim Mooney (ghosted for Bob Kane) (signed as Bob Kane)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robin [Dick Grayson]; Bill Cooper; Van Cooper (Bill's son); "Ace" Hobbs (villain)
Synopsis
A freak accident leaves a great pilot injured and blind for life, but to console him and his son, Robin agrees to start a model airplane club, and members would be given the chance to build model Bat-Planes. However, a group of crooks devise a directional remote control beam and steal the Bat-Planes built to use to transport stolen gems.
Reprints
Keywords
Bat-Plane; Batmobile

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

Nabisco Shredded Wheat / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I don't know why I accepted Edith's dinner invitation...
Genre
humor; teen

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

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

A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America (Table of Contents: 21)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Jack Burnley
Inks
Jack Burnley
Letters
typeset

Genre
advocacy
Characters
Robin; Batman; Superman

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Unhappy Hunting Grounds
    Tomahawk
  2. 1. ["You will always hit the bull's-eye..."]
  3. 2. The Unhappy Hunting Grounds
    Tomahawk
  4. 3. Phil Rizzuto
    Wheaties
  5. 4. The Show Must Go On!
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  6. 5. The Swiss Border Patrol!
    Manhunters Around the World
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Columbia Bicycles
  8. 7. The "Popsicle" Hall of Fame
    Popsicle Products
  9. 8. We Could Have Killed Him!
    Ray-o-Vac Batteries
  10. 9. The Skipper of the Wooden Ship
    Captain Compass
  11. 10. Beating the Broken Buckboard!
    "U. S." Royal [U. S. Royal; adventure comic ad]; U. S. Royal Bicycle Tires [U. S. Royal Bike Tires; U. S. Royal Tires; U. S. Bike Tires; Uniroyal]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Bazooka Bubble Gum
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Shredded Ralston
  14. 13. ["That's why you're a failure, Daffy!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  15. 14. New Center for Camera Fans
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn Bicycles
  17. 16. The Stagecoach Stick-Up
    "P-F" Canvas Shoes; Another Jim Wise Story
  18. 17. The Disappearing Batplanes!
    Robin
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Nabisco Shredded Wheat
  20. 19. ["I don't know why I accepted Edith's dinner invitation..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  22. 21. A Salute to the Boy Scouts of America
  23. 22. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Craig Delich
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore