(September-October 1950)

DC, 1950 Series
Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1950-07-24
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Hangman's House (Table of Contents)

King Faraday / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy

Your Favorite Buckskin Hero Now in a Brand-New Magazine All His Own (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Hangman's House! (Table of Contents: 2)

King Faraday / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy
Reprints

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

Dubble Bubble Gum / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Silver Key (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irwin Hasen
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
An illustrated ballad about genies.

Shadows over London! (Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron
Pencils
Frank Giacoia
Inks
Frank Giacoia
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy

Now! Read It in the Comics! See It on the Screen! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Francois of the Foreign Legion / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Hy Rosen
Pencils
Hy Rosen
Inks
Hy Rosen
Colors
?
Letters
Hy Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Ah! The commandant sends three photographs...
Genre
humor
Characters
Francois
Synopsis
Francois captures three criminals.

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

Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Trouble in Trinidad (Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
David Vern
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy

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

Two on the Isle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Hy Rosen
Pencils
Hy Rosen
Inks
Hy Rosen
Colors
?
Letters
Hy Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Four months since we've been marooned...
Genre
humor

Tom Mix Trading Post (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Shredded Ralston / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Colonel Cornwall / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Hy Rosen
Pencils
Hy Rosen
Inks
Hy Rosen
Colors
?
Letters
Hy Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This confounded quiet is getting the better of me!
Genre
humor
Characters
Colonel Cornwall

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

Danger Trail Junction / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher ? (likely)
Pencils
Carmine Infantino
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Characters
King Faraday
Synopsis
Readers are invited to send letters. One letter printed from Ed Harrison. Also, there are letters from authors France Ed Herron and Robert Kanigher.

Indexer Notes

Intro to the authors' letters states that their real names can't be given because they are involved in confidential work.

Toreador from Texas! (Table of Contents: 15)

comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Alex Toth
Inks
Alex Toth
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
spy

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

"Slim" Chance / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Hy Rosen
Pencils
Hy Rosen
Inks
Hy Rosen
Colors
?
Letters
Hy Rosen

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to make it if it's the last thing I do!
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Slim flies his plane through treacherous weather to accomplish an important mission.

Super-Bike for Super-Boys! (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Columbia Bicycles / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?" (Table of Contents: 18)

The Dodo and the Frog / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Dodo; Fennimore Frog; Mr. Brown
Synopsis
Safety tips for building a fire in the woods.

Send Today (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Hangman's House
    King Faraday
  2. 1. Your Favorite Buckskin Hero Now in a Brand-New Magazine All His Own
    Tomahawk
  3. 2. Hangman's House!
    King Faraday
  4. 3. ["Look, gang! There's a real live Indian behind those bushes!"]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
    DC Comics
  6. 5. The Silver Key
  7. 6. Shadows over London!
  8. 7. Now! Read It in the Comics! See It on the Screen!
    Feature Films
  9. 8. ["Ah! The commandant sends three photographs..."]
    Francois of the Foreign Legion
  10. 9. ["Our bunch all munch..."]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  11. 10. Trouble in Trinidad
  12. 11. ["Four months since we've been marooned..."]
    Two on the Isle
  13. 12. Tom Mix Trading Post
    Shredded Ralston
  14. 13. ["This confounded quiet is getting the better of me!"]
    Colonel Cornwall
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Danger Trail Junction
  16. 15. Toreador from Texas!
  17. 16. ["I'm going to make it if it's the last thing I do!"]
    "Slim" Chance
  18. 17. Super-Bike for Super-Boys!
    Columbia Bicycles
  19. 18. The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"
    The Dodo and the Frog
  20. 19. Send Today
    Novelty Mart Toys
  21. 20. Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Peter Croome
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore