(May 1951)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-03-14
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Reprints

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

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

Superboy vs. Silent Fox! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Silent Fox

Danger! in the Deep (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo (signed)
Pencils
Horace Elmo (signed)
Inks
Horace Elmo (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are the primary colors...
Genre
non-fiction

The Hit of the Lot! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Battle of the Formulas (Table of Contents: 6)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Don C. Cameron
Pencils
Ralph Mayo
Inks
Ralph Mayo
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Johnny Quick; Jerry Strong (only appearance)
Synopsis
Johnny Quick vs. Jerry Strong, the World's Strongest Human.

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Shorty / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Three hours of this and not a single nibble!
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Strangest Questions in the World! (Table of Contents: 10)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
John Daly
Inks
John Daly
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There. How do you like it Mae?
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Buzzy Says "Get It Off Your Chest!" (Table of Contents: 13)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen

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

Peg / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Father's a regular dreamboat to let me wear his shirts!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

From Oars to Atoms (Table of Contents: 15)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
H. O. Austin
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction
Reprints
  • from All Hands

Speedy Meets the Bolt! (Table of Contents: 16)

Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; The Bolt (only appearance)
Synopsis
The Bolt replaces Speedy as G.A.'s partner.

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

Do You Know That... / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The area between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean...
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

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

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

All-Star Western / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Sabotaging the Saboteurs (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superboy
  2. 1. ["These top favorites plus 23 other great comics magazines..."]
  3. 2. Superboy vs. Silent Fox!
    Superboy
  4. 3. Danger! in the Deep
    Another Exciting "R. C." and Quickie Adventure; Royal Crown Cola
  5. 4. ["Are the primary colors..."]
    Quick Quiz
  6. 5. The Hit of the Lot!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  7. 6. The Battle of the Formulas
    Johnny Quick
  8. 7. ["We're lost!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  9. 8. Editorial Advisory Board
  10. 9. ["Three hours of this and not a single nibble!"]
    Shorty
  11. 10. The Strangest Questions in the World!
    Aquaman
  12. 11. ["There. How do you like it Mae?"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Bendix Coaster Brake
  14. 13. Buzzy Says "Get It Off Your Chest!"
    Buzzy
  15. 14. ["Father's a regular dreamboat to let me wear his shirts!"]
    Peg
  16. 15. From Oars to Atoms
  17. 16. Speedy Meets the Bolt!
    Green Arrow
  18. 17. ["The area between the Missouri River and the Pacific Ocean..."]
    Do You Know That...
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    All-Star Western
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  22. 21. Sabotaging the Saboteurs
    "U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Gregory Fischer
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore