(August 1951)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1951-06-18
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Man Who Owned Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
After you finish building that bridge, Superman, take 20 minutes off for lunch!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Oswald Whimple
Reprints
Keywords
construction

Tops in Westerns! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Man Who Owned Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome ?; ?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
H-how do you do it, Whimple?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Oswald Whimple; Perry White; Miss Hardcrumb; Mr. Stevens
Synopsis
Lois tricks Superman into signing a promise to do whatever she asks for three days, but then she loses the paper and Oswald Whimple finds it.
Keywords
Jupiter; Moon

The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands (Table of Contents: 3)

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 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
Hello, Tootsie. Did you get the note I sent you?
Genre
humor
Characters
Varsity Vic
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Showdown in Suez! (Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)
Inks
Ed Smalle (signed as EJS)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Investigating international jewel thievery...
Genre
adventure; drama; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Beth Carson; Legroot (villain); Ricardo the Owl; Soldar; Istool
Synopsis
Bill pursues a gang of jewel thieves with the help of a reporter from Texas.
Keywords
Calcutta; Egypt; Orienta Hotel; stereotyping of Arabs; Suez; World Crossroads Magazine; World Wide Insurance Company

Captain Tootsie Silences Rattler (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
William Schreiber
Pencils
William Schreiber
Inks
William Schreiber
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Captain Tootsie; Rollo
Synopsis
Captain Tootsie teaches a group of campers about snakes.
Keywords
camping; snakes

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Inks
Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Step right up, folks...
Genre
children

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

Peg / 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
H'lo, Gladys. I want you to meet Ronald!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg
Reprints

The Planeteer from the Past! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton ?; ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Fischetti
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow has had many strange adventures...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood; Joe Smith; The Five-Planet Bandits (villains)
Synopsis
Returning to Earth, Tommy and Brent find the wreck of a spaceship launched during the 1950s. Boarding the ship they find the pilot still at the controls, but he is not dead, merely frozen by the cold of space. They revive him and hear his amazing story.

Cornered in the Corral! (Table of Contents: 11)

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

Message to Parents (Table of Contents: 12)

public service announcement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Keywords
Polio

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13)

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

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Monster of the Sea (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
S. Minton
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 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
Which is the largest county in the world?
Genre
non-fiction

Neat Treat! (Table of Contents: 16)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.67 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
Young man, would you help me out?
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Reprints

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 18)

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks! (Table of Contents: 19)

Vigilante / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
He was a dead-shot with a gun, but he was trigger-crazy.
Genre
adventure; superhero; western-frontier
Characters
The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; "Wild" Eddie Meeks (villain); the Bartlett brothers [Willie; Carl; Walt (crooks)]; Postal Inspector Harris
Synopsis
At age seventeen Eddie Meeks is a sharpshooter with a pistol, but is reckless with a mean streak. His stint as a deputy results in the sheriff letting him go, so he embarks on a career as a bounty hunter. He has no compunctions about bring them back dead, providing there is a reward in it, even to shooting a crook in the back.

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.75 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
Good morning, Professor!
Genre
humor
Characters
Varsity Vic
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21)

Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Tomahawk! (Table of Contents: 22)

Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Sweet Land of Liberty! (Table of Contents: 23)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Peter Porkchops; Wolfie
Synopsis
The animals vote to enter a plain float in the Fourth of July parade so that they can spend more time entertaining veterans with their band. This dedication wins them a special prize instead of the "Best Decorated Float" they might have won if they had spent their time differently.

Indexer Notes

inside back cover

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24)

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man Who Owned Superman!
    Superman
  2. 1. Tops in Westerns!
  3. 2. The Man Who Owned Superman
    Superman
  4. 3. The "Popsicle" Kids in Nevada Bad Lands
    Popsicle
  5. 4. ["Hello, Tootsie. Did you get the note I sent you?"]
    Varsity Vic
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Vitalis Hair Cream
  7. 6. Showdown in Suez!
    Congo Bill
  8. 7. Captain Tootsie Silences Rattler
    Captain Tootsie; Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. ["Step right up, folks..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. ["H'lo, Gladys. I want you to meet Ronald!"]
    Peg
  11. 10. The Planeteer from the Past!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  12. 11. Cornered in the Corral!
    Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes
  13. 12. Message to Parents
  14. 13. Editorial Advisory Board
  15. 14. Monster of the Sea
  16. 15. ["Which is the largest county in the world?"]
    Quick Quiz
  17. 16. Neat Treat!
    Nestlé's Crunch
  18. 17. ["Young man, would you help me out?"]
    Shorty
  19. 18. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  20. 19. The Trigger Trail of "Wild" Eddie Meeks!
    Vigilante
  21. 20. ["Good morning, Professor!"]
    Varsity Vic
  22. 21. [no title indexed]
    Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  23. 22. Tomahawk!
    Tomahawk; Star Spangled Comics
  24. 23. Sweet Land of Liberty!
    Peter Porkchops
  25. 24. [no title indexed]
    Wheaties
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jochen G.
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Pannozzi
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore