(June-July 1952)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale date
- 1952-04-14
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- Glossy covers; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
Some information provided by Arthur Lortie. On-sale date from copyright registration.
Who Will Be the Future Masters of Earth?
cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner ?
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- science fiction
- Keywords
- swords
Indexer Notes
Per Art Lortie from GCD-Chat discussion list (10 September 2015) that the head of the alien bears a striking resemblance to the alien on the cover of Fantasy Times (James V. Taurasi and Raymond Van Houten, 1941 series) #74 (1 February 1949) drawn by Herman von Tokken, known as Tok.
Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!"
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Win Mortimer
- Inks
- Win Mortimer
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
It's a Woman's World!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- John Broome [as John Osgood]
- Pencils
- Bob Oksner
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Greg Dexter; Martha Thawn; Nora; Captain Stella Wyle
- Synopsis
- Greg Dexter lives in a time when women were in charge and men were fit only for housework. He battles to become the first Rocket Cadet and heroically saves a mission to stop the wandering planet Thebor.
- Reprints
-
in From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #11 (June-July 1971) - in Mysteries in Space: The Best of DC Science Fiction Comics (Simon and Schuster, 1980 series) #[nn] (October 1980)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Earth-- The Forbidden Planet!
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox [as Gardner F. Fox] (signed)
- Pencils
- Murphy Anderson
- Inks
- Sy Barry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- Rand Tal, an archaeologist from the planet Slann, accidentally lands on Earth, which has been forbidden to all space explorers for some unknown reason.
- Reprints
- in Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #148 (January 1963)
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Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page
The Rotation of Stars
activity / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Drucker
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker
- Inks
- Mort Drucker
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mort Drucker
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #23 (March 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Venus?
What Do You Know About / text article / 2 pages
- Script
- Julius Schwartz
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- non-fiction
Lives of a Rocket Lancer!
Knights of the Galaxy / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Script
- Robert Kanigher [as Dion Anthony]
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Sy Barry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Knights of the Galaxy [Lyle; Ora; Commander Artho]; Zal-Du
- Synopsis
- The thirtieth-century Knights of the Galaxy are replaced by their sixth-century counterparts from King Arthur's Camelot, who must fight sn armada of space brigands under the command of Zal-Du.
- Reprints
- in Justice League of America (DC, 1960 series) #85 (November-December 1970)
-
- Keywords
- Camelot; King Arthur
Meteor Menace in Space...
comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Drucker
- Pencils
- Mort Drucker
- Inks
- Mort Drucker
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Mort Drucker
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #8 (January-February 1958)
-
in Miracle Man (Thorpe & Porter, 1965 series) #9
-
Indexer Notes
Writer and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Who Will Be the Future Masters of Earth?
-
1.
Superman Says: "Hop on the Welfare Wagon!"
Superman -
2.
It's a Woman's World!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
4.
What Sparks a Champion Sparks You!
Wheaties -
5.
["Boy! He's excited!"]
Dubble Bubble Gum -
6.
Editorial Advisory Board
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7.
Earth-- The Forbidden Planet!
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8.
[no title indexed]
Out of This World; Necco -
9.
Case of the Crossed-Up Car Crook
Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes -
10.
The Rotation of Stars
-
11.
Venus?
What Do You Know About -
12.
Lives of a Rocket Lancer!
Knights of the Galaxy -
13.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
14.
[no title indexed]
Wheaties -
15.
Meteor Menace in Space...
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16.
["The oldest symbol in comics..."]
Action Comics; House of Mystery -
17.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Tony R. Rose
- Bob Hughes
- Matthew Head
- Mike Nielsen
- Jerry Hillegas
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Dwayne Best
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- Gene Reed
- Lou Mazzella
- Peter Croome
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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- Bob Hughes
- Clayton Emery
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
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