(September-October 1952)

DC, 1952 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-07-23
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.

Wanted - One P.O.W.! (Table of Contents)

Rex the Wonder Dog / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; adventure
Keywords
POW camp; spotlight

Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy Brown

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Wanted -- One P.O.W.! (Table of Contents: 2)

Rex the Wonder Dog / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Kanigher
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; war; adventure
Synopsis
In Europe in WW 2, a tank expert has been captured and sent to a POW camp for torture. Lt. Dennis and Rex get themselves captured deliberately. Once in the camp, Rex helps Dennis and the Colonel sneak out of barracks, pose as a traveling clowns, and even put on a show before they snatch a truck and race to freedom. Rex receives a Silver Star for his actions!
Keywords
clowns; POW camp; World War II

Explosive Action! (Table of Contents: 3)

Our Army at War; All-American Men of War; Star Spangled War Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

The Saga of Leapin' Lena! (Table of Contents: 4)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
animal; crime
Synopsis
Lou Palmer and Leapin' Lena, a kangaroo, were stage stars until vaudeville faded. They opt for the Old Actor's Home, but "pets" are banned, so they wash dishes. Robbers rob the restaurant. Lena boxes them silly, then pursues their getaway car and jumps atop so it crashes. A TV exec offers them a TV show, and Lou and Lena are hits again! They even sent a fat check to the Old Actor's Home so pets can be attend.
Keywords
Kangaroo; Vaudeville

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[The K-9 Corps] (Table of Contents: 6)

Canine Corner / cartoon / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal
Reprints

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble / 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
Golly, he's good!
Genre
children

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

Scrambled Squares / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm a boxer!

Hounds 'Round the World (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

The Dog-Napers of Ridge Park! (Table of Contents: 10)

Rex the Wonder Dog / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
animal; crime; adventure
Synopsis
A Cocker Spaniel, Beauty, pretty but a "show-off", stays with the Dennises for a week. She and Rex play, but dog-nappers cosh Rex and carry her off for ransom. Rex follows, vaults fences, trips locks, bites guns, and pins the crooks until police arrive. He even lets courageous Beauty eat out of his special dish.

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Can You Find 5 Dogs? (Table of Contents: 12)

Play "Boxes" / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Necco / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[Tahl-Tan Bear Dog] (Table of Contents: 14)

Dog Data / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; animal

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Wanted - One P.O.W.!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  2. 1. Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
    Buzzy
  3. 2. Wanted -- One P.O.W.!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  4. 3. Explosive Action!
    Our Army at War; All-American Men of War; Star Spangled War Stories
  5. 4. The Saga of Leapin' Lena!
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  7. 6. [The K-9 Corps]
    Canine Corner
  8. 7. ["Golly, he's good!"]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble
  9. 8. ["I'm a boxer!"]
    Scrambled Squares
  10. 9. Hounds 'Round the World
  11. 10. The Dog-Napers of Ridge Park!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  12. 11. Editorial Advisory Board
  13. 12. Can You Find 5 Dogs?
    Play "Boxes"
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Necco
  15. 14. [Tahl-Tan Bear Dog]
    Dog Data
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
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