(October 1952)
DC,
1951 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1952-08-13
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?"
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; teen
- Characters
- Binky
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Nine Lives of Alger Denham!
comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Inks
- Ruben Moreira (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- A newspaper reporter first falls for the story he is told by Alger Denham, a man seemingly possessed by ingenious abilities. Then he uncovers a plot to murder his uncle behind it.
Indexer Notes
Called Roger Denham on cover. First-person narrative.
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault...
- Genre
- children
Lover from the Dead!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; historical
- Characters
- Mlle. Hyperion Clairon
- Synopsis
- French actess Clairon breaks the heart of a man and is haunted by his voice for two years.
- Reprints
in Strange Beliefs!
comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Account of New Year's Day customs.
- Reprints
-
in Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #14 (June 1957)
-
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy.
The Devil Mask of Death!
comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- crime; horror-suspense
- Characters
- Peter Brent; Pedro Vagar; Harry Gordon; Ellen; Dr. Rodney
- Synopsis
- A group of tourists in Rio de Janeiro dons native devil masks for a parade. One of them, Peter Brent, wants to harm a friend of his, but is hit by a curse before he can accomplish his evil plan.
- Reprints
-
in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #13 ([May 1959])
-
- Keywords
- devil masks; Rio de Janeiro
Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!
Sensation Mystery; The Phantom Stranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Museum of Murder!
comic story / 3.67 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- The killer "angel face" Finny hides as dummy in a wax museum.
Indexer Notes
First-person narrative.
Mysterious Portrait
comic story / 1 page
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- The painter Rossetti unknowingly recreates a painting which had been done 400 years before him.
How Would You Explain It?
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Synopsis
- Article about "fate" versus "coincidence."
The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins!
comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- crime
- Synopsis
- Peppi and Paul Belinda are Siamese twins working as a high wire act in the circus. When they are surgically separated, they keep sharing mind control and start a criminal career as robbers.
Indexer Notes
Possibly originally a Dr. 13, Ghostbreaker story intended for Star Spangled #131. First-person narrative.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Nine Lives of Roger Denham
-
1.
Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?"
Binky -
2.
The Nine Lives of Alger Denham!
-
3.
["Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault..."]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
4.
Lover from the Dead!
-
5.
Strange Beliefs!
-
6.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
7.
The Devil Mask of Death!
-
8.
[no title indexed]
Out of This World; Necco -
9.
Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!
Sensation Mystery; The Phantom Stranger -
10.
Museum of Murder!
-
11.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil -
12.
Mysterious Portrait
-
13.
How Would You Explain It?
-
14.
The Riddle of the Split Siamese Twins!
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15.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
16.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Tillmann Courth
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- James Ludwig
- Mark Muller
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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