(October 1952)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1952-09-03
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.

A Living Jewel! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
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Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Allergy Biggs; Binky Biggs; Lucy Biggs; Mr. Biggs; Mrs. Biggs
Synopsis
The French exchange student that has been living with Binky's family teaches them a lesson about how people from other cultures see each other.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Day That Vanished! (Table of Contents: 2)

Captain Comet / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
John Broome
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction; superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

The Sniper from Space (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Out of This World; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That-- / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Stars are 'pointed'...
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

The Spaceship Moon! (Table of Contents: 8)

comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

General Science Quiz / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

House of Mystery; The Phantom Stranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Living Jewel! (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Gil Kane
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
science fiction
Characters
Alban Jarvis; Jewel Men of Llarmis
Reprints
Keywords
aliens; geology; jewels

Indexer Notes

Cover story.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Living Jewel!
  2. 1. Binky Asks "What Do You Know About Other People?"
    Binky
  3. 2. The Day That Vanished!
    Captain Comet
  4. 3. ["Put this box of Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum in the vault..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. The Sniper from Space
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Out of This World; Necco
  8. 7. ["Stars are 'pointed'..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That--
  9. 8. The Spaceship Moon!
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    General Science Quiz
  12. 11. Two More Thrilling Magazines for Mystery Fans!
    House of Mystery; The Phantom Stranger
  13. 12. The Living Jewel!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
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