The Hundred Comic Monthly #1
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
![Untitled [100th Superman Issue!]](/image/13536/page-1-superman-dc-1939-series-100-untitled-100th-superman-issue.jpg "Untitled [100th Superman Issue!]")
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
"Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy; Tommy Tomorrow; The Green Arrow; The Wyoming Kid; Shining Knight; Aquaman"
Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Congo Bill and Janu the Jungle Boy; Tommy Tomorrow; The Green Arrow; The Wyoming Kid; Shining Knight; Aquaman
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- Adapted
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Superadventure Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1959 series) 1958-9 (1958-9) — Untitled
- Based on
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #100 (September 1955) — Untitled [100th Superman Issue!]
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #100 (June 1956) — 100th Batman Issue!
- Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #207 — Janu, the Human Chimp (page 1)
- World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #63 — The Comanche Conspiracy! (page 1)
- Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #215 — The Mystery of the Stolen Worlds (page 1)
- Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #165 — Gadget Boom in Camelot! (page 1)
- Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #177 — The Man Who Was Aquaman's Double! (page 1)
- Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #165 — Archers Without Arrows (page 1) (This story is not reprinted in this issue)
1Featuring
- Feature
- Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
- Genre
- Jungle
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ed Smalle, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor [as Whit Ellsworth]
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2Featuring
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Leonard Starr, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor [credited]
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Art Editor
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- First print
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My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #7 (January-February 1956) — I Discovered a "Million Dollar Mountain"
- Also printed
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Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #63 ([February 1968?]) — [I discovered a] Million Dollar Mountain
Synopsis
Larry Gates works tirelessly to secure his claim on a valuable sulphur mine, but a saboteur may make him fail to meet his contractual obligations.
3"I want to get a good seat at the ball game!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Shorty
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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4Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
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Synopsis
An inn atop Superstition Mountain has trouble attracting customers.
5"I'd better make sure I have my thesis with me before I leave for school -- yep, I've got it all right!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Buzzy
- Genre
- Humour; teen
- Characters
- Buzzy; Susie; Wolfie; Miss Stebins
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Graham Place, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Larry Nadle, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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- First print
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Buzzy (DC, 1945 series) #49 (May-June 1953) — Untitled
Synopsis
Wolfie steals Buzzy's paper so that Buzzy will have to stay after school for a week and he can make time with Susie.
6Featuring
- Feature
- The Wyoming Kid
- Genre
- Western-Frontier
Credits
- Writing
- Don Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
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7"Hello, Sarge. Casey reporting - what's new?/We just got a tip that Muggsy O'Doul is at the ball park!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey The Cop
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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8Featuring
- Feature
- Tommy Tomorrow
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Jim Mooney, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor [as Whit Ellsworth]
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9Featuring
- Feature
- Roy Raymond TV Detective
- Genre
- Detective-mystery
- Characters
- Roy Raymond; Karen; Daniel Martin (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ruben Moreira, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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10"Hello, Dopey! What're you doing?"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Dodo and the Frog
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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11Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Sid Greene, penciller
- Bernard Sachs, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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- First print
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Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #31 (April-May 1956) — The Day the Earth Split in Two
- Also printed
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #34 ([February 1968?]) — The Day the Earth Split in Two
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #228 (January-February 1971) — The Day The Earth Split in Two
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All Star Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #75 (June 1972) — The Day the Earth Split in Two!
12Featuring
- Feature
- Shining Knight
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Shining Knight
Credits
- Writing
- Don Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Ramona Fradon, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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Notes
Possibly Ramona Fradon's first work at DC. In an interview at www.wtv-zone.com/.../fradon.shtml she says that her first work at DC was "a four page Shining Knight", but none of the Shining Knight stories were 4 pages and this is the earliest Shining Knight story she worked on.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Tommy Leeds
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Ramona Fradon, line art
- , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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Synopsis
Aquaman uses Tommy Leeds, a lookalike who can't swim, to impersonate him so he can appear to be in two places at one time. In doing so, he restores Tommy's luster in the eyes of his girl friend who thought her beau was rather dull.
14"You'll look in vain for a Sea Butterfly flying over water, for the creature is a marine Mollusk..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Misnamed Animals
- Genre
- Non-Fiction
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- First print
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The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog (DC, 1952 series) #25 (January-February 1956) — Fire Brat, Sea Butterfly, Glass Snake
Synopsis
Information on Sea Butterfly; Fire Brat; and Glass Snake.
15"As our story opens, we find Peter Panda returning to town after a long trip..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Peter Panda
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-funny animals
- Code
- 36
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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16Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Don Doyle; Editor Barton
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Bill Ely, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
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- First print
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Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #1 (February-March 1956) — The Cartoon That Came to Life
Synopsis
An alien creature uses cartoonist Don Doyle and his comic strip to prepare an invasion of Earth.
17Featuring
- Feature
- Vigilante
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Brown, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
- Mort Weisinger, original Story Editor
- George Kashdan, original Story Editor
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18"On a clear day, the Plains Warrior could relay a message by smoke over 100 miles in a few minutes."
Featuring
- Feature
- Indian Talk
- Genre
- Non-fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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Synopsis
Information on smoke signals, mirror signals and sign language.
Indicia
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