The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told
DC Comics
United States
- Published
- [March] 1992
- Page count
- 292
- Cover price
- 14.95 USD
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Soft card
- Binding
- Square bound
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/351244
Credits
- Editing
- ?
Issue contents
Cover
No title recorded
Cover, 1 page
1Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Title page.
2Credits
- Pencils
- Irv Novick (illustration)
Joe Certa (illustration)
Joe Kubert (illustration) - Inks
- Bernard Sachs (illustration)
Joe Certa (illustration)
Joe Kubert (illustration) - Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #27 [single panel]
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #228 [single panel]
from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #3 [single panel]
Notes
This table of contents includes a listing for a PSA featuring Peter Porkchops that is not in the book.
3Featuring
- Characters
- Superman; Supergirl; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Batman [Thomas Wayne]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad]; Fox; Crow; Space Ranger; Lois Lane
Credits
- Script
- Mike Gold
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (Action, Adventure & World's Finest covers)
Sheldon Moldoff (Detective cover)
Gil Kane (Strange Adventures cover)
? (Real Screen cover)
Nick Cardy (My Greatest Adventure cover)
Bob Brown (Showcase cover) - Inks
- Al Plastino (Action 252 cover)
Sheldon Moldoff (Detective cover)
Joe Giella (Strange Adventures cover)
Stan Kaye (Adventure, Action 256 & World's Finest covers)
? (Real Screen cover)
Nick Cardy (My Greatest Adventure cover)
Bob Brown (Showcase cover) - Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- First print
-
My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #26 (December 1958) — I Was King of the Mechanical Men! (cover illustration)
-
Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series) #127 (March-April 1959) — Untitled (cover illustration)
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) — The Supergirl from Krypton! (cover illustration)
- From GCD
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 [cover illustration]
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #235 [cover illustration]
from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #100 [cover illustration]
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #267 [cover illustration]
from Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series) #127 [cover illustration]
from My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #26 [cover illustration]
from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #15 [cover illustration]
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 [cover illustration]
from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #87 [cover illustration]
Notes
Mike Gold discusses the changes in pop culture in the 1950s and the challenges these changes posed for comics. Article is illustrated with several cover reproductions and includes a suggested reading list.
4Featuring
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Pow Wow Smith; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto; Fox; Crow; Superman; Titano
Credits
- Script
- Joe Kubert
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (Detective & Tales of the Unexpected covers)
Ruben Moreira (Strange Adventures & House of Mystery 64 covers)
Gil Kane (Western cover)
Curt Swan (Adventure & Action covers)
? (Real Screen cover)
Bill Ely (House of Mystery 71 cover) - Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (Detective & Tales of the Unexpected covers)
Ruben Moreira (Strange Adventures & House of Mystery 64 covers)
Joe Giella (Western cover)
Stan Kaye (Adventure & Action covers)
? (Real Screen cover)
Bill Ely (House of Mystery 71 cover) - Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #244 (June 1957) — The 100 Batarangs of Batman! (cover illustration)
- From GCD
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #244 [cover illustration]
from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #72 [cover illustration]
from Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #72 [cover illustration]
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 [cover illustration]
from Real Screen Comics (DC, 1945 series) #115 [cover illustration]
from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #14 [cover illustration]
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #238 [cover illustration]
from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #71 [cover illustration]
from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #64 [cover illustration]
Notes
Joe Kubert reminisces about his friends and their comics work in the 1950s. Article is illustrated with with several cover reproductions.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superman and Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lois Lane; Commissioner Gordon; Prof. Pender; Alfred Pennyworth
Credits
- Script
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Colours
- Adrienne Roy
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #77 (July-August 1955) — The Super Bat-Man!
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #66 ([December 1955]) — The Super Bat-Man
-
Super Adventure Comic (KGM, 1952 series) #66 (March 1956) — The Super Bat-Man
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #46 ([August 1968?]) — The Super Bat-Man
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Super Bat-Man!
-
Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007) — The Super Bat-Man!
- From GCD
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #77
Synopsis
Superman and Batman are both on the trail of Prof. Pender, a criminal genius. But when they find him, Pender exposes Superman to a "decharging ray," which takes away his powers, and Batman accidentally steps in front of Pender's activated super-charging machine, giving him super-powers. While Superman and Batman adjust to their new abilities, they track down Pender and stop him from re-creating his super-charging ray and using it on himself.
Notes
Writer uncredited on item.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Tomahawk
- Genre
- Western; period
- Characters
- Tomahawk; Dan Hunter; Black Cougar [Elias Bramm]
Credits
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Art
- Frank Frazetta
- Colours
- Bill Wray
Reprint history
- First print
-
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #113 (February 1951) — The Black Cougar!
- Also printed
-
Tomahawk (DC, 1950 series) #139 (March-April 1972) — The Black Cougar!
-
Bumper Western Comic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #53 ([November 1972?])
-
Bumper Western Comic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #53 ([November 1972?]) — The Black Cougar
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Black Cougar!
- From GCD
- from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #113
Synopsis
Warden Elias Bramm uses his connections to the criminal element and his mastery of disguise to run guns to the Indians as Black Cougar. Tomahawk puts a stop to Black Cougar's operation, but doesn't discover his enemy's true identity.
Notes
Writing uncredited on item.
7Featuring
- Feature
- John Jones, Manhunter from Mars
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- John Jones; Capt. Harding; Alex Dunster
Credits
- Script
- Dave Wood
- Art
- Joe Certa
- Colours
- Tom Ziuko
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #228
Synopsis
John Jones discovers that Alex Dunster, who acquires and sells scientific and technical items of great value, has gotten hold of the machine that Prof. Erdel used to bring J'onn J'onzz from Mars. Jones realizes that if he uses the machine to return to Mars, however, Dunster would be free to continue his criminal ways. So Jones confronts Dunster, but Dunster destroys the machine before surrendering.
Notes
John Jones' Martian name is spelled "J'on J'onz" and "J'onn J'onz" and Prof. Erdel's name is misspelled as "Urdle" in this story
8Featuring
- Feature
- Sugar & Spike
- Genre
- Children; humor
- Characters
- Sugar; Spike
Credits
- Script
- Sheldon Mayer
- Art
- Sheldon Mayer
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Sugar & Spike (DC, 1956 series) #3
Synopsis
When Spike's father decides he can't eat a lobster, Spike gets to bring it home from the restaurant as a pet. Since baby animals can understand and speak baby talk, the lobster asks the kids to do him a favor, and they send him back to the sea.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent]
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Coleman
- Art
- Al Plastino
- Colours
- Katie Main
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #9
Synopsis
Lois meets Lana Lang for the first time, and the girls immediately compete to see whom Superman likes better. But Superman refuses to fall into their traps.
Notes
Writing and inking uncredited on item.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Prof. Riggles
Credits
- Script
- Ed Herron
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
Roz Kirby - Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252
Synopsis
When Green Arrow and Speedy investigate giant arrows falling from the sky, they find themselves pulled into another dimension when an arrow they are examining is retrieved.
Notes
Writer id from Martin O'Hearn. Writer and Roz Kirby uncredited on item.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Xeen Arrow
Credits
- Script
- Ed Herron
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
Roz Kirby - Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253 (October 1958) — Prisoners of Dimension Zero!
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #28 ([January 1959?]) — Prisoners of Dimension Zero!
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #449 (July 1975) — The Mystery of the Giant Arrows
-
DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982) — Prisoners of Dimension Zero!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Prisoners of Dimension Zero!
-
The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) ([November] 2001) — Prisoners of Dimension Zero
-
Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006) — Prisoners Of Dimension Zero!
-
The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011) — Prisoners of Dimension Zero!
- From GCD
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #253
Synopsis
In another dimension, Green Arrow and Speedy meet GA's counterpart Xeen Arrow and discover that due to a passing comet, a gateway to their dimension has opened up, and the mysterious giant arrows they encountered on Earth are merely children's toys from this other dimension which have passed through the gateway. The mystery solved, Xeen Arrow shoots them back to Earth through the gateway before it closes.
Notes
Writer ID by Martin O'Hearn. Writer and Roz Kirby uncredited on item.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Congo Bill with Janu the Jungle Boy
- Genre
- Jungle
- Characters
- Congo Bill; Janu
Credits
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Art
- Nick Cardy
- Colours
- Bill Wray
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Congo Bill (DC, 1954 series) #6
Synopsis
Congo Bill and Janu are taken as captives to a village populated by intelligent gorilas, but discover they are not what they appear.
Notes
Writer uncredited on item.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Captain Comet
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Captain Comet; Mag-a-til; Prof. Zackro
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Art
- Murphy Anderson
- Colours
- Tom McCraw
Reprint history
- First print
-
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #28 (January 1953) — Devil's Island in Space
- Also printed
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #12 ([December 1959?]) — Devil's Island in Space
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #30 ([October 1967?]) — Devil's Island in Space
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #44 (December 1968) — Devil's Island in Space!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Devil's Island in Space!
- From GCD
- from Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #28
Synopsis
The ruling Septarch of the planet Lamia have chosen Earth as the place to exile their incorrigible criminals. But after the criminals steal a hydrogen bomb to fule their spacecraft in order to return to Lamia, Captain Comet tracks down the aliens and returns them to Lamia as prisoners.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Nighthawk
- Genre
- Western
- Characters
- Nighthawk [Hannibal Hawkes]; Lute; Jed
Credits
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Colours
- Gene D'Angelo
- Letters
- Joe Letterese
Reprint history
- First print
-
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #72 (November-December 1958) — The Riddle of the Crystal Ball!
- Also printed
-
Mighty Plus Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #15 ([January 1960]) — The Riddle of the Crystal Ball
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Riddle of the Crystal Ball!
Synopsis
Nighthawk poses as a fortune teller to trap a pair of outlaws.
Notes
Inking not credited on item. Letterer from index of original printing.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Wonder Woman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Steve Trevor
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils
- Ross Andru
- Inks
- Mike Esposito
- Colours
- Kathryn Mayer
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #99
Synopsis
A flashback story that tells how when Steve Trevor bet Wonder Woman that he could always pick her out in any situation, she adopted the identity of Diana Prince and concealed herself right under his nose.
16Featuring
- Feature
- Blackhawk
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Blackhawks [Blackhawk [also as The Question Mark]; Chuck; Andre; Olaf; Chop-Chop; Stanislaus; Hendrickson; Blackie]
Credits
- Script
- Dave Wood
- Pencils
- Dick Dillin
- Inks
- Charles Cuidera
- Colours
- Tom Ziuko
Reprint history
- First print
-
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #109 (February 1957) — The Raid on Blackhawk Island
- Also printed
-
Blackhawk Comic (Youngs, 1948 series) #98 ([November 1958?]) — The Raid on Blackhawk Island
-
Blackhawk (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #21 ([January 1965?]) — The Raid on Blackhawk Island
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #69 ([November 1968?]) — The Raid on Blackhawk Island
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Raid on Blackhawk Island
- From GCD
- from Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #109
Synopsis
When Blackhawk appears to have been killed, the rest of the team must face the War Wheel, the Flying Tank and Killer Shark's octopus, all under the control of the Question Mark, without their leader. But Chuck realizes the Question Mark is Blackhawk in disguise, and Blackhawk reveals that his ruse was a test to see who could best lead the Blackhawks in his absence.
Notes
Writing not credited on item; Charles Cuidera credited for pencilling on item.
17Featuring
- Feature
- The Fox and the Crow
- Genre
- Funny animals
- Characters
- Fauntleroy Fox; Crawford C. Crow
Credits
- Script
- Cecil Beard
Alpine Harper - Art
- Jim Davis
- Colours
- Rick Taylor
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Fox and the Crow, The (DC, 1952 series) #14
Synopsis
When the Fox tries to collect a $150 debt from the Crow, the Crow swindles the Fox out of another $150, which he hands back as payment in full.
Notes
Writing, pencilling, and inking uncredited in item.
18Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Prof. Lang; Org; Norg; Axel; Maxel; Jaxel; Alice
Credits
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #22 (October-November 1952) — Superboy and the Sleeping Beauty!
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #47 ([December 1952]) — Superboy and the Sleeping Beauty!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Superboy and the Sleeping Beauty!
Synopsis
When Lana brings authentic African artifacts from her father's collection for the Smallville High School Drama Club to use, she is accidentally pricked by a blow gun dart and falls asleep. Superboy must acquire the antidote within three days -- all the while convincing Prof. Lang that nothing is wrong with Lana -- or Lana will die.
Notes
Writing uncredited on item; Inking credited to Craig Flessel on item.
19Featuring
- Feature
- Viking Prince
- Genre
- Adventure; period
- Characters
- Viking Prince [Jon]; Captain Olaf; Gunnda; Sardluk; Baron Thorvald
Credits
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Art
- Joe Kubert
- Colours
- Bob Le Rose
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #3 (December 1955-January 1956) — The Hammer of Thor!
- Also printed
-
The Brave and the Bold (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #4 ([May 1956]) — The Hammer of Thor!
-
The Hundred Comic (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #97 ([November 1964]) — The Hammer of Thor!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Hammer of Thor!
-
The Viking Prince (DC, 2010 series) (June 2010) — The Hammer of Thor
- From GCD
- from Brave and the Bold, The (DC, 1955 series) #3
Synopsis
When Captian Olaf is taken prisoner by Baron Thorvald, Jon frees him with the help of the hammer of Thor.
Notes
Writing credited to Robert Kanigher in item.
20Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Jason Deeter
Credits
- Script
- George Kashdan
- Art
- Ramona Fradon
- Colours
- Kathryn Mayer
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245
Synopsis
When sorcerer Jason Deeter appears to be able to control Aquaman, maritime hijackers try to use Deeter to force Aquaman to help them commit crimes. But Aquaman puts down the thugs and reveals that Deeter is not a sorcerer at all and that he and Deeter came up with this ruse to smoke them out.
Notes
Writing uncredited on item.
21"I've got to watch these prisoners closely."
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Casey
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colours
- Eric Kachelhofer
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- Based on
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Casey the Cop
- First print
- Unknown
- Also printed
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #13 ([April 1960?]) — Untitled
Synopsis
While watching prisoners, Casey breaks up a fight, but needs help identifying one of the men.
Notes
Identified in item as from January 1959.
22Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Bizarro
Credits
- Art
- George Papp ?
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from ?
Notes
Ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68, presumably using art from that issue.
23Featuring
- Feature
- Johnny Peril
- Genre
- Fantasy
- Characters
- Johnny Peril; Lee Allen; Subara; Bill Davis; Jack Gordon
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils
- Alex Toth
- Inks
- Sy Barry
- Colours
- Bob Le Rose
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (Original Editor)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #107 (January-February 1952) — Queen of the Snows!
- Also printed
-
Century Comic (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #96 ([June 1964?]) — Queen of the Snows
-
The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #127 (September 1971) — Queen of the Snows
-
Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (KG Murray, 1973 series) #110 ([June 1974]) — Queen of the Snows!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Queen of the Snows!
- From GCD
- from Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #107
Synopsis
Johnny Peril finds his friend Lee Allen, who just before he dies swears he has seen Subara the Ice Queen, who the natives believe lives on frozen Mt. Subara. Johnny returns to the mountain with two more friends, but only he encounters Subara. They refuse to believe he met the mythical woman until he produces her crown of roses.
Notes
Writing uncredited on item. Pencilling and editorial credit confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
24Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman {Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Two-Face [Harvey Dent]; Tarando; Charles Ford; Commissioner Gordon; John Fields Benson
Credits
- Script
- David Vern
- Pencils
- Dick Sprang
- Inks
- Charles Paris
- Colours
- Tom McCraw
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #81 (February 1954) — Two-Face Strikes Again!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #47 ([April 1954]) — Two-Face Strikes Again!
-
Batman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown, 1971) #73-168329 (October 1971) — Two-Face Strikes Again!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Two-Face Strikes Again!
- From GCD
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #81
Synopsis
When the reformed Harvey Dent tries to prevent a robbery, he is caught in an explosion and reverts to Two-Face. He embarks on a new crime spree, and Batman and Robin deduce that Two-Face is going after people who commonly show two faces to the world. At a ceremony making Bruce Wayne honorary chief of a local tribe, Batman and Robin are trapped by Two-Face and strapped to a giant coin. Two-Face flips the coin over a bed of spikes, and though the gimmick is rigged to land face down, the dynamic duo manages to create a magnetic field and flip the coin so that they land safely on top of the coin above the spikes.
Notes
Writing uncredited on item.
25Featuring
- Feature
- Shining Knight
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Shining Knight [Sir Justin]; Sir Butch; Winged Victory; Dalmar; Inger; Merlin; King Arthur
Credits
- Script
- Joe Samachson
- Art
- Frank Frazetta
- Colours
- Greg Theakston
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #159
Synopsis
When Merlin tries to bring Justin and Butch back to Camelot for a feast he accidentally sends them to the 35th century. There, they help prevent an attempt to overthrow democracy before Merlin brings them back to the past.
Notes
Writing uncredited in item.
26Featuring
- Feature
- Phantom Stranger
- Genre
- Occult
- Characters
- Phantom Stranger; John Martin; Bart Benson; Carson Rand; Jim Thompson; Edgar Jones; Margo Phillips; Matt Wright
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colours
- Brian Augustyn
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Phantom Stranger, The (DC, 1952 series) #1
Synopsis
When three friends die in a plane crash, their spirits seem to be haunting those they left behind, but the Phantom Stranger reveals that the ghostly appearances are really the work of an embezzler attempting to cover his tracks.
Notes
Writing uncredited in item. Inker listed as credited in item.
27Featuring
- Feature
- Tommy Tomorrow
- Genre
- Science fiction
- Characters
- Tommy Tomorrow; Prof. Jaxon ["Genius" Jones]; Space Looter
Credits
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Art
- Jim Mooney
- Colours
- Julianna Ferriter
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #238
Synopsis
Tommy Tomorrow checks out Prof. Jaxon's dimension cabinet, a gateway to the 4th dimension. Since Tommy suspects the cabinet is a hoax, he volunteers to test the device and is sent to the 4th dimension. But Tommy doesn't realize that he has fallen for the real plot of the professor, who actually wanted to get rid of him. When Tommy realizes that things happen a day later in the 4th dimension, Tommy takes the place of that world's Tommy Tomorrow in testing that world's dimension cabinet and returns to arrest the professor and his accomplice.
Notes
Writing uncredited on item.
28Featuring
- Feature
- Johnny Thunder
- Genre
- Western
- Characters
- Johnny Thunder [John Tane]; Ma Pecos; Sheriff Tane; Arroyo Gang
Credits
- Script
- Robert Kanigher
- Pencils
- Alex Toth
- Inks
- Sy Barry
- Colours
- Greg Theakston
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from All-American Western (DC, 1948 series) #121
Synopsis
When the Arroyo Gang kidnaps Sheriff Tane, Johnny Thunder thinks they must have killed his father, and tells the townsfolk that he is really Sheriff Tane's son. Johnny takes out the whole Arroyo Gang single-handedly and happily finds his father alive. But his secret identity remains safe, as everyone assumes he was only honoring Sheriff Tane by his earlier declaration.
29Featuring
- Feature
- Flash
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Flash [Barry Allen]; Captain Cold [Len Snart]; Stan
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Frank Giacoia
- Colours
- Glenn Whitmore
Reprint history
- First print
-
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #8 (May-June 1957) — The Coldest Man on Earth!
- Also printed
-
The Hundred Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #11 ([August 1957?]) — The Coldest Man on Earth
-
Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-39 (October-November 1975) — The Coldest Man on Earth!
-
The Super Heroes Monthly (Egmont Publishing, 1980 series) v1#10 (July 1981) — The Coldest Man on Earth!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Coldest Man on Earth!
-
The Flash Archives (DC, 1994 series) #Volume 1 ([June] 1996) — The Coldest Man on Earth!
-
Showcase Presents: The Flash (DC, 2007 series) #1 (May 2007) — The Coldest Man on Earth!
- From GCD
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #8
Synopsis
Flash faces off against Captain Cold, who commits crimes by using a cold-gun to freeze things and create mirages. But once Flash figures out what Captain cold can do, he ignores the mirages and takes the villain in.
30Featuring
- Genre
- Romance
- Characters
- Nan; Nola; Bob
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils
- Irv Novick
- Inks
- Bernard Sachs
- Colours
- Pamela Johnson
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Girls' Love Stories (DC, 1949 series) #27
Synopsis
Nan has always gotten her big sister Nola's hand-me-downs, but when Nola's boyfriend Bob shows an interest in Nan, Nola insists Bob was only trying to make her jealous. When Nan discovers a wedding dress in Nola's room, she assumes Bob and Nola have plans to marry, but Bob tells Nan that Nola manipulated situations to make it look like he was in love with her and he declares his love for only her.
Notes
Writing uncredited in item; Art credited to Frank Giacoia in item.
31Featuring
- Feature
- King Faraday
- Genre
- Spy
- Characters
- King Faraday; Johnny Lester; Alonzo P. Davis; Vina Flora
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colours
- Julianna Ferriter
Reprint history
- Based on
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #64 (May-June 1953) — Spy Train
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Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #50 (May-June 1964) — Spy Train
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #75 ([August 1964?]) — Spy Train
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #20 ([December 1966?]) — Spy Train
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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Spy Train
- From GCD
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #64
Synopsis
King Faraday, on the trail of a killer, rides the Orient Express, where he meets a movie starlet and a camera-happy tourist. Though two attempts are made on his life, he finds no clues as to the identity of the killer. Only when the photographer overplays his hand does Faraday realize he is behind the attacks and using his camera to transport pictures of a more sensitive nature than the candids he has been taking. Faraday puts a permanent end to the photographer in a fight atop the train.
Notes
Inks credited in item to Sy Barry.
32Featuring
- Feature
- Green Lantern
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Carol Ferris; Brenda Brown; Susie Taft
Credits
- Script
- John Broome
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colours
- Anthony Tollin
Reprint history
- First print
-
Showcase Presents Green Lantern (DC, 2005 series) #1 (October 2005) — Secret of the Flaming Spear!
- Also printed
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #16 ([March 1960]) — Summons from Space
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #16 ([March 1960])
-
Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #88 (February-March 1972) — Summons from Space!
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The Super Heroes Monthly (Egmont Publishing, 1980 series) v1#5 (February 1981) — Summons from Space!
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — Summons From Space!
-
Green Lantern Archives (DC, 1993 series) #Volume 1 (1993) — Summons from Space!
- From GCD
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #23
Synopsis
Green Lantern travels to Venus to save a blue-skinned caveman-like race from attacks by yellow Pterodactyl-like creatures.
33Featuring
- Feature
- Tomahawk; Green Arrow; Shining Knight
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Tomahawk; Shining Knight
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Win Mortimer
- Colours
- Eric Kachelhofer
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from ?
Synopsis
Tomahawk, Green Arrow, and Shining Knight introduce some boys to books full of adventure.
Notes
Noted in item as being used in 1959.
34Featuring
- Feature
- Sgt. Rock
- Genre
- War
- Characters
- Sgt. Rock; Easy Company; Mack; Al; Sid; Nick
Credits
- Script
- Bob Kanigher
- Art
- Joe Kubert
- Colours
- Julia Lacquement
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Our Army at War (DC, 1952 series) #87
Synopsis
Sgt. Rock sends four men to hold No-Return Hill overnight until Easy Company can move up.
35Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Edmund Willis; Barry Brand; Perry White; Vince Regan; Jeff Wacker; Dr. Wilmington
Credits
- Script
- Alvin Schwartz
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Colours
- Katie Main
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32 (October 1958) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
- Also printed
-
Superman's Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([March 1959]) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #2 (September 1964) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
-
Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (Colour Comics, 1966 series) #2 ([September 1967?]) — The Jimmy Olsen From Jupiter
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The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
-
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007) — The Jimmy Olsen from Jupiter
- From GCD
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #32
Synopsis
Without meaning to, Jimmy agrees to be a test subject for a week for a race of people from the planet Jupiter. As part of the experiment, he gains the ability to read people's minds, but he is also turned into a green, scaly Jovian. He uses his new abilities to compete for the Newsman of the Year award, though he wraps himself in bandages to cover his appearance. Between tracking down scoops, Jimmy casually reads Clark Kent's mind and "hears" Clark think that he is Superman. When his rival Vince Regan sees Jimmy without his bandages, he plans to expose him at the award ceremony. But luckily for Jimmy a Jovian week is equivalent to 5 Earth days, and when his bandages are removed at the ceremony Jimmy has reverted to his old self. Later, the Jovians declare their experiment a success and help Superman preserve his secret identity.
Notes
Writing credited to Otto Binder on item; Inking credited to John Forte on item.
36Featuring
- Feature
- Private Pete
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Pete
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colours
- Eric Kachelhofer
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from ?
Synopsis
Pete misunderstands how a barometer works.
Notes
Noted in item as coming from January 1959.
37Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Titano
Credits
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring ?
- Inks
- Stan Kaye ?
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from ?
Notes
Ad for Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127, presumably using art from that issue.
38Featuring
- Feature
- Challengers of the Unknown
- Genre
- Adventure
- Characters
- Challengers of the Unknown [Rocky Davis; Professor Haley; Red Ryan; Ace Morgan]; Morelian
Credits
- Script
- Jack Kirby (plot, script)
Dave Wood (script rewrite) - Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Jack Kirby
Roz Kirby - Colours
- Lovern Kindzierski
- Letters
- Ben Oda
Reprint history
- First print
-
Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6 (January-February 1957) — The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box! [Chapter 1]
- Also printed
-
All Favourites, The 100-Page Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #3 ([November 1957]) — The Secrets of the Sorceror's Box! Part 2: Dragon Seed Part 3: The Freezing Sun Part 4: The Whirling Weaver
-
All Favourites Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #94 ([January 1973]) — The Secrets of the Sorcerer's Box! Chapter One
-
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) ([October] 1990) — The Secrets of the Sorceror's Box!
- From GCD
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #6
Synopsis
When four men walk away from a plane crash unharmed, they decide they are now living on borrowed time and vow to use that time challenging the unknown. In their first official case, they are asked by the sorcerer Morelian to open the four chambers of an ancient box. The Challs open the first three chambers, releasing a stone giant created and destroyed by pure thought, a sentient sun that freezes by consuming all nearby heat which Red traps in a vaccuum chamber, and a device that covers things in ribbons of plastic, but which can be controlled by the dial on its container. Before the Challs can open the fourth chamber, Morelian opens it and removes a diamond ring. He points out an inscription on the box which claims the box contains immortality, and takes off with his prize. But Morelian's plane immediately stalls and crashes. The Challs decide that immortality was contained in the box itself, not its contents.
Notes
Writing credited to Dave Wood only in item.
39Featuring
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Supergirl; Flash [Barry Allen]; Sugar; Spike; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Credits
- Author
- Robert Greenberger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring (Showcase 10 cover)
Bill Ely (House of Mystery cover)
Howard Purcell (Tales of the Unexpected cover)
Curt Swan (Action & Detective covers)
Carmine Infantino (Showcase 14 cover)
Sheldon Mayer (Sugar & Spike cover) - Inks
- Stan Kaye (Showcase 10, Action & Detective (?) covers)
Bill Ely (House of Mystery cover)
Howard Purcell (Tales of the Unexpected cover)
Frank Giacoia (Showcase 14 cover)
Sheldon Mayer (Sugar & Spike cover) - Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #10 [cover illustration]
from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #58 [cover illustration]
from Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #29 [cover illustration]
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #265 [cover illustration]
from Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #14 [cover illustration]
from Sugar & Spike (DC, 1956 series) #15 [cover illustration]
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #247 [cover illustration]
Notes
Robert Greenberger discusses the major events at DC Comics during the 1950s, including the publishing of some significant comics not included in this volume. Article is illustrated with with several cover reproductions.
40Featuring
- Feature
- Flash
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Flash; Mirror Master
Credits
- Pencils
- Carmine Infantino (cover reproduction)
- Inks
- Joe Giella (cover reproduction)
- Colours
- Eric Kachelhofer
Notes
House ad for Flash, The (DC, 1959 series) #105, including reproduction of the cover. Appeared in various DC comics, February 1959.
41Featuring
- Feature
- Sugar & Spike; Shining Knight; Johnny Thunder; Batman; Congo Bill; John Jones, Manhunter from Mars; Tommy Tomorrow; Superman and Batman and Robin
- Characters
- Sugar; Spike; Shining Knight; Johnny Thunder; Two-Face; Congo Bill; John Jones; Superman
Credits
- Pencils
- Sheldon Mayer (Sugar & Spike)
Frank Frazetta (Shining Knight)
Alex Toth (Johnny Thunder)
Dick Sprang (Batman)
Nick Cardy (Congo Bill)
Joe Certa (John Jones, Manhunter from Mars)
Jim Mooney (Tommy Tomorrow)
Curt Swan (Superman and Batman and Robin) - Inks
- Sheldon Mayer (Sugar & Spike)
Frank Frazetta (Shining Knight)
Sy Barry (Johnny Thunder)
Charles Paris (Batman)
Nick Cardy (Congo Bill)
Joe Certa (John Jones, Manhunter from Mars)
Jim Mooney (Tommy Tomorrow)
Stan Kaye (Superman and Batman and Robin) - Letters
- typeset
Reprint history
- From GCD
- from Sugar & Spike (DC, 1956 series) #3 [Sugar & Spike]
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #159 [Shining Knight}
from All-American Western (DC, 1948 series) #121 [Johnny Thunder]
from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #81 [Batman]
from Congo Bill (DC, 1954 series) #6 [Congo Bill]
from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #228 [John Jones, Manhunter from Mars]
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #238 [Tommy Tomorrow]
from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #77 [Superman and Batman and Robin]
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.