Issue | #17 |
Published | August-September 1950 |
Frequency | Bi-monthly |
Cover Price | 0.10 USD |
Pages | 52 |
Editing | Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual) |
Notes | While the indicia lists Whitney Ellsworth as editor, Jack Schiff has stated in several interviews that he was the actual editor of this title with help from Murray Boltinoff. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Nick Cardy |
Inks | Nick Cardy |
Characters | King Faraday |
Pencils | Carmine Infantino |
Inks | Frank Giacoia |
Notes | Inside front cover. This is a house ad for DANGER TRAIL No. 1. |
Characters | Patrolman Joseph Matrocci; Patrolman Frank Lennen; Commissioner Bradshaw; Detective Sergeant Harry Grogan |
Synopsis | Detective Grogan investigates the deaths of two police officers who died in the line of duty. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Nick Cardy |
Inks | Sy Barry |
Synopsis | How to avoid polio infection. |
Letters | typeset |
Synopsis | A list of the doctors and educators who review DC comics. Also a list of the titles DC is currently publishing. |
Letters | typeset |
Characters | F. S. Krull; Steve Orrin; Tex Griffin; Zeb Comstock; George Farnsworth |
Synopsis | Two FBI agents go undercover to crack a rustling ring. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Frank Frazetta (signed) |
Inks | Frank Frazetta (signed) |
Synopsis | House ad for FEATURE FILMS No. 3 featuring The Eagle and the Hawk. |
Synopsis | Brief accounts of off-duty events of three law enforcement officers. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Ben R. Allen |
Inks | Ben R. Allen |
Synopsis | Nestle's Crunch ad |
Pencils | Creig Flessel |
Inks | Creig Flessel |
Synopsis | A whodunit for the reader to solve. Solution is given on the last page. |
Genre | Crime |
Characters | Captain Victor Ragoni; Mike Kroger and his gang; Ned Dalton |
Synopsis | Captain Ragoni details the way some safecrackers operate as he tries to track the Kroger Gang. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Allen Ulmer (signed) |
Inks | Allen Ulmer (signed) |
Genre | Humor |
Script | Henry Boltinoff |
Pencils | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Inks | Henry Boltinoff (signed) |
Letters | Henry Boltinoff |
Synopsis | Ad for Bendix Coaster Brakes. |
Synopsis | Short feature about Bogus Antiques, a bad speller and a diligent sheriff. |
Synopsis | Ad for Bazooka bubble gum. |
Synopsis | Anecdotes about a hangman, a process server, and a list of the FBI's most wanted. |
Characters | Herb Gillis; Jerry Cirello |
Synopsis | A police diver remembers some of his past cases. |
Genre | Crime |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | John Fischetti |
Synopsis | Profile of agent Fred Wilt. |
Genre | Crime |
Script | Ben R. Allen |
Pencils | Ben R. Allen |
Inks | Ben R. Allen |
Synopsis | Ad for Columbia bicycles. |
Synopsis | One of many PSAs that DC printed in their comics over the years. |
Script | Jack Schiff |
Pencils | Curt Swan |
Inks | Win Mortimer |
Synopsis | Ad for the Daisy 100-Shot Red Ryder Daisy Carbine. |
Pencils | Fred Harman (signed) |
Inks | Fred Harman (signed) |
Notes | The artwork appears to be a standard Red Ryder pose photo-statted and used in many ads. |
Synopsis | Ad for Hollywood Film Studios, Inc. |