Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1954-12-26
Editing: Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
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The Human Icicle!
(Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Colder professor, colder! You must freeze me at absolute zero--or I'll die!
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Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed]
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My Greatest Adventure / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

The Human Icicle!
(Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 5.67 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:This terrible heat is making me burn with thirst!
Synopsis:
A humanoid alien from Pluto who has temporarily exchanged himself with an Earth scientist must be subjected to absolute zero temperatures or he will die.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page

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typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1954
No circulation information given.
Owners: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G, Donenfeld, R. Liebowitz, S.U. Sampliner, J.S. Liebowitz & A.I. Menin as Trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, A.I. Menin & J.I. Golinko as Trustees for L. Liebowitz and J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc,. all at 480 Lexington Avenue, New York 17, N.Y.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page

Binky's Special Christmas Quiz
(Table of Contents: 5)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; advocacy; teen; humor
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:In what country do the children make an outdoor Christmas tree of wheat sheaves for the birds?
Characters:
Binky
Synopsis:
Descriptions of Christmas customs in various countries.

Indexer Notes

This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style.

Martian Masquerade!
(Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:They came from Venus, Mercury, Mars, Jupiter--alien creatures from the far regions of interplanetary space!
Synopsis:
A Martian invader thinks that he has successfully disguised himself as an Earth man but one thing gives him away.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Falling Objects!
(Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.5 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Because of the rotation of the Earth, a heavy object dropped from a height will not...
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Smith Brothers Cough Drops / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page

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

Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:The black patches visible on the moon are mountains...
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Interplanetary Swap Shop!
(Table of Contents: 10)

comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Let's see what happens when I place this rose-filled vase inside the tank!
Characters:
George Horton; Betty Horton
Synopsis:
George and Betty Horton have a fish tank that somehow acts as a portal to Venus where objects can he exchanged between the planets.
Reprints (4)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[Planetary Movements!]
(Table of Contents: 11)

Spotlight on Science / text article / 2 pages

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:If an Earthman were to look at the nine planets of the solar system through a telescope...

Indexer Notes

This feature contains three articles:
1. Planetary Movements!
2. Water vs. Land!
3. The Soundless Universe!

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)

Amazing Ratios / cartoon / 1 page

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  • Genre:non-fiction; math & science
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Every square yard of the earth's surface directly exposed to the sun...
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The Millionaire Robot! [Part 1]
(Table of Contents: 13)

comic story / 6 pages

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  • Genre:science fiction
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:Nice fire, eh, Harvey? I have money to burn you know!
Characters:
Harvey Murdock; Jonathan Murdock
Synopsis:
A renegade robot inherits a huge fortune from his creator, then proceeds to squander it and behave recklessly.
Reprints (2)

Indexer Notes

Pencils and inks credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story continues in the following issue (#54).

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Cheerful Card Company / advertisement / 1 page

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Motor's Auto Repair Manual / advertisement / 1 page

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Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. The Human Icicle!
  2. ["Now - For the first time..."]
    My Greatest Adventure
  3. The Human Icicle!
  4. [no title indexed]
  5. ["Ring around a Tootsie Roll, what a lovely treat."]
    Tootsie Roll
  6. Binky's Special Christmas Quiz
    Binky
  7. Martian Masquerade!
  8. Falling Objects!
  9. ["Hey kids! See if you're smarter than the Smith brothers!"]
    Smith Brothers Cough Drops
  10. ["The black patches visible on the moon are mountains..."]
    Science Says You're Wrong If You Believe That
  11. Interplanetary Swap Shop!
  12. [Planetary Movements!]
    Spotlight on Science
  13. ["Every square yard of the earth's surface directly exposed to the sun..."]
    Amazing Ratios
  14. The Millionaire Robot! [Part 1]
  15. ["Do you need extra money? $40.00 is yours for selling only 50 boxes..."]
    Cheerful Card Company
  16. ["Here's the easy step-by-step way to fix any car in a jiffy!"]
    Motor's Auto Repair Manual
  17. ["If you get a stunning $10.98 dress without paying 1¢...will you wear and show it in your community?"]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Peter Croome
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
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