Price: 0.10 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1961-02-21
Editing: Robert Kanigher (editor)
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Mission X!
(Table of Contents)

The War That Time Forgot / cover / 1 page

Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
Jesse the "Professor"; Marty
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Russ Heath is listed for pencil and ink credits in Julius Schwartz's editorial records provided by DC Comics, but this is an error. The published cover is by Ross Andru and Mike Esposito.

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Test Your Talent
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 1)

Art Instruction, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page

Mission X!
(Table of Contents: 2)

The War That Time Forgot / comic story / 13 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
  • Genre:adventure; war
Characters:
Jesse the "Professor"; Marty; four other unnamed Rangers
Synopsis:
Marty and The Professor land on a mysterious island populated by giant animals, as the island finally sinks beneath the waves they make their escape in an oversized turtle egg shell.
Reprints (3)

Indexer Notes

Pencil credits and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records also give ink credits to Andru.

First use of the phrase "The War That Time Forgot."

Story in two parts of 8 pages and 5 pages.

Here It Is
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 3)

Justice League of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

A Salute to Our American Indians!
(Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page

Script:
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?
Letters:
  • Genre:advocacy
Synopsis:
Children learn about the inventions and accomplishments of Native Americans.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)

Army Crests / cartoon / 1 page

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:non-fiction; military

Bodyguard for a Flattop!
(Table of Contents: 6)

comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:
Pencils:
Inks:
Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:war
Synopsis:
Sailors on a PT boat repeatedly risk their lives to protect a giant aircraft carrier from an enemy submarine.

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inks credits, and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008.

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

Our Army at War / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)

Army Almanac / cartoon / 0.5 page

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:non-fiction; military
  • First Line of Dialogue or Text:July 27, 1775-- Establishment of the Army Medical Department...
  • Keywords:United States Army
Synopsis:
two significant dates in U.S. Army history

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

Grit Publishing Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page

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

Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner / letters page / 1 page

Script:
Pencils:
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Inks:
Joe Kubert (logo illustration)
Colors:
? (logo illustration)
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Jay Strauss; Wendell Peters; Joey Martin; Bruce Wheeler

The Nothing Ace!
(Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 5.67 pages

Script:
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Colors:
?
Letters:
  • Genre:war
Synopsis:
A U.S. fighter pilot fears that he won't be good enough to make the grade in his squadron but he finally has a chance to show what he can do.
Reprints (1)

Indexer Notes

Pencil and inks credits, and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics, August 2008.

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

The Haunted Tank; G.I. Combat / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page

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

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page

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

Jowett Institute of Body Building / advertisement / 1 page

[no title indexed]
(Expand) / (Table of Contents: 16)

American Seed Co. / advertisement / 1 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Mission X!
    The War That Time Forgot
  2. Test Your Talent
    Art Instruction, Inc.
  3. Mission X!
    The War That Time Forgot
  4. Here It Is
    Justice League of America
  5. A Salute to Our American Indians!
  6. ["The pelican portrayed on the crest..."]
    Army Crests
  7. Bodyguard for a Flattop!
  8. ["Sgt. Rock and the Combat-Happy Joes of Easy Company..."]
    Our Army at War
  9. ["July 27, 1775-- Establishment of the Army Medical Department..."]
    Army Almanac
  10. [no title indexed]
    Grit Publishing Co.
  11. [no title indexed]
    Sgt. Rock's Combat Corner
  12. The Nothing Ace!
  13. ["Can a tank without a driver's hands..."]
    The Haunted Tank; G.I. Combat
  14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Body Building
  17. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Co.
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