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42April-May 1950
$0.10

Leading Comics #42

DC · April-May 1950 · on sale 1950-01-30

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Identification plate

Series
Leading Comics (DC, 1941 series)
Issue
#42
Publication date
April-May 1950
Key date
1950-04-00
On-sale date
1950-01-30
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerPeter Porkchops
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset
2-comic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer
4-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
5-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman
6-promo (ad from the publisher)1
7-comic story7pencils: Howie Post; inks: Howie Post
9-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
10-comic story6pencils: Rube Grossman; inks: Rube Grossman
11Fun's Apoppin'promo (ad from the publisher)1
12Ali Gatorcomic story1
13Joe Kangaroocomic story6pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto Feuer
14-activity0.75script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
16-activity1script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
17Why Dogs Wag Their Tailstext story2letters: typeset
18-comic story5script: Don R. Christensen; pencils: Don R. Christensen; inks: Don R. Christensen; letters: Don R. Christensen
19Superman's Code for Buddiespublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino

Plus 4.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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