Issue Contents:
The Frogmen!
Featuring Frogmen
Characters
- USN frogman
- Japanese frogmen
Credits
- Pencils: Jerry Grandenetti
- Inks: Jerry Grandenetti
- Colors: Jack Adler
Story Notes
Cover pencils and inks credits from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided to the GCD by DC Comics; original indexer credited pencils and inks to Russ Heath. Gray-wash cover.
Free! Hard-to-Get Royal Family Stamps
Story Notes
Inside front cover.
"The Frogmen!" Part I: The Making of a Frogman!
Featuring Frogmen
Storyline
A puny guy has volunteered to train as a frogman (USN UDT, precursors to USN SEALs), but is immediately nicknamed "Sardine" by guys called "Shark" and "Whale". He recalls being bullied and coddled as a kid, but looks as if he'll wash out. Then, as the team trains at raft-righting, a shark comes gunning for his teammates, and "Sardine" dives in the way!
Characters
- Sardine
- Shark
- Whale
- kids (flashback)
- Mom (flashback)
- Drill Instructor
- frogmen recruits
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Featuring DC Comics
"Boys and girls! Here's the new you've been waiting for..."
Storyline
Contest for prizes for sending in a slogan for DC Comics.
Characters
- Superman
- Batman
- Tomahawk
The First Frogmen!
Featuring Frogmen
Storyline
Historical article on Assyrian "frogmen" and Revolutionary War "submarines" trying to sink ships, then WWII frogmen
Characters
- Ancient "frogmen"
Credits
- Pencils: Mike Esposito (uncertain)
- Inks: Mike Esposito (uncertain)
Story Notes
Art credit opinion from Richard Kolkman via e-mail to the Chair's account, June 2023.
Part II of "The Frogmen!" Flying Frogmen!
Featuring Frogmen
Storyline
The team kills the shark, and Sardine and the guys graduate as frogmen. Flying to the Pacific, their DC-4 is shot down, then rammed by a Japanese cruiser. They're picked up by a PBY. At base, they get their first mission: to destroy an enemy ship menacing a beach landing. They fly in, but bailing out, become targets for Japanese night fighters!
Characters
- Sardine
- Shark
- Whale
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
Featuring Freddie the Frogman
"You frogmen have it easy..."
Storyline
Sailors think frogmen have it easy, until Freddie climbs back aboard wearing an octopus!
Credits
- Script: Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils: Henry Boltinoff
- Inks: Henry Boltinoff
- Letters: Henry Boltinoff
The Fighting Frogmen
Storyline
Article about the origins of modern frogmen and their jobs in wartime.
Story Notes
Top illo of a frogman amid mines.
Do-It-Yourself Safety Rules!
Storyline
A teen and Officer Brown lecture on how to cross streets safely in the summer months.
Credits
- Script: Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Inks:
- Letters: Ira Schnapp
Part III of "The Frogmen!" Silent War!
Featuring Frogmen
Storyline
The parachuting frogmen hurl TNT and blow up the night fighter. Swimming for the island, they dodge depth-charges. A sub net guards a sub berth. Shark sets a charge on a sub as Sardine and Whale continue with the mission. Then Whale is lost as he fights off Japanese frogmen. Sardine moves on and sinks the targeted cruiser with an explosive charge. And is thrilled to learn Shark and Whale made it. "We can't call that kid Sardine any more!" "Mission completed!"
Characters
- Sardine
- Shark
- Whale
Credits
- Script: Robert Kanigher
- Pencils: Russ Heath
- Inks: Russ Heath
- Letters: Gaspar Saladino
"Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."
Characters
- Superman
Story Notes
A 25-cent coupon for Palisades Amusement Park.
Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
Story Notes
Ad for Charles Atlas bodybuilding program.
Do You Want Spending Money?
Story Notes
Inside back cover.
Now! Own the Daisy Eagle
Story Notes
Ad for Daisy Eagle BB gun. Back cover.