80 Page Giant Magazine (1964 series) (DC) #6

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Number	6	6
Volume
No Volume	No	No
Volume Not Printed	False	False
Display Volume With Number	No	No
Indicia Publisher		National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed	Printed
Brand		Superman DC National Comics
No Brand	No	No
Publication Date	January 1965	January 1965
Year On Sale	None	None
Month On Sale	None	None
Day On Sale	None	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No	No
Key Date	1965-01-10	1965-01-00
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No	No
Price	0.25 USD	0.25 USD
Page Count	84 (note: total sum of story page counts is 75)	84 (note: total sum of story page counts is 76)
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Editing	Mort Weisinger	Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Rating
No Rating	False	False
Notes		On Sale Date - November 19th 1964
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Jim Walker	key date, brands added	2010-03-20 16:05:21	Editing	Editing

0. Fantastic Things and Creatures! (Superman) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	0	0
Title		Fantastic Things and Creatures!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	cover	cover
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	1	1
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script
No Script	X	X
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	George Klein	George Klein
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters		Superman; Bizarro Superman; Bizarro Lois Lane; Creature of 1000 Disguises; Monster X; Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster; The Thing That Stalked Smallville
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Jim Walker	on sale date from Action 320, Characters, title added	2010-03-20 16:04:19	Editing	Editing

1. Table of Contents (no feature) foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1
Title	Table of Contents
Unofficial Title?	No
First Line
Type	foreword, introduction, preface, afterword
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Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Script	?
No Script
Pencils	?
No Pencils
Inks	?
No Inks
Colors
No Colors	X
Letters	typeset
No Letters
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No Editing	X
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Jim Walker	contents added	2010-03-20 16:19:07	Editing	Editing

2. The Creature of 1,000 Disguises (Superman) comic story, 12p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	1	2
Title	The Creature of 1,000 Disguises	The Creature of 1,000 Disguises
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	12	12
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Edmond Hamilton	Edmond Hamilton
No Script
Pencils	Wayne Boring	Wayne Boring
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters		Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Johnny Miles; Mrs Miles; Gollo
Universe
Synopsis		Superman hunts for runaway Johnny Miles who has hooked up with a shape changing alien being.
Reprint Notes	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #234 (November 1957)	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #234 (November 1957)
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Jim Walker	synopsis added	2010-03-20 16:23:40	Editing	Editing

3. The Thing That Stalked Smallville (Superboy) comic story, 11p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	2	3
Title	The Thing That Stalked Smallville	The Thing That Stalked Smallville
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	11	11
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Robert Bernstein	Robert Bernstein
No Script
Pencils	George Papp	George Papp
No Pencils
Inks	George Papp	George Papp
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters		Superboy [Clark Kent]; Pa Kent; Ma Kent; 6-3KX
Universe
Synopsis		Superboy inexplicably befriends an alien monster who roams around Smallville turning people into stone statues.
Reprint Notes	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #274 (July 1960)	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #274 (July 1960)
Notes	orig "The Monster that ..." 2 pages cut	orig "The Monster that ..." 2 pages cut
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4. Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster! (Jimmy Olsen) comic story, 9p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	3	4
Title	Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!	Jimmy Olsen's Private Monster!
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Jimmy Olsen	Jimmy Olsen
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	9	9
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Jerry Siegel	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	Curt Swan	Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks	John Forte	John Forte
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters	Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; TNT Gang; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane	Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; TNT Gang; Lucy Lane; Lois Lane
Universe
Synopsis	A monster appears whenever Jimmy uses his signal watch.	A monster appears whenever Jimmy uses his signal watch.
Reprint Notes	From Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #43 (March 1960)	From Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #43 (March 1960)
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5. The Hyper-Menace from Krypton (Superman) comic story, 12p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	4	5
Title	The Hyper-Menace from Krypton	The Hyper-Menace from Krypton
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	12	12
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Bill Finger	Bill Finger
No Script
Pencils	Wayne Boring	Wayne Boring
No Pencils
Inks	Stan Kaye	Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters		Superman [Clark Kent]; Johnny Broddigan; Cliff Tyler; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jor-El's Robot
Universe
Synopsis		When a series of Kryptonian weapons suddenly appear, the Man of Steel deduces that there must be an evil Superman on Earth.
Reprint Notes	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #216 (May 1956)	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #216 (May 1956)
Notes	original title The Super-Menace of Metropolis	original title The Super-Menace of Metropolis; a handful of panels edited to fix minor error in original story.
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Jim Walker	characters, synopsis, notes added	2010-03-20 16:47:13	Editing	Editing

6. The Battle with Bizarro (Superman) comic story, 20p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	5	6
Title	The Battle with Bizarro	The Battle with Bizarro
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superman	Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	20	20
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Pencils
Inks	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters		Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor; Vekko; Bizarro Superman [Bizarro Clark Kent]; Bizarro Lois Lane; New Bizarro
Universe
Synopsis		Luthor creates Bizarro Superman who then falls in love with Lois. As Superman and his imperfect double battle it out for Lois's hand, she comes up with an ingenious solution to the problem.
Reprint Notes	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #254 (July 1959) from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #255 (August 1959)	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #254 (July 1959) from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #255 (August 1959)
Notes	Combines "The Battle with Bizarro" and "The Bride of Bizarro" as one	Combines "The Battle with Bizarro" and "The Bride of Bizarro" as one
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Jim Walker	synopsis added	2010-03-20 16:56:43	Editing	Editing

7. The Mystery of Monster X (Superboy) comic story, 10p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number	6	7
Title	The Mystery of Monster X	The Mystery of Monster X
Unofficial Title?	No	No
First Line
Type	comic story	comic story
Feature	Superboy	Superboy
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre	superhero	superhero
Job Number
Page Count	10	10
Page Count Uncertain	No	No
Script	Otto Binder	Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Pencils
Inks	Al Plastino	Al Plastino
No Inks
Colors	?	?
No Colors
Letters	?	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X	X
Characters		Superboy; Lana Lang; Professor Lang; Superbug
Universe
Synopsis		Superboy must solve the problem of an amazing creature that can transmute matter into any other element - including Kryptonite.
Reprint Notes	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (February 1958)	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #245 (February 1958)
Notes	2 pages cut	2 pages cut
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Jim Walker	characters, synopsis added	2010-03-20 17:02:18	Editing	Editing

Comments

Commenter	Comment	Revision	Timestamp	Old State	New State
Jim Walker	Editing		2010-03-20 15:57:10	Available	Editing
Jim Walker	on sale date from Action 320, Characters, title added	0. Fantastic Things and Creatures! (Superman) cover, 1p	2010-03-20 16:04:19	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker	key date, brands added	80 Page Giant Magazine (1964 series) #6	2010-03-20 16:05:21	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker			2010-03-20 16:08:10	Editing	Pending Review
Jim Walker			2010-03-20 16:16:35	Pending Review	Editing
Jim Walker	contents added	1. Table of Contents (no feature) foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1p	2010-03-20 16:19:07	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker	synopsis added	2. The Creature of 1,000 Disguises (Superman) comic story, 12p	2010-03-20 16:23:40	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker	characters, synopsis, notes added	5. The Hyper-Menace from Krypton (Superman) comic story, 12p	2010-03-20 16:47:13	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker	synopsis added	6. The Battle with Bizarro (Superman) comic story, 20p	2010-03-20 16:56:43	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker	characters, synopsis added	7. The Mystery of Monster X (Superboy) comic story, 10p	2010-03-20 17:02:18	Editing	Editing
Jim Walker			2010-03-20 17:10:29	Editing	Pending Review
Dwayne Best			2010-03-21 01:31:18	Pending Review	Under Review
Dwayne Best			2010-03-21 01:31:27	Under Review	Approved

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