Super DC #3

(1969)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Direct Currents / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

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Synopsis

Articles include :

Lazy Thriller Writer (about Edgar Wallace)
How Batman Was Born (story of Batman comic character's origin)
TV's Urban Spacemen (story of the Bonzo Dog Band)

Star Pic: 3. Profile of actor Michael Howe with photo.
One gag cartoon

The Nemesis from Batman's Boyhood! (Table of Contents: 2)

Batman and Robin / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

John Broome

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Joe Giella

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

First Line of Dialogue or Text

The Blitzkrieg Bandit -- a name to strike terror into the hearts of law-enforcers everywhere!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Blitzkrieg Bandit

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #370 (December 1967)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Records show that Bob Kane was paid for the pencils, but scholars agree that pencils were actually by Moldoff.

Reformatted from the original 13.5 page story. 6-12p panels per page.

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

The Skipper's Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Also included a 0.2 page feature, "QUIZMASTER: What do you know about Custer's last stand?". Includes still from a movie possibly Custer of the West starring Robert Shaw.

The Case of the Lethal Letters! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Ross Andru

Inks

Mike Esposito

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I have an important announcement! For once, I'm licked!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lorraine Lewis (villain, death); Superman; Lorraine Delon; Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Bal-Gra (flashback, introduction)]

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #204 (February 1968)

Keywords

gold kryptonite (flashback); Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Reformatted from the original 13 page story. 8-9 panels per page.

Frozen Fortune (Table of Contents: 5)

Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / text story / 2 pages (report information)

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It was one of the hottest days of summer in Gotham City.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Miss Hoskins (Commissioner Gordon's secretary); Chief O'Hara; Captain Slattery; officer Kelly; Mr. Freeze

It's No Way To Use a Car! (Table of Contents: 6)

photo story / 2 pages (report information)

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But this is how they test new cars in Italy.

Genre

non-fiction; car

Indexer Notes

Article about how the Fiat automobile company tests new cars..25 page of text with 1.75 pages of photos (8).

The Bride of Titanman! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Richard Hughes

Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)

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The one thing Lois Lane wants most is to become the wife of a magnificent mass of muscles called Superman!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Titanman; Jimmy Olsen; Twiggy (model); Anti-Superman Syndicate; Superman; Perry White (alternate reality; cameo)

Synopsis

An Anti-Superman Syndicate weapon causes Lois to be sent to an alternate dimension, or maybe a dream world, where she becomes engaged to Titanman, but he already has seven wives.

Reprints

• from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #79 (November 1967)

Indexer Notes

Reformatted from the original 11 page story. 8-14 panels per page.

The Green Falcon (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / text article / 2 pages (report information)

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Cub reporter Jimmy Olsen had just left the offices of the Metropolis Planet

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Targe

Indexer Notes

Text story with two illustrations of Superman.

Also Super DC Museum boxed inset on the Model T Ford with illustration of the car.

Superboy's Blind Identity! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 4.5 pages (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

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It's hard to believe, but we must live here for good!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El; Chuck Kendall]; Martha Kent [Margaret Kendall]; Jonathan Kent [John Kendall]; Lana Lang

Synopsis

Circumstances force the Kents to adopt new identities. Ma and Pa become John and Margaret Kendall and Clark becomes blind Chuck Kendall.

Reprints

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #137 (April 1967)

Keywords

Dover

Indexer Notes

Jonathan mentions his two brothers Burt and Kendall.

Reformatted from the original 10 page story. 6-12 panels to a page.

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

Super DC competition no. 3 / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

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Colour Superman

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman

Indexer Notes

Reader's are invited to colour in an illustration of Superman and submit it with the attached order form.

Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl's Pal! (Table of Contents: 11)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Forte

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This happened when Supergirl's existence was still top-secret!

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Supergirl; Colonel Colby; Thora; Zor-El (flashback, cameo)

Synopsis

Supergirl tries to reveal her existence to Jimmy Olsen but Jimmy has temporarily lost his sight and does not believe that a Supergirl exists.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #343 (November 1966) ["Superman's Pal" in the title panel.]
which is reprinted
• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #40 (October 1959)
• "Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen" in the title panel logo.

Keywords

Argo City

Indexer Notes

Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 credits Inks to George Klein.

Reformatted from the original 9 page story. 9-12 panels per page. "A hall of fame classic".

Strong Man of Cricket (Table of Contents: 12)

Great moments in sport: 3 / text article / 1 page (report information)

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It takes courage to stand up to the world's fastest bowlers,

Genre

non-fiction; sport

Indexer Notes

Bottom .20 of page is "Sportsfacts" boxed article. Nine sport facts.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)