Superman #87

(February 1954)

The Thing From 40,000 A.D. (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye*

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Thing (villain, introduction, death)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961])
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #196 (May 1967)
• in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #2/1968 ([februar] 1968)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #103 ([March 1968])
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #42 [Direct] (November 1983)

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ ; formerly credited to Bill Finger.

The Best Present of All (Table of Contents)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

teen

Superman's Super-Boners (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Cyrus Walters (introduction); Professor Vandyke (introduction)

[Who discovered iron in what is now United States territory?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo

Inks:

H. T. Elmo

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in My Greatest Adventure (DC, 1955 series) #31 (May 1959)

The Spear Hunters (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller [as John Mapes]

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

["H'lo, Vic! Hi, Ricky!"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #67 (October-November 1958)

The Prankster's Greatest Role (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Prankster (villain)

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #245 (December 1971 - January 1972)
• in DC 100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1971 series) #DC-7 (December-January 1972)

["Look at this swell mud, Bebe."] (Table of Contents)

Bebe / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #85 (December 1960)