The Amazing World of DC Comics #1

(July-August 1974)

[Adventures of Superman] (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / filler / 1 page (report information)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane

Indexer Notes

Photo still of George Reeves and Noel Neill from early 1955 as Superman and Lois Lane from "Adventures of Superman," the 1952 TV show. Inside front cover.

Table of Contents (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Celebrated Mr. K: Joe Kubert (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / text article / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Guy H. Lillian III

Pencils:

Joe Kubert

Inks:

Joe Kubert

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Joe Kubert; Tarzan; Enemy Ace; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Firehair; Easy Company [Sgt. Rock; Bulldozer; Ice Cream Soldier; Zack; Wee Willie; Sunny; Nick; Junior; Archie]; Rip Hunter; Viking Prince; Nightmaster

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 7 pages (report information)

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Script:

?

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typeset

Indexer Notes

July and August comic listings.

Wonder Woman: TV Super-Agent (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Carl Gafford

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Wonder Woman; Queen Hippolyta

Indexer Notes

Article on the "Wonder Woman" ABC Tuesday Movie of the Week.

The Adventures of Superman (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / text article / 4 pages (report information)

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Script:

Allan Asherman

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen

Indexer Notes

Article on "Adventures of Superman" TV show from 1952.

Meet the Woodchucks (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / biography (nonfictional) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

bio

Characters:

Carl Gafford; Steve Mitchell; Paul Levitz; Sol Harrison; Allan Asherman; Bob Rozakis; Guy H. Lillian III; E. Nelson Bridwell

The Shadow (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / illustration / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

Inks:

Mike Kaluta (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

The Shadow

Indexer Notes

Centerfold illustration of the Shadow, originally intended for The Shadow (DC, 1973 series), probably #5. It was never printed because interior artist Frank Robbins was inspired to do the cover as well.

[Sol Harrison] (Table of Contents)

remembering... / text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Allan Asherman

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones (Artist's Nightmare panel); ?

Inks:

Sergio Aragones (Artist's Nightmare panel); ?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Characters:

Sol Harrison

Indexer Notes

Sol Harrison remembers the early years of comic book publishing. Includes a small gag panel called "Artist's Nightmare" by Sergio Aragones on the second page.

William Finger (1914-1974) (Table of Contents)

In Memoriam / biography (nonfictional) / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

bio; superhero

Characters:

Batman; Bill Finger

Indexer Notes

Biography of Bill Finger, accompanied by an illustration of Batman.

Sergio Takes a Look at DC (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Sergio Aragones

Pencils:

Sergio Aragones

Inks:

Sergio Aragones

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

gag

Characters:

Batman

The Letter Column All-Stars of Tomorrow (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters to DC from younger fans.

Yesteryear (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Batman; Robin; Superman; Julius Schwartz; Jimmy Olsen

Murder, Inc! (Table of Contents)

In the Days of the Mob / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Kirby

Pencils:

Jack Kirby

Inks:

Mike Royer

Letters:

?

Editing:

Jack Kirby

Content Information

Genre:

Crime

Indexer Notes

Unpublished story intended for In the Days of the Mob (DC, 1971 series) #2.

How a Comic Is Created (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / text article / 2.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Paul Levitz

Pencils:

Joe Kubert; ?

Inks:

Joe Kubert; ?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Article continues in next issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

The Amazing World of Letters / letters page / 0.5 page (report information)

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Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A call for letters, as well as an index to the characters on the cover.

It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's Superman... in Technicolor (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / text article / 3 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Steve Mitchell

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

A guide to the Superman cartoon series by the Fleischer studio.

[untitled] (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of Puzzles / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Hawkman (Table of Contents)

Amazing World of DC Comics / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:

Joe Kubert (signed)

Inks:

Joe Kubert (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkman [Shiera Sanders]

Indexer Notes

Artwork from one of Joe Kubert's first DC assignments. Back cover.