Superman #89

(May 1954)

Captain Kent the Terrible (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Queen Elizabeth; Don Fernando (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis:

Superman goes back in time to prove Clark's ancestor was not a cruel pirate, and ends up becoming a pirate himself.

Indexer Notes

time-travel story, 16th century England.

[Is it permissible to applaud in the Senate galleries in Washington?] (Table of Contents)

Quick Quiz / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

H. T. Elmo

Pencils:

H. T. Elmo

Inks:

H. T. Elmo

Colors:

?

Letters:

H. T. Elmo

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Reprints:

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #229 (June 1957)

[Bear + V = Brave] (Table of Contents)

Annie Gram / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel

Inks:

Martin Naydel

Colors:

?

Letters:

Martin Naydel

Content Information

Reprints:

• in Batman (DC, 1940 series) #84 (June 1954)
• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #74 (July 1959)
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #38 (July 1959)

Indexer Notes

puzzle

[The Full De-Luxe Dinner] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Superman of Skid Row (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Intro: Travis (introduction); Senator Smithers (introduction); the Skid Row Brotherhood (introductions); Ed Main (villain, introduction); Perry White

Synopsis:

Clark goes undercover to smoke out a mystery on Skid Row.

["This is a swell car your father has, Peg!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; teen

Reprints:

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #74 (July 1959)

["Pete, your piano teacher will be here soon."] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #101 (May 1959)

Skyway Sleuths (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Miller

Pencils:

Raymond Perry

Inks:

Raymond Perry

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

One Hour of Doom (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:

Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White

Synopsis:

Luthor hides a kryptonite laden bomb in Metropolis and threatens to blow the whole city up.

Reprints:

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #109 ([August 1956])

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/ ; formerly credited to Alvin Schwartz ?.

["Auntie! I'm back from the dentist!"] (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

Content Information

Genre:

humor; children

Reprints:

• in Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #49 (November 1958)