(September-October 1954)

DC, 1954 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth; Mort Weisinger
Format:
Standard Silver Age, later Standard Modern U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #95, 104, 113, 122, 131); was On-Going Series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The Boy of 100 Faces! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Art credits from reprint in Showcase Presents: Superman Family. In the Millennium Edition reprint, the inker was mis-credited to Ray Burnley.


Work Can Be Fun! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
Teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.


The Boy of 100 Faces! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Ray Burnley
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Marty Watson; Bozo Bane; "Deuce" Dorgan; Jumbo Jones; Perry White (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Flying Newsroom; Signal Watch
Synopsis:
Jimmy solves the mystery of the Vickers jewelry robbery.
Reprints:

Supergram - the Superman Puzzle Game (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page.


Case of the Lumberjack Jinx! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Ray Burnley
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Paul Meredith; Otis Burton; Meredith Lumber Camp
Synopsis:
Jimmy Olsen is sent to the Meredith Lumber Camp by Perry White to determine the source of a "jinx" that is preventing paper from being delivered to the Daily Planet.
Reprints:

Quick Quiz (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Indexer Notes

Puzzle page.


["Going through all your bills, Dad?"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Peg; Peg's Dad; Peg's Mom
Reprints:

Cruelest Critter in the Sea (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
? [spot illo]
Inks:
? [spot illo]
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Adventure
Characters:
Jim Walsh; Harry
Reprints:

The Man of Steel's Substitute! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Ray Burnley
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Andrew Carlton; Jumbo Jones (cameo); Flying Newsroom; Signal Watch; Perry White
Synopsis:
When Superman is to busy to honor a commitment to a group of homeless, Jimmy tries to stand in for him.
Reprints:

["I can't decide if I should do my homework or go to the movies. I'll toss a coin!"] (Table of Contents)

Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Characters:
Varsity Vic
Reprints:

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Work Can Be Fun!
    Buzzy
  2. 2. The Boy of 100 Faces!
    Jimmy Olsen
  3. 3. Supergram - the Superman Puzzle Game
  4. 4. Case of the Lumberjack Jinx!
    Jimmy Olsen
  5. 5. Quick Quiz
  6. 6. ["Going through all your bills, Dad?"]
    Peg
  7. 7. Cruelest Critter in the Sea
  8. 8. The Man of Steel's Substitute!
    Jimmy Olsen
  9. 9. ["I can't decide if I should do my homework or go to the movies. I'll toss a coin!"]
    Varsity Vic
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