(December 1954)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (Managing Editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
The Phantom Superman
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Woolfolk
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Lex Luthor
- Synopsis:
- Luthor creates a duplicate of Superman composed of duplicate atoms. Luthor then sends the duplicate to cause disasters and help criminals. Superman discovers the duplicate is not a robot and realizes that Luthor must be behind its creation. After battling the duplicate until its power runs out, Superman trails the energy source back to Luthor and destroys the machine responsible for the creation of the duplicate.
- Reprints:
-
in Century, The 100 Page Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 series) #11 ([April 1957])
-
Indexer Notes
synopsis by Darkmark
Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/
["Say, you can't smoke here."]
Shorty / filler / 0.67 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Reprints:
-
in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 (July 1959)
-
The Interplanetary Bank
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Jim Mooney
- Inks:
- Jim Mooney
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
Know Your Country
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Death on the Highway
text article / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- non-fiction
- Synopsis:
- An article about some of the safety precautions used on highways.
The School for Hunters
Congo Bill / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller
- Pencils:
- Ed Smalle
- Inks:
- Ed Smalle
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Reprints:
- in Tarzan (DC, 1972 series) #233 (October-November 1974)
-
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Phantom Superman!
Superman -
1.
The Phantom Superman
Superman -
2.
["Say, you can't smoke here."]
Shorty -
3.
The Interplanetary Bank
Tommy Tomorrow -
4.
Know Your Country
Superboy -
5.
Death on the Highway
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6.
The School for Hunters
Congo Bill
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- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
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