(September 1955)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Issue Notes
Cover has a date of SEPT.-OCT. but the indicia only says "Sept., 1955".
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #13/1967 ([20] juni 1967) [original title: Superman -- Substitute Teacher]
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer; Joe Shuster (Superman #1); Jack Burnley (Superman #25); Wayne Boring (Superman #50); Al Plastino (Superman #75)
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer; Joe Shuster (Superman #1); Jack Burnley (Superman #25); Stan Kaye (Superman #50); Al Plastino (Superman #75)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939) [1/8 page]
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943) [1/8 page]
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #50 (January-February 1948) [1/8 page]
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #75 (March-April 1952) [1/8 page]
Indexer Notes
Design is a new image of Superman but includes images of the covers of Superman #1, 25, 50 and 75.
The Toy Superman Contest
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Woolfolk
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Red Anson (Villain, Intro)
["Baw! What's the matter, Pete?"]
Little Pete / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; children
Superman--Substitute Teacher
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane
- Synopsis:
- Superman accidentally gets called upon to be a substitute teacher in order to protect his secret identity.
["This is some swell spot. I've caught a lot of fish!"]
Shorty / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Trouble-Shooters
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Miller [as Jerry Malloy]
- Pencils:
- Raymond Perry
- Inks:
- Raymond Perry
- Colors:
- Raymond Perry ?
- Letters:
- typeset
The Clue From Krypton
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman (Origin Retold); Jor-El; Jonathan Kent (Flashback); Martha Kent (Flashback); Floyd Fowler (Villain, Intro); Lois Lane
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Toy Superman Contest
Superman -
2.
["Baw! What's the matter, Pete?"]
Little Pete -
3.
Superman--Substitute Teacher
Superman -
4.
["This is some swell spot. I've caught a lot of fish!"]
Shorty -
5.
Trouble-Shooters
-
6.
The Clue From Krypton
Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Allen Ross
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Hughes
- Dwayne Best
- Pat Lang
- Bob Rivard
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Ed Boner
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