(November 1956)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1956-09-23
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Jack Schiff (managing); Mort Weisinger (assistant); George Kashdan (assistant)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Duplicate Superman (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now to witch to my secret identity of Clark Kent1
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; duplicate Superman
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Duplicate Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
My telescopic vision shows the Metropolis Dam cracking1
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Superman-T; Superman-X
Synopsis
Exposure to the military's new secret weapon, the Q-Bomb splits Superman into two almost equal selves. One has x-ray vision, the other telescopic, but otherwise they're equal.
Reprints
Keywords
Kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Proto-red Kryptonite story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Anra Costumes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Binky's Special Election Exhibit (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
humor; advocacy; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'd like a room!
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The World's Most Amazing Animals (Table of Contents: 8)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.5 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
If people knew I was hunting a white lion, they'd call me crazy!
Genre
adventure; drama; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Janu the Jungle Boy
Synopsis
Congo Bill has to capture a white lion, a tri-colored zebra and a flying ostrich. After his successful efforts, he learns that they were alien animals being transported to a space zoo.

Wings and Winnie Winchester Help Capture Gorilla (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Winchester Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Peril on the Mountain Peak (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Second page after the following sequence.

Here Are the Prizes (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

The Creature from Outer Space (Table of Contents: 12)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don''t shoot, Bret! It's your friend - - Tommy Tomorrow!
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Zlovian leader
Synopsis
Tommy agrees to take a potion which will transform his appearance into that of an inhabitant of Zlovia. That race has threatened to destroy the Earth in 24 hours, but Tommy ingeniously destroys their weapons using common water, a substance rare on the Zlovian home world.
Reprints

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Disneyland Color Television Set / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Baby Ruth / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Duplicate Superman
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Garcelon Stamps
  3. 2. The Duplicate Superman
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Anra Costumes
  6. 5. Binky's Special Election Exhibit
    Binky
  7. 6. ["I'd like a room!"]
    Shorty
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  9. 8. The World's Most Amazing Animals
    Congo Bill
  10. 9. Wings and Winnie Winchester Help Capture Gorilla
    Winchester Roller Skates
  11. 10. Peril on the Mountain Peak
  12. 11. Here Are the Prizes
  13. 12. The Creature from Outer Space
    Tommy Tomorrow
  14. 13. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company Christmas Cards & Seals
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Disneyland Color Television Set
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Baby Ruth
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  • Tony R. Rose
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  • Adam Spector
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