(January 1957)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1956-11-27
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 (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The House Where Superboy Was Born! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Reprints

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The House Where Superboy Was Born (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Jor-El
Synopsis
The entire block where Superboy was born lands in Smallville, but Superboy can't visit it because it's made of Kryptonite.
Reprints
Keywords
kryptonite

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

All-American Sports Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy; teen

Aquaman Joins the Navy! (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman; Topo (named); Admiral Hanley; Chief Petty Officer Freems
Synopsis
Aquaman agrees to join the Navy as part of a recruitment drive, but a hardnosed naval officer who is unaware of Aquaman's true identity tries to make things tough for the new recruit.
Reprints

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete, we're going to Gwen's birthday party.
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Shorty / comic story / 1 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
Looks like he's trying to catch that train!
Genre
humor
Reprints

Bolt from the Blue (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

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

Genre
non-fiction

The Case of the A-B-C Arrows (Table of Contents: 10)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Green Arrow has red hat in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Superman Playsuit / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Nutty Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

Daisy Manufacturing Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The House Where Superboy Was Born!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The House Where Superboy Was Born
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    All-American Sports Club
  5. 4. Buzzy's "Famous Books" Quiz
    Buzzy
  6. 5. Aquaman Joins the Navy!
    Aquaman
  7. 6. ["Pete, we're going to Gwen's birthday party."]
    Little Pete
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Winchester Roller Skates
  9. 8. ["Looks like he's trying to catch that train!"]
    Shorty
  10. 9. Bolt from the Blue
  11. 10. The Case of the A-B-C Arrows
    Green Arrow
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Superman Playsuit
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Nutty Putty
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Manufacturing Company
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Henry Steele, Hames Ware, Jim Vadeboncoeur, Jr. (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Van Dore