(February 1957)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth; Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)
Format:
Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

Joe Smith, Man of Steel (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

"Joe Smith, Man of Steel" (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
John Sikela
Inks:
John Sikela
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Synopsis:
Glowing meteor gives a man super-powers for a day

[Carrying books] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag

Winter Sports Champions of the World (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Ruben Moreira
Inks:
Ruben Moreira (probable, per Gene Reed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:
fact

The Sea Clown (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Intro-Wackyman
Synopsis:
Wackyman is a clown who somehow duplicates all of Aquaman's powers.

[Sleep Trouble] (Table of Contents)

Hy Wire / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag

Peril on Hill 513 (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

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

[Nice day for a jump] (Table of Contents)

Private Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag
Reprints:

A Lesson for a Bully (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Arrow-Cave-2nd appearance?

Indexer Notes

Green Arrow has red hat


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. "Joe Smith, Man of Steel"
    Superboy
  2. 2. [Carrying books]
    Shorty
  3. 3. Winter Sports Champions of the World
  4. 4. The Sea Clown
    Aquaman
  5. 5. [Sleep Trouble]
    Hy Wire
  6. 6. Peril on Hill 513
  7. 7. [Nice day for a jump]
    Private Pete
  8. 8. A Lesson for a Bully
    Green Arrow
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