(May 1957)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Mort Weisenger (actual editor)
- 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
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
- in Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
- in Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
- in Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
- in Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
- in Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977)
The Superman of the Present and the Superman of the Past
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jor-El; Queen Latora
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
- in Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (DC, 1977 series) #[nn] (1977) [minus the price and the contest blurb]
- in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #[nn] (1983)
The Superman of the Past (Part 1)
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jor-El; Lara; Queen Latora (intro; the Vergoans (intro)
- Synopsis:
- After disposing of a Kryoptonite meteor Supeman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up.
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Indexer Notes
1st full-issue and 3-part Superman story
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- H. T. Elmo
- Pencils:
- H. T. Elmo
- Inks:
- H. T. Elmo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
The Secret of the Towers (Part 2)
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Queen Latora; Jor-El
- Synopsis:
- Queen Latora explains to Jor-El that Krypton is due to explode because of its Uranium core and she intends to use the energy to rekindle her own planet's dying sun.
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[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; humor
[no title indexed]
Hy Wire / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
- Reprints:
The Superman of the Present (Part 3)
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jor-El; Queen Latora
- Synopsis:
- In the present, Superman decides to seek out Queen Latora and rekindle her planets sun, because his father never could.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration (migrated reprint links need inspection)
A Date With Effie
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
- Reprints:
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Superman of the Past (Part 1)
Superman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz -
3.
The Secret of the Towers (Part 2)
Superman -
4.
DC Slogan contest winners
-
5.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete -
6.
[no title indexed]
Hy Wire -
7.
The Superman of the Present (Part 3)
Superman -
8.
A Date With Effie
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Daniel Thingvold
- Mike Nielsen
- 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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