(May-June 1957)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1957-03-19
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-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

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

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Joker; Perry White; Mechano-Men
Synopsis
Lex Luthor and Joker go into business together making Mechano-Men, near indestructible robots. Superman and Batman believe they have not gone straight and try to figure out their master plan.
Reprints

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Horace Elmo
Pencils
Horace Elmo
Inks
Horace Elmo
Colors
?
Letters
Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Are ants able to swim?
Genre
non-fiction
Reprints

Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Lionel and His Lions / 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
Swell act they put on!
Genre
humor
Reprints

The Imprisoned Archer (Table of Contents: 6)

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

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

Genre
superhero
Keywords
Arrow Cave

Indexer Notes

Green Hat.

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

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

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

Charlie Cannonball / comic story / 2 pages (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
That noise is deafening!
Genre
humor

A Pistol for Tomahawk (Table of Contents: 9)

Tomahawk / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
Pat Gordon

Genre
historical; western-frontier
Characters
Dan Hunter
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

A Date with Effie (Table of Contents: 11)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  3. 2. Superman and Batman's Greatest Foes!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Are ants able to swim?"]
    Quick Quiz
  5. 4. Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed
    Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
  6. 5. ["Swell act they put on!"]
    Lionel and His Lions
  7. 6. The Imprisoned Archer
    Green Arrow
  8. 7. ["Here are some of the winners in the DC Slogan Contest..."]
  9. 8. ["That noise is deafening!"]
    Charlie Cannonball
  10. 9. A Pistol for Tomahawk
    Tomahawk
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  12. 11. A Date with Effie
  13. 12. Jim and Betty Solve the "Flying Saucer" Mystery!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore