(October 1958)
DC,
1950 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1958-08-21
- 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); Julius Schwartz (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Secret of the Space-Giant!
comic story / 10.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Synopsis
- The Earth is invaded by aliens who use giant human shaped starships. They are defeated when they are tricked into believing that their home world is under attack.
- Reprints
-
in Forbidden Worlds (Thorpe & Porter, 1950 ? series) #4 -
in The Hundred Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1956 ? series) #30 ([March 1959]) -
in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #27 (juin 1960) [N&B/B&W] - in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #45 (1980) [N&B [B&W]]
-
- Keywords
- invasion
Indexer Notes
Cover story.
Do You Know the Legend of Superman?
Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- John Sikela; Al Plastino; Kurt Schaffenberger; Wayne Boring; Curt Swan
- Inks
- John Sikela; Al Plastino; John Forte; Stan Kaye
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Superman; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Krypto; Perry White; Bizarro
- Synopsis
- House ad for Superboy #68.
[Glacier... Iceberg...]
What's the Difference Between... / comic story / 0.5 page
- Genre
- non-fiction; nature
- Reprints
-
in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #124 (July 1962)
-
The Human Time Machine!
comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #11 ([March 1959])
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #33 ([early 1960s])
- in Sidéral (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #26 (mai 1960) [N&B/B&W]
- in Big Boss (Arédit-Artima, 1970 series) #45 (1980) [N&B [B&W]]
-
[no title indexed]
Spotlight on Science / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Julius Schwartz (credited as Science Editor)
- Pencils
- Raymond Perry
- Inks
- Raymond Perry
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- There's been considerable discussion lately of sending a rocket off the earth...
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Amazing Ratios / cartoon / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- During the course of a year, the Earth receives as much heat and light from the moon as it receives in 13 seconds from the sun...
- Genre
- non-fiction; math & science
- Reprints
- in House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #55 (July-August 1962) which is reprinted
- in Flash Album (K. G. Murray, 1965 series) #1 ([1965])
-
Throwback World!
comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Reprints
- in Five-Score Comic Monthly (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #11 ([March 1959])
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1958 series) #14 (juin 1959) [N&B/B&W]
- in Blackhawk (Thorpe & Porter, 1956 series) #33 ([early 1960s])
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Secret of the Space Giant!
-
1.
Draw Me!
Art Instruction, Inc. -
2.
Secret of the Space-Giant!
-
3.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
4.
Lost -- a Free Education!
Binky -
5.
Do You Know the Legend of Superman?
Superboy -
6.
[Glacier... Iceberg...]
What's the Difference Between... -
7.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
8.
The Human Time Machine!
-
9.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Pop -
10.
["There's been considerable discussion lately of sending a rocket off the earth..."]
Spotlight on Science -
11.
["During the course of a year, the Earth receives as much heat and light from the moon as it receives in 13 seconds from the sun..."]
Amazing Ratios -
12.
Throwback World!
-
13.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll -
14.
[no title indexed]
Giant Dinosaurs -
15.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
16.
Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
Charles Atlas -
17.
[no title indexed]
Midwest Card Company
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Dan Cataldo
- Peter Croome
- Gregory Fischer
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Denys Howard
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Allen Ross
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
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