(October 1958)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)
- Color:
- Color
- Dimensions:
- Standard Golden Age U.S.; Standard Silver Age U.S.; Standard Modern Age U.S.
- Paper Stock:
- Newsprint
- Binding:
- Saddle-Stitched; Squarebound (#129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202, 205, 208)
- Publishing Format:
- Was Ongoing Series
Issue Notes
Bizarro appears in the October 1958 daily Superman comic strip by Alvin Schwartz and Curt Swan. Since the October issue of Superboy went on sale in August, it appeared first. However, which one was written first is unclear.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #6 (January-February 1950)
-
Bizarro -- The Super-Creature of Steel!
Superboy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Bizarro
- Reprints:
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961])
-
The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 1: The Amazing Bizarro
Superboy / comic story / 7.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Bizarro (introduction); Prof Dalton (introduction); Melissa
- Synopsis:
- A scientist's experiment backfires and creates an imperfect duplicate of Superboy.
- Reprints:
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961])
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #15 (November 1981)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
-
Lost -- A Free Education!
Binky / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Bob Oksner
- Inks:
- Bob Oksner
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 2: The Runaway Super-Creature
Superboy / comic story / 7.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Bizarro; Professor Dalton; Melissa; Kryptonite
- Synopsis:
- Bizarro's dimwitted attempts to help only create great danger for all those around him.
- Reprints:
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961])
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #15 (November 1981)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
-
[no title indexed]
Shorty / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
[no title indexed]
Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- John Sikela?
- Inks:
- John Sikela?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
First letters page.
The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 3: The Battle with Bizarro
Superboy / comic story / 7.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Bizarro; Melissa
- Synopsis:
- The army unleashes an anachronistic A-bomb against Bizarro.
- Reprints:
- in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 (1960 [January 1961])
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #15 (November 1981)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
-
Razor Blade Radio
Superboy's Workshop / activity / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- ?
- Inks:
- ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Bizarro -- The Super-Creature of Steel!
Superboy -
1.
The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 1: The Amazing Bizarro
Superboy -
2.
Lost -- A Free Education!
Binky -
3.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete -
4.
The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 2: The Runaway Super-Creature
Superboy -
5.
[no title indexed]
Shorty -
6.
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop -
7.
[no title indexed]
Smallville Mailsack -
8.
The Boy of Steel vs the Thing of Steel Chapter 3: The Battle with Bizarro
Superboy -
9.
Razor Blade Radio
Superboy's Workshop
This issue was most recently modified by:
- R. J. Roper
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Tony R. Rose
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- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Hughes
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