(January 1959)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); 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
The Dragnet For Superboy
Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Chief James Wilton; "Flash" Ward; Pa Kent
Formula For Success
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Bob Brown
- Inks:
- Bob Brown
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
["What a doll!"]
Jerry The Jitterbug / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen humor
The Ordeal of Aquaman
Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ramona Fradon
- Inks:
- Ramona Fradon
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Topo
["What's that, Sue - you'd like me to take a model downtown from your house?"]
Varsity Vic / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen humor
The Green Arrow's First Case
Green Arrow / comic story / 6.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Ed Herron; Jack Kirby (plot?)
- Pencils:
- Jack Kirby
- Inks:
- Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrow-Plane; Carter (Seaman)
- Synopsis:
- Oliver Queen is marooned on Starfish Island, where he hones his skills as an archer and develops trick arrows. When an expedition sets out to explore the island years later, he fools them with his fake-uranium arrow.
- Reprints:
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #187 (September 1969)
- in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #2/1970 ([januar] 1970)
- in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1976 series) #[nn] (1976)
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #9 [Direct] (May 1981)
- in The Green Arrow by Jack Kirby (DC, 2001 series) #[nn] ([November] 2001)
- in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)
- in The Jack Kirby Omnibus (DC, 2011 series) #1 (July 2011)
Indexer Notes
Origin of Green Arrow.
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Dragnet For Superboy
Superboy -
2.
Formula For Success
-
3.
["What a doll!"]
Jerry The Jitterbug -
4.
The Ordeal of Aquaman
Aquaman -
5.
["What's that, Sue - you'd like me to take a model downtown from your house?"]
Varsity Vic -
6.
The Green Arrow's First Case
Green Arrow
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