(July 1959)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
- 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
Issue Notes
Letters page contains the pre-yellow sun theory of Superboy/man's x-ray, and other vision powers. Caused by differences in Earth's atmosphere from Krypton's.
The Colossal Superdog
Superboy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Krypto; Ma Kent; Pa Kent
- Reprints:
- in The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told (DC, 1992 series) #[nn] ([October] 1990) [cover illustration]
Be Sure of Your Facts
Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- Fact
Indexer Notes
inside cover
The Colossal Superdog
Superboy / comic story / 12.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Kryptonite; Superboy robots
- Synopsis:
- A glowing purple meteor turns Krypto into a colossal superdog.
- Reprints:
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #174 (June 1971)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G83 (May-June 1971)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #26/1972 (23. Dezember 1972)
Indexer Notes
Proto-Red Kryptonite story.
["I got this ring. May I give it to you?"]
Bebe / comic story / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- children; humor
- Reprints:
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #66 (September-October 1953)
The Undersea Hospital!
Aquaman / comic story / 5.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ramona Fradon
- Inks:
- Ramona Fradon
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Topo
- Synopsis:
- Aquaman opens an undersea hospital to help his undersea friends.
- Reprints:
- in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([January] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([February] 2007)
["Vic, I'm going to lie here and get a good sunburn"]
Varsity Vic / filler / 0.75 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
The World's Worst Archer!
Green Arrow / comic story / 6.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Bernstein
- Pencils:
- Lee Elias
- Inks:
- Lee Elias
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper] (new Origin); Chief Brave Bow; Ranger Harper (Roy's Father, flashback); Arrow-Car
- Synopsis:
- Chief Brave Bow helps Roy Harper become Green Arrow's new partner.
- Reprints:
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #188 (October-November 1969)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G64 (October-November 1969)
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #9 [Direct] (May 1981)
- in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)
Indexer Notes
Origin: Speedy (of Earth-One)
["Say, you can't smoke here!"]
Shorty / filler / 0.75 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Reprints:
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #199 (December 1954)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Be Sure of Your Facts
Buzzy -
2.
The Colossal Superdog
Superboy -
3.
["I got this ring. May I give it to you?"]
Bebe -
4.
The Undersea Hospital!
Aquaman -
5.
["Vic, I'm going to lie here and get a good sunburn"]
Varsity Vic -
6.
The World's Worst Archer!
Green Arrow -
7.
["Say, you can't smoke here!"]
Shorty
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