(September 1959)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale Date
1959-07-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Plot to Destroy Superman! (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]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Lex Luthor; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
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) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Plot to Destroy Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Batwoman [Kathy Kane]; Lex Luthor (antagonist); Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Synopsis
Superman, Batman, Batwoman and Robin are scheduled to display crime-fighting inventions of the future at an exhibit of what future Gotham will be like. Lex Luthor, disguised as an inventor of one of the inventions, tries to have Superman disintegrated.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Hy Wire / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What happened to you, Hy?
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Prisoners of Amazon Asteroid (Table of Contents: 6)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
Reprints

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, Dad, the television set seems to be on the blink...
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Teen Teasers / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What word meaning 'ship' would mean...
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Too-Friendly Witnesses (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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Alias Chief Magic Bow (Table of Contents: 12)

comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Ed Herron ?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Oliver Queen; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Princess Morning Moon; Chief Magic Bow (flashback); Ch'Waka (medicine man)
Synopsis
Green Arrow and Speedy help an Indian tribe by posing as an ancient warrior, Chief Magic Bow, and performing various "magic" tricks with their special arrows.
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150 Civil War Soldiers! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

40 Foreign and American Cards only $1 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

40 Foreign and American Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Around the World Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Plot to Destroy Superman!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. ["Stop being a skinny weakling like I was"]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Plot to Destroy Superman
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Everything you need to enjoy stamp collecting..."]
    Zenith Stamps
  5. 4. ["What happened to you, Hy?"]
    Hy Wire
  6. 5. ["Outdoor camping is really the thing..."]
    Tootsie Roll
  7. 6. Prisoners of Amazon Asteroid
    Tommy Tomorrow
  8. 7. ["Gosh, Dad, the television set seems to be on the blink..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  9. 8. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  10. 9. ["What word meaning 'ship' would mean..."]
    Teen Teasers
  11. 10. ["On a boat heading out for high seas..."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  12. 11. The Too-Friendly Witnesses
  13. 12. Alias Chief Magic Bow
  14. 13. 150 Civil War Soldiers!
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  15. 14. 40 Foreign and American Cards only $1
    40 Foreign and American Cars
  16. 15. ["Do you want spending money?"]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. ["Win a big prize!"]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  18. 17. ["Imagine 'touring' England for only 10ยข"]
    Around the World Program
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Craig Delich
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore