(October 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
The First Superman Robot
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Ma and Pa Kent; Superman; Superman robot; time telescope; Krypto; Lana Lang
- Synopsis:
- After Dad Kent goes poking in Superboy's lab, Superboy tries to teach him a lesson by pretending to have grown in Superman over night-but then he accidentally switches places with Superman for real.
[It's a nice day for a walk through the zoo]
Shorty / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
The Secret of the Super-Safe!
Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Bernstein
- Pencils:
- Ramona Fradon
- Inks:
- Ramona Fradon
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Topo; Mr. Roxroyd
- Synopsis:
- Aquaman has to raise a super heavy safe from the bottom of the sea.
- Reprints:
-
in The Aquaman Archives (DC, 2003 series) #1 ([January] 2003) - in Showcase Presents Aquaman (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([February] 2007)
-
[Gwen is sick in bed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- teen; humor
- Reprints:
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #157 (June 1951)
-
The Amateur Arrows!
Green Arrow / comic story / 7 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]; Hank (Camp Counselor); Arrow-Car; Ed Terris; Bud Terris; Unnamed Terris Brothers (two brothers)
- Synopsis:
- After criminals make Green Arrow throw away his quiver, he uses a bunch of trick arrows made by summer camp children from the Green Arrow Camp For Boys to capture them.
- Reprints:
- in Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([January] 2006)
-
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
The First Superman Robot
Superboy -
1.
The First Superman Robot
Superboy -
2.
[It's a nice day for a walk through the zoo]
Shorty -
3.
The Secret of the Super-Safe!
Aquaman -
4.
[Gwen is sick in bed]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
5.
The Amateur Arrows!
Green Arrow
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- Gene Reed
- Bob Hughes
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- Dan Kocher
- Bob Hughes
- Ted Watson
- Mark Gordon
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Dwayne Best
- Lou Mazzella
- R. J. Roper
- Ed Boner
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