(December 1959)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-10-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #41 and copyright registration.

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Superboy
Reprints
Keywords
kryptonite

Draw Bob Hope! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Prisoner of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent
Synopsis
The Legion returns to 20th Century to discredit Superboy and exile him from Earth.
Reprints
Keywords
Sigellian

Indexer Notes

2nd appearance of Legion, Saturn Girl has brown hair.

Introduces Sigellian (a new element that's harmful to humans like Kryptonite is to Superboy).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Will you join us, Vic?
Genre
humor; teen

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Manhunt on Land! (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; "Shark" Norton; The Wizard [Horace Kates]; Topo
Synopsis
The Shark and The Wizard escape from jail. The Shark decides to operate on land but Aquaman captures him anyway.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of story; continued in Green Arrow story "The Underwater Archers" in this same issue.

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

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

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Underwater Archers! (Table of Contents: 10)

Green Arrow / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; The Wizard [Horace Kates]; Arrow-Boat; Arrow Cave; Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (cameo); Topo
Synopsis
Green Arrow has to face his old foe The Wizard underwater.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 2 of story; continued from the Aquaman story "The Manhunt On Land" in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Draw Bob Hope!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. Prisoner of the Super-Heroes!
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["Will you join us, Vic?"]
    Varsity Vic
  5. 4. Coming Super-Attractions
    Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  7. 6. The Manhunt on Land!
    Aquaman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  11. 10. The Underwater Archers!
    Green Arrow
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • John P. Selegue
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore