(August 1960)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Published monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Jack Schiff; Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)
Format:
Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Superman's Secret Kingdom! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Superman's Secret Kingdom (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Floyd Frisby
Synopsis:
The force of a volcanic eruption gives Superman amnesia. He finds himself in a forgotten Aztec city and becomes the king of the inhabitants. When Batman and Robin go in search of him, they find the criminal Floyd Frisby who tries to convince Superman that Batman and Robin are really criminals.
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["Looks like we're out of Gas!"] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor
Characters:
Ollie

The Hermit of Titan (Table of Contents)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
science fiction
Characters:
Tommy Tomorrow; Brent Wood
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Indexer Notes

Bottom third of last page of sequence is advertisement for Palisades Amusement Park, N.J.


Crisis In the Cockpit (Table of Contents)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Picture Math (Table of Contents)

activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

["This world we live in is full of great wonders!"] (Table of Contents)

Bebe / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
gag

Lend A Friendly Hand (Table of Contents)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

The Crimes of the Clock King (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Clock King (intro, villain); unnamed police officers
Synopsis:
The Clock King is successful in a series of crimes, besting Green Arrow and Speedy, until he traps them in his headquarters, where the archers escape his trap and capture The Clock King.
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Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Superman's Secret Kingdom
    Superman and Batman
  2. 2. ["Looks like we're out of Gas!"]
    Ollie
  3. 3. The Hermit of Titan
    Tommy Tomorrow
  4. 4. Crisis In the Cockpit
  5. 5. Picture Math
  6. 6. ["This world we live in is full of great wonders!"]
    Bebe
  7. 7. Lend A Friendly Hand
    Superman
  8. 8. The Crimes of the Clock King
    Green Arrow
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mougin
  • Craig Delich
  • Clayton Emery
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross