(January 1961)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1960-11-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Jungle Beasts of Jupiter! (Table of Contents)

The Space Ranger / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Cryll; Space Ranger [Rick Starr]
Reprints

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1)

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Jungle Beasts of Jupiter (Table of Contents: 2)

The Space Ranger / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction; superhero
Characters
Cryll; Myra Mason; Space Ranger [Rick Starr]; Jang
Synopsis
Space Ranger and Cryll search for a missing professor on Jupiter.
Reprints

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

On the Planet Og / comic story / 1 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
Go down to the planet Earth...
Genre
science fiction; humor
Synopsis
The Oggites don't know what a human being looks like.
Reprints

Watch for the Second Superman Annual! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bizarro; Brainiac; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Titano; Metallo; Thing from 40,000 A.D.

Indexer Notes

House ad for Superman Annual #2 (January 1961)

Riddle of the Test Tube World (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Get a Grip on Your Gripes! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Fred loses his temper all the time until he is confronted by Joe.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

Star Pointing... (Table of Contents: 7)

comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; math & science
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Legends and superstitions about stars.

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

Maxim Stamps; Stamp Bazaar Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

The Menace of the Carbon Creatures (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
science fiction

Have Slide Rule -- Will Travel (Table of Contents: 10)

Spaceman-at-Work / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bill Ely
Inks
Bill Ely
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Charlie Cheevers; Alex Conrad; Tobias Sykes; Mr. Conrad
Reprints

Mechanical Monsters on the Loose! (Table of Contents: 11)

The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

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

Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Jungle Beasts of Jupiter!
    The Space Ranger
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Jungle Beasts of Jupiter
    The Space Ranger
  4. 3. ["Go down to the planet Earth..."]
    On the Planet Og
  5. 4. Watch for the Second Superman Annual!
    Superman
  6. 5. Riddle of the Test Tube World
  7. 6. Get a Grip on Your Gripes!
  8. 7. Star Pointing...
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Maxim Stamps; Stamp Bazaar Stamps
  10. 9. The Menace of the Carbon Creatures
  11. 10. Have Slide Rule -- Will Travel
    Spaceman-at-Work
  12. 11. Mechanical Monsters on the Loose!
    The Brave and the Bold; Cave Carson
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas Dynamic Tension System
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Ruben Cortes
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mark Muller
  • Jim Van Dore