(February 1961)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Monthly with the exception of March, June, September and December
Indicia Publisher:
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format:
Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)

Bizarro Meets Frankenstein! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Bizarro #1; Frankenstein (actor in makeup)
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The Great Superman Hoax! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Bernstein ?
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lois Lane; Professor Otto Juris (introduction, villain); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (robot; cameo); Eddie (photo-retouch expert at the Daily Planet)
Synopsis:
Professor Juris pretends that he is secretly Superman to attempt to steal some Red Kryptonite from Perry White.
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Our American Heritage (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Characters:
William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman
Synopsis:
historical quiz

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly


Lois Lane's Lucky Day! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel ?
Pencils:
John Forte
Inks:
John Forte
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Clip Carson (introduction, villain); Zelda; Max
Synopsis:
Perry White sends Clark and Lois to a carnival to determine if the games are rigged. Upon finding the games rigged, Clark uses his super powers to allow customers to win.
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["Tricksy, you've done everything in this circus!"] (Table of Contents)

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Liebowitz
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
fact

Indexer Notes

avg sales 810,000


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Mort Weisinger
Pencils:
Curt Swan (logo Illustration)
Inks:
Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Jeff Menkes; Roy Martin; Martin Revelski; Johnny Redmond; Tony Amarlis


Bizarro Meets Frankenstein! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Otto Binder
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Bizarro-Lois Jr. #1 (intro); The Abominable Snowman (intro, cameo); Bizarro World; Charlie Chaplin (cameo; image on TV); an actor (as Frankenstein's Monster)
Synopsis:
After seeing an Earth program claiming that Frankenstein was the scariest monster, Bizarro #1 travels to Earth to prove that he is scarier than Frankenstein.
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Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Great Superman Hoax!
    Superman
  2. 2. Our American Heritage
  3. 3. Lois Lane's Lucky Day!
    Superman
  4. 4. ["Tricksy, you've done everything in this circus!"]
    Tricksy
  5. 5. [no title indexed]
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  7. 7. Bizarro Meets Frankenstein!
    Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
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  • Mike Nielsen
  • Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Pat Lang
  • Bob Rivard
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
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