Superman #145

(May 1961)

The Secret Identity of Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; The Anti-Superman Gang (villains); Rock Stirling; Superman robot; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Biff Cardigan (Cameo in photo); green kryptonite; Rock Sterling

Synopsis:

Lois thinks that Superman won't marry her because she can't keep his secret identity a secret. Jimmy tells her that he knows Superman's secret identity and reveals to her that Superman is really Rock Sterling. But can Lois keep it a secret for 48 hours?

Reprints:

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #28 ([November 1961])
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

How's Your Eye-Q? (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["Tricksy will do something no one has ever dared"] (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

The Interplanetary Circus! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Interplanetary Circus

Synopsis:

An Interplanetary Circus shows up in Metropolis and tries to force Superman to join their travelling circus.

Reprints:

• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #42 (November 1983)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

Credits from GCD listing for the reprint.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger; Alan Driefus: Richard Schwartz; Ernest Fischer; David Bibby; Robert Grisan; Rick Wood; David Jennings; Jon Ingersol; Bestor Cooper; Edward Malinowski; Raul Albert; Ruth McClean; Tim Horan

Letters:

typeset

The Night of March 31st! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Bizarro-Perry White; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Streaky; Mr. Mxyzptlk; red kryptonite; Lana Lang; Kandor; green kryptonite; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Bizarro #1; Curt Swan (cameo); Harry Donenfeld (cameo)

Synopsis:

Everything in Superman's life suddenly changes. Lori Lemaris is no longer a mermaid. Supergirl reveals herself to the world. Perry White has become a Bizarro, and many more.

Reprints:

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #339 (December 1965)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

The Great Boo-Boo Contest; tons of intentional errors, April Fool's Joke