(August 1961)
- 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)
The Legion of Super-Villains!
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Saturn Queen]; Superman
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]
Indexer Notes
Cover is an homage to the cover of Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247.
The Great Mento!
Superman / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Bernstein ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Perry White (as the Great Mento, intro); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Rocky Sneed (villain)
- Synopsis:
- Perry White fakes ESP powers as The Great Mento, with Superman's help, to capture wanted criminals.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]
Indexer Notes
Recycled from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #103.
Krypto Battles Titano!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Krypto (guest star); Titano (origin, villain); Superman; Lois Lane; green kryptonite
- Synopsis:
- Krypto travels into the prehistoric past to meet Titano.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]
The Legion of Super-Villains!
Superman / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Milton Snapinn
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman] (first Adult Legion appearance); Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King (intro, origin); Lightning Lord [Mekt Ranzz] (intro, origin); Saturn Queen (intro, origin)] (intro, origin, villains); Lex Luthor (villain); Superman; Lois Lane (illusion); green kryptonite
- Synopsis:
- Luthor contacts and teams up with Legion of Super-Villains from 30th Century; adult Legion of Super-Heroes comes to 20th Century to help Superman.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #147 (May-June 1968)
- in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G47 (May-June 1968)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #18/1969 (6.September 1969)
- in Superman (Tempo Books, 1978 series) #14532 (1978) [see notes]
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #494 [Direct] (December 1982)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991)
- in Superboy #147 May-June 1968 Replica Edition (DC, 2003 series) #[nn] ([January] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007) [black and white]
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]
Indexer Notes
First adult Legion; first Legion of Super-Villains
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.75 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mort Weisinger; Brad Parks; Susan Bohn; Junior Greer; Vernon Edwards; Arnold Silver; John Haggard
- Pencils:
- Jim Mooney; Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Jim Mooney; Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Great Mento!
Superman -
2.
Krypto Battles Titano!
Superman -
3.
The Legion of Super-Villains!
Superman -
4.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Tony R. Rose
- Merlin Haas
- Bob Hughes
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- Bob Hughes
- Dwayne Best
- Pat Lang
- Bob Rivard
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Ed Boner
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