(August 1961)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
On-sale Date
1961-06-06
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Secret of Tigerman! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Tigerman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Secret of Tigerman (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Dick Sprang
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Suddenly... out of the night...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Tigerman; Superman Robot; Purple Legion [Private W; General Grambly; Private R]
Synopsis
Superman, Batman and Robin are suddenly following orders from a new superhero named Tigerman.
Reprints
Keywords
kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Martin O'Hearn contends that Jerry Coleman did the script; Bob Hughes contends that the script is by Bill Finger. Bob Klein and Gene Reed contend that Paris did the inks.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Earth King of Planetoid Plexis (Table of Contents: 7)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I, your king, order you to destroy these strangers!
Genre
science fiction
Reprints

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Secret Origins / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Storm over the Sahara (Table of Contents: 11)

text story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
There was no doubt about it.

The Man with the Magic Bow (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Out of the past comes the wondrous weapon...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Roy Harper [Speedy]; The Acrobat [Frankie Doran]; Museum Curator
Synopsis
The Acrobat takes the "Magic Bow of Diana" from a museum heist, which allows him to fire arrows that magically follow his orders.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Secret of Tigerman!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30, or 40 years of age..."]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. Secret of Tigerman
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["The inside stories of Batman and Robin's top secrets..."]
    Giant Batman Annual
  6. 5. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. Task Force
    Task Force
  8. 7. The Earth King of Planetoid Plexis
    Tommy Tomorrow
  9. 8. ["I'm a fudge judge..."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. ["See the many fantastic faces of Superman..."]
    Giant Superman Annual
  11. 10. ["At last!"]
    Secret Origins
  12. 11. Storm over the Sahara
  13. 12. The Man with the Magic Bow
    Green Arrow
  14. 13. ["Wanted Tootsie Roll ice cream bar..."]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  15. 14. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  16. 15. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Nationally famous prizes for you at no cost!"]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  18. 17. ["Win a "diamond hunting" trip and a $500 bond!"]
    Daisy Air Rifles
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore