(December 1961)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- Monthly with the exception of February, May, August and November
- On-sale date:
- 1961-10-10
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
- Format:
- Color; Standard Golden, Silver, and Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202. 205, 208); Newsprint; was ongoing series
Issue Notes
Note 1: First 12 cent issue. Not regular type size, which was used in the next issue.
Note 2: Arrival date: 1961-10-10.
Note 3: This comic appeared in full page house ads in several of the December 1961 issues. However it had been planned as a 10 cent price and had no price in the December 1961 house ads as the 10 cent price had been scratched off the negative.
(Notes added by Bob Bailey, 2005-10-02.)
Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
Superboy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Lana Lang; Krypto
- Reprints:
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #208 (April 1975) [small Superboy panel] which is reprinted
- in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #12/1975 (December 1975)
- in Superman Presents Superboy Comic (K. G. Murray, 1976 ? series) #99 ([Circa 1975-1976])
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 (2001)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #11 (2001)
The Great Super-Hunt!
Superboy / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Bernstein ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Professor Lang; Bert Grant; John Farrish (cameo); Krypto; Compass Island; Clock City; Pisa; Grand Canyon
- Synopsis:
- Bert Grant wants to prove he's the world's greatest hunter, by daring Superboy to find him before he blows up Smallville.
Indexer Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes.
["H'ya, Dink!"]
Little Pete / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Little Pete; Dink
["Homer, will you wash this elephant?"]
Homer / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Homer
["What's that on the ground?"]
Varsity Vic / filler / 0.66 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Varsity Vic
Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
Superboy / comic story / 11.66 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Chameleon Boy (in real life and as figurine); Saturn Girl (figurine); Cosmic Boy (figurine); Lightning Lad (figurine); Brainiac 5 (figurine); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Professor Lewis Lang; "Chips" Flanagan (cameo); Krypto (cameo)
- Reprints:
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #208 (April 1975)
- in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #10/1976 (October 1976)
Indexer Notes
Note 1: Characters added by Bob Bailey, 2005-09-02 (Per Sandell ed.) writer id by Martin O'Hearn.
People are People!
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Lou Cameron
- Inks:
- Lou Cameron
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
The Great Super-Hunt!
Superboy -
2.
["H'ya, Dink!"]
Little Pete -
3.
["Homer, will you wash this elephant?"]
Homer -
4.
["What's that on the ground?"]
Varsity Vic -
5.
Lana Lang's Superboy Identity Detection Kit!
Superboy -
6.
People are People!
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Bob Bailey
- Bob Hughes
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bill Wormstedt
- Bob Hughes
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