(December 1961)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1961-10-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

The Catalog of Copyright Entries, 1961 Periodicals, page 227, shows two registrations for this issue. The first registration states a publication date of October 26. The second registration states a publication date of October 31.

Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Cleopatra; Professor Lang
Cover Thumbnail for Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #291
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Test Your Talent! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Art Instruction, Inc. courses / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Professor Potter (1st Superboy appearance, revealed to be Lana's uncle); Cleopatra; Lana Lang; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Clark Kent robot; Ramses (introduction)
Synopsis
When Superboy reveals he's in love with Cleopatra to ward of the teenage girls of Smallville, Prof Potter helpfully invents a time machine to bring her to the present.
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Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Bob Hughes.

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) /

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Wayne Schaeffler, Stanley Srasiulis, Edward Levine, James E. Banson, Ned Snively, Amos Cahn plus Bits of Bizarro Business from Larry Zucker, C. Stuart, Bill Keane, Jr., Mary E. Young, Chris Dorton, and Mickey Sidore.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All Watches and Clocks Repaired
Genre
humor
Synopsis
Can Shorty fix an hourglass?
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207 Stamps (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I just finished a marvelous book!
Genre
humor; teen
Synopsis
Peg's date tries to make her wish come true by becoming a knight on a rocking horse.
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

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

The Bizarro Perfect Crimes! (Table of Contents: 10)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Superman, Bizarro Lois #1
Synopsis
Superman helps find Bizarro-Lois No. 1
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Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes; we previously credited George Klein.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
All the kids have yo-yos!
Genre
humor; children
Synopsis
Pete thinks a reel of telephone cable is a huge yo-yo.

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

Action Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra!
    Superboy
  2. 1. Test Your Talent!
    Art Instruction, Inc. courses
  3. 2. Superboy's Romance with Cleopatra!
    Superboy
  4. 3. Tootsie Roll Makes History!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Re-live the adventures of Superman when he was a boy!"]
    Superboy
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  7. 6. ["All Watches and Clocks Repaired"]
    Shorty
  8. 7. 207 Stamps
    Zenith Stamps
  9. 8. ["I just finished a marvelous book!"]
    Peg
  10. 9. ["I'm a fudge judge..."]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. The Bizarro Perfect Crimes!
    Tales of the Bizarro World
  12. 11. ["Kids flip their lids for..."]
    Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
  13. 12. ["All the kids have yo-yos!"]
    Little Pete
  14. 13. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Action Comics; Superman; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
  15. 14. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. ["Draw any person in one minute"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
  17. 16. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30, or 40 years of age..."]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. ["Announcing the all-new Daisy BB gun"]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Chris Boyko
  • Pat Conolly
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  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Fawzy Partridge
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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