([Winter] 1961)
DC,
1960 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- On-sale Date
- 1961-11-09
- 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
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration. House ads gave both November 9th and 10th as on-sale dates.
[no title indexed]
Superman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Featuring Superman's most famous adventures in time, space and on alien worlds!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Superboy; Mala; Yeast Man
- Reprints
in 
A Doghouse for Superman!
Superman / comic story / 9.5 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White; The Yeast Men
- Synopsis
- Superman fashions a kryptonite collar in an attempt to gain some immunity but is captured by aliens and kept as a pet until he can free himself of the collar.
- Reprints
-
from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #84 (September-October 1953)
-
Key to the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes / text article / 0.5 page
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Synopsis
- Key to the Legion of Super-Heroes page (sequence 9 in this issue)
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007)
-
Superboy Meets Superman
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Superboy accidentally flies through time to the future where he meets his grown-up self.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #47 (March 1956)
-
The Alien Who Conquered Superman!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Krag the Mercurian; Crime Czar
- Synopsis
- Krag arrives from Mercury, challenges and defeats Superman, but it is a ruse to smoke out the Crime Czar.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #165 (February 1952)
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Indexer Notes
original title: "The Man Who Conquered Superman"
[no title indexed]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
The Bride of Futureman
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Futureman [Jack Wilton]
- Synopsis
- Futureman arrives in the 20th century to woo Lois, as she is about to depart to marry him in the future she discovers a secret message from Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #121 (May 1958)
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The Outlaws from Krypton!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jor-El; Lois Lane; Mala; Kizo; U-Ban
- Synopsis
- Mala, the super Kryptonian returns and decoys Superman in order to destroy the Earth.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #194 (July 1954)
-
Indexer Notes
Mala's brothers are not referred to by name in this story but were named in their 1st appearance in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #65.
The Boy Who Killed Superman
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Jimmy gets transported to the 60th century but finds himself a wanted man as the legendary killer of Superman.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #28 (April 1958)
-
Rip Van Superman
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Drago
- Synopsis
- Kryptonite exposure weakens Superman to such an extent that he sleeps for 1,000 years, when he revives he overcomes the villain Drago and galvanizes the future Earthmen into action.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #107 (August 1956)
-
The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!
Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #316 (January 1964) [pages 1 and 2 with alterations] which is reprinted
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #365 (February 1968) [pp. 3-4, with alterations] which is reprinted
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #5 ([November] 1994)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([June] 2008)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([August] 2020)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #57 (February 1985)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 ([December] 1992)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #1 ([October] 2017)
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #365 (February 1968) [pp. 1-2, with alterations] which is reprinted
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #5 ([November] 1994)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([June] 2008)
- in Legion of Super-Heroes: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2017 series) #3 ([August] 2020)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #1 (1991 [January 1992])
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([June] 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007)
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Indexer Notes
On the two pages between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence.
The Menace of Planet Z!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Klarkash Kenton]; Lura Lajos; Jamar; Olav
- Synopsis
- Superman is abducted to another world and adopts the identity of Klarkash Kenton whilst solving the problem of giant alien beasts that are rampaging out of control.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #168 (May 1952)
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[no title indexed]
Superboy; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Win Mortimer; Al Plastino
- Inks
- Stan Kaye; Win Mortimer; Al Plastino
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Look inside for the super-stories featured on these covers!
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #165 (February 1952), #194 (July 1954)
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #47 (March 1956)
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #121 (May 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Featuring Superman's most famous adventures in time, space and on alien worlds!"]
Superman -
1.
Table of Contents
-
2.
A Doghouse for Superman!
Superman -
3.
Key to the Legion of Super-Heroes
Legion of Super-Heroes -
4.
Superboy Meets Superman
Superboy -
5.
The Alien Who Conquered Superman!
Superman -
6.
["For the very best..."]
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman -
7.
The Bride of Futureman
Superman -
8.
The Outlaws from Krypton!
Superman -
9.
The Boy Who Killed Superman
Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen -
10.
Rip Van Superman
Superman -
11.
The Origin and Powers of the Legion of Super-Heroes!
Legion of Super-Heroes -
12.
The Menace of Planet Z!
Superman -
13.
Another Giant Batman Collection!
Giant Batman Annual -
14.
["Look inside for the super-stories featured on these covers!"]
Superboy; Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Matthew Head
- Denys Howard
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
- Jim Walker
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