(March 1962)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1962-02-13
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
- Format:
- Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503
Issue Notes
Note: Statement of Ownership for 1961: Average Sales 460,000.
Note by Bob Bailey, 2005-08-12 (Per Sandell ed.))
The Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro-Supermen!
Tales of the Bizarro World / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- George Klein
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- Bizarro-Lois (As Marilyn Monroe); Bizarro Krypto; Two other Bizarros (as John Kennedy and Jerry Lewis)
- Reprints:
- in The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #9 (November-December 1975)
- in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([September] 2000)
Dial M for Monster
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Krypto; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Chief Parker
- Synopsis:
- Aliens from Xnor come to visit Earth as tourists and are very annoying.
From Many Lands..
public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Lou Cameron?
- Inks:
- Lou Cameron?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- fact
["Look at Tricksy zoom around that track"]
Tricksy / filler / 0.67 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Synopsis:
- Even wears one in the bathtub
Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro-Supermen
Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 13 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- John Forte
- Inks:
- John Forte
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; humor
- Characters:
- Bizarro Lois Lane (as Marilyn Monroe); other Bizarro (as Jerry Lewis); other Bizarro (as John Kennedy); other Bizarro (as Mickey Mantle); Bizarro Krypto; Blue Kryptonite; Bizarro Lana; Bizarro Kltpzyxm; Krypto; Bizarro Lex Luthor
- Synopsis:
- On Bizarro world, it's the adults who wear masks and play pranks on Halloween. But when Bizarro No. 1 plays cruel tricks on him, Bizarro Krypto searches for a better companion.
- Reprints:
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] ([September] 1999)
- in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #[nn] ([September] 2000)
Indexer Notes
Inker credit by Bob Hughes 8/05. Formerly George Klein.
["Today's lecture will be on the philosophy of the ancient Inca Indians!"]
Professor Eureka / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Synopsis:
- You put him to sleep; you wake him up
- Reprints:
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #216 (May 1956)
Indexer Notes
First line and reprint data from Arthur Lortie, added August 2006. Reprint line corrected. (10-11-2011)
["Boy - look at all these snowballs!"]
Little Pete / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Synopsis:
- Man wearing many hats makes great target
- Reprints:
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #144 (May 1950)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Dial M for Monster
Superboy -
2.
From Many Lands..
-
3.
["Look at Tricksy zoom around that track"]
Tricksy -
4.
Halloween Pranks of the Bizarro-Supermen
Tales of the Bizarro World -
5.
["Today's lecture will be on the philosophy of the ancient Inca Indians!"]
Professor Eureka -
6.
["Boy - look at all these snowballs!"]
Little Pete
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