(April 1962)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1962-02-13
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

On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #286 and copyright registration.

Lois Lane's Revenge on Superman! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [as Superbaby]

Safety Deposit Bank Vault / 8mm Motion Picture Projector (Table of Contents: 1)

Safety Deposit Bank Vault / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Honor House Products.
Inside front cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

8mm Motion Picture Projector / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
? (photograph)
Inks
? (photograph)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Honor House Products.

The Silver Coin of Fate! (Table of Contents: 3)

Lois Lane / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Golden Dart; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro
Synopsis
Superman flips a coin to decide whether he will marry Lois or Lana. Lois wins, but during the ceremony, "Superman" is revealed to be a Bizarro-Superman.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan (illustrations)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff; George Klein (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Don't miss these two super-spectaculars!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #96 and Superman (DC, 1939 series) #152

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?" (Table of Contents: 5)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; teen
Characters
Buzzy
Synopsis
Buzzy and his friends learn about the backgrounds of their neighbors through their ethnic customs.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly,
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated November 1955.

The Widow in Black! (Table of Contents: 6)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; the Playboy Poisoner; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent
Synopsis
Lois Lane goes undercover to track down the Playboy Poisoner but she finds out it's a ruse by Perry White to dissuade her from dangerous assignments.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Bette Dickinson, Richard Dixon, William Vargas, Tania Sawa, Londa Greenwood, Ed Kogel, and Jim Hutcheson.

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
Jerry, I'd like to talk to you!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Jerry; Jerry's dad
Reprints

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free! World-wide stamps... just released!

Lois Lane's Revenge on Superman! (Table of Contents: 10)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Wondro the Great
Synopsis
Lois acquires a youth potion from a dying magician and accidentally spills it on Superman, who is temporarily transformed into Superbaby.
Reprints

Task Force (Table of Contents: 11)

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Helen of Toy.

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lois Lane's Revenge on Superman!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. Safety Deposit Bank Vault / 8mm Motion Picture Projector
    Safety Deposit Bank Vault
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    8mm Motion Picture Projector
  4. 3. The Silver Coin of Fate!
    Lois Lane
  5. 4. ["Don't miss these two super-spectaculars!"]
    Superboy; Superman
  6. 5. Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?"
    Buzzy
  7. 6. The Widow in Black!
    Lois Lane
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
  9. 8. ["Jerry, I'd like to talk to you!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  10. 9. ["Free! World-wide stamps... just released!"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  11. 10. Lois Lane's Revenge on Superman!
    Lois Lane
  12. 11. Task Force
    Task Force
  13. 12. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  14. 13. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker