(October 1962)

DC, 1949 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Monthly, with the exception of Feb., May, Aug., and Nov.
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

Ma and Pa Kent's Incredible Delusion! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
John Forte
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy; Ma and Pa Kent

Ma and Pa Kent's Incredible Delusion! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 10.66 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Phantom Zone Villains; Erndine; Dr. Xadu

Nature's Prize Pupil! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Bob Brown
Inks:
Bob Brown
Colors:
?
Letters:
Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Synopsis:
"...Nature's ways are amazing--and man is the most amazing because, by reading, observing and understanding the world about him, he constantly enriches himself!"

"Dear Editor: My heartiest congratulations to you..." (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:
Mort Weisinger
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Edward Shantung; L. Oberto; Bobby La Rue; Sanford Bendix; Max Regean; Theresa Brady; Morgan Dennis; and Claire Latham.


Special 100th Anniversary Souvenirs (Table of Contents)

cover reprint (on interior page) / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Joe Shuster; Wayne Boring
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Reprinted:
  • from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1
  • from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #1
  • in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #157 [in this form]

Map of Krypton (Table of Contents)

comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Plastino?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Reprinted:
  • from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1

Indexer Notes

double page spread


The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Coleman
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Pete Ross; Chief Parker; Legion of Super-Heroes statues; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Ultra-Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy
Synopsis:
While Superboy is in the future with the Legion, Pete Ross accidentally breaks the Superboy Robot that was left behind to take care of any emergencies.
Reprinted:
  • in Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #167 (October-November 1974)

Indexer Notes

Flashback details how Pete Ross found out Superboy's secret identity.


How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton (Table of Contents)

comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Reprinted:
  • in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2
  • in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #157 (June 1969)

Indexer Notes

map


[Origin of Superman] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Joe Shuster
Inks:
Joe Shuster
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprinted:
  • from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 [page 2 only]

Indexer Notes

reprint of page 2 from Superman #1, in black and white, obviously screened from a color copy


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Ma and Pa Kent's Incredible Delusion!
    Superboy
  2. 2. Nature's Prize Pupil!
  3. 3. "Dear Editor: My heartiest congratulations to you..."
    Smallville Mailsack
  4. 4. Special 100th Anniversary Souvenirs
  5. 5. Map of Krypton
  6. 6. The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!
    Superboy
  7. 7. How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton
  8. 8. [Origin of Superman]
    Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Bruno Andreacchi
  • Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Bob Hughes