(January 1963)
DC,
1958 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1962-11-15
- 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 #295 and copyright registration.
The Girl Who Refused to Marry Superman!
Lois Lane / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang
- Reprints
in 
in 
The Invisible Lois Lane!
Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Professor Potter; Perry White; Roy Wilkins (test pilot)
- Synopsis
- Lois drinks a potion that makes her invisible so she can learn Superman's secret identity.
[no title indexed]
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Here is your formula for a new thrill in comic book reading!
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #45
[no title indexed]
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6, on sale November 15
[no title indexed]
Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Win Mortimer; Sheldon Moldoff
- Inks
- Stan Kaye; Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The secret adventures of Batman and Robin!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #4, on sale November 8
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'm ready, Vic!
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Vic
Lois Lane's Signal Watch!
Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Mike Kimbo; "Muscles" (Mike Kimbo's henchman and Superman look-alike); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Doc
- Synopsis
- Mike Kimbo and his gang trick Lois with a fake Superman signal watch.
[no title indexed]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hi, I'm Johnny DC...
- Genre
- children; fantasy-supernatural; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
house ad for Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer Annual (DC, 1962 series) #[13 1962-1963]
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- Mort Weisinger ?
- Pencils
- Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
- Inks
- Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
- Colors
- ? (logo illustration)
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Letters submitted by Richard Nordquist, Joe Pedicino, Jim Watson, Lorraine Turner, Joseph Devine, Linda Love, Madelaine Eickles, Tommy Crawford, and Andrew Koleszar, Jr.
Touchdown for Picasso!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Stan; friend of Stan's; Biff Drake
- Synopsis
- Stan learns that even tough football players can appreciate the fine arts as well.
Indexer Notes
published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
The Girl Who Refused to Marry Superman!
Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Red Kryptonite robs Superman of his powers. He decides to find out if Lois or Lana would still love him as a normal person.
- Keywords
- red kryptonite
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll pick Nancy up and off we'll go...
- Genre
- teen; humor
- Characters
- Jerry; Nancy
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #173 (October 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Superman; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Coming... super-attractions!
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Co.
[no title indexed]
American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Girl Who Refused to Marry Superman!
Lois Lane -
1.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights -
2.
The Invisible Lois Lane!
Lois Lane -
3.
["Here is your formula for a new thrill in comic book reading!"]
The Brave and the Bold; Strange Sports Stories -
4.
["Featuring the mightiest super-heroes of all time!"]
Superman -
5.
["The secret adventures of Batman and Robin!"]
Batman and Robin -
6.
["I'm ready, Vic!"]
Varsity Vic -
7.
Lois Lane's Signal Watch!
Lois Lane -
8.
["Hi, I'm Johnny DC..."]
Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer -
9.
[no title indexed]
Letters to Lois -
10.
Touchdown for Picasso!
-
11.
The Girl Who Refused to Marry Superman!
Lois Lane -
12.
["I'll pick Nancy up and off we'll go..."]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
13.
["Coming... super-attractions!"]
Superman; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superboy -
14.
Convoy Terror
Convoy Terror -
15.
Task Force
Task Force -
16.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
17.
150 Civil War Soldiers!
150 Civil War Soldiers -
18.
["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
American Body Building Club -
19.
["For real shootin' fun with a real gun feel..."]
Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Chris Boyko
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Clint Maxwell
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Van Dore
- Bjorn Wallin
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