(March 1963)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- 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
The 5th Dimensional High-School!
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Letterese
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy; Mxyzptlk; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kents,; Chief Parker; Krypto
- Synopsis:
- Mxyzptlk plays pranks on Smallville in order to do well in his 5th dimensional practical joking class
- Reprints:
- in Superboy (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #5/1974 (May 1974)
untitled
Casey the Cop / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Editing:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Characters:
- Casey the Cop
- Synopsis:
- When it begins to rain Casey pauses from chasing a crook to buy an umbrella.
The Legion of Substitute Heroes
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 14 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- John Forte
- Inks:
- John Forte
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Joe Letterese
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Bouncing Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Shrinking Violet]; Legion of Substitute Heroes [Polar Boy; Night Girl; Stone Boy; Fire Lad; Chlorophyll Kid]
- Synopsis:
- A group of rejected applicants band together as the Legion of Substitute Heroes and thwart the Plant Men's scheme to take over the Earth.
- Reprints:
- in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #1 (March-April 1980)
- in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #500 (June 1983)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #2 (1992)
- in Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([April] 2007)
Indexer Notes
Intro & origin Legion of Substitute Heroes (Polar Boy, Night Girl, Stone Boy, Fire-Lad, Chlorophyll Kid); Polar Boy based on reader suggestion in #304's Smallville Mailbag
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The 5th Dimensional High-School!
Superboy -
2.
untitled
Casey the Cop -
3.
The Legion of Substitute Heroes
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
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