(August 1963)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
Monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format:
Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)

Issue Notes

Copyright 1963 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.


The Hero Who Was Greater Than Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder-Man

Indexer Notes

Cover idea from reader Eric Baizer


Wonder Man, the New Hero of Metropolis! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder-Man [Ajax, an android, formerly a Superman robot] (intro, death); The Superman Revenge Squad (villains); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude; Phantom Zone (cameo); Kandor (cameo); Superman robots; green kryptonite

[Metropolis Mailbag] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers - Marita J. Heyden, Jeff Morris, Evan Burks, Greg Feldman, Billy Robinson and Paul Thompson.


The Goofy Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; The Mad Bomber [Ivan Klatch] (intro, villain); Crump (intro); Perry White; red kryptonite
Synopsis:
Superman goes temporarily crazy from Red K exposure and is committed to the funny farm

["Rain!"] (Table of Contents)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
Humor
Characters:
Peg; Bill

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Wonder Man, the New Hero of Metropolis!
    Superman
  2. 2. [Metropolis Mailbag]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  3. 3. The Goofy Superman!
    Superman
  4. 4. ["Rain!"]
    Peg
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