(October 1963)
- Price:
- [0.12 USD]
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US color comic; Saddle-stitched (Squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449); ongoing series
Issue Notes
There is no price on either the cover or in the indicia; however surrounding issues and contemporary issues were all 12 cents.
Why Superman Needs A Secret Identity!
Superman / comic story / 14 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- George Klein
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain); Green Kryptonite; Lana Lang; Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Chief Parker; Fortress of Solitude; Superman Robots; Lois Lane; Kandor; Gold Kryptonite; Ed Lacy (villain); Benny the Blaster (villain)
Indexer Notes
Imaginary stories within a framing story.
["Ah - My super-vision sees a man in distress out in the desert"]
Super-Turtle / filler / 0.6 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor; funny animals; superhero
- Characters:
- Super-Turtle
- Synopsis:
- Super-Turtle spots a man in distress out in the desert. He builds a long pipeline to bring water to him.
The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!
Supergirl / comic story / 11 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils:
- Jim Mooney; John Forte (some panels)
- Inks:
- Jim Mooney; John Forte (some panels)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Supergirl; Karen Blair; Dick Malverne; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); Allura (flashback); Superman (flashback); Fortress of Solitude
- Reprints:
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #7/1967 (8. April 1967)
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
Indexer Notes
Establishes the date of Supergirl's arrival on Earth as May 18th;
John Forte added as artist/inker of some panels by Jim Walker, 20th March 2010
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
Why Superman Needs A Secret Identity!
Superman -
2.
["Ah - My super-vision sees a man in distress out in the desert"]
Super-Turtle -
3.
The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!
Supergirl
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- John Censullo
- Allen Ross
- Jim Walker
- Jerry Hillegas
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Bob Klein
- Jon Ingersoll
- Diverse Hands
- Brian Mowbray
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Lou Mazzella
- Carlos Tasada
- John Douglas Miceli
- Kyle Weber
- Terry Watkins
- Allen Ross
- Jerry Hillegas
- Gregory Fischer
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Ed Boner
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