(June 1964)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-04-30
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 Sugar and Spike #53 and copyright registration.

The Code of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Superboy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Star Boy; Mon-El]
Reprints

Are You a Good Neighbor? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Part I: The Code of the Legion! (Table of Contents: 2)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff; Al Plastino (Superboy face on splash only)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Shrinking Violet; Star Boy; Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Bouncing Boy; Element Lad; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Matter-Eater Lad]; Time Trapper [also as Commissioner Wilson]
Synopsis
The Legionnaires submit to tests of their ability to keep secret their greatest weapon from Commissioner Wilson.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Bouncing Boy loses his power and joins the Legion Reserves.

Watch for the First 80 Page Superboy Annual! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Giant Superboy Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Facts on Hobbies (Table of Contents: 4)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre
non-fiction
Synopsis
A discussion of hobbies through the ages.

Part II: The Weakest Legionnaire (Table of Contents: 5)

Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy; Matter-Eater Lad; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Superboy; Invisible Kid; Element Lad; Sun Boy; Ultra Boy; Mon-El; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5]; Time Trapper [also as Commissioner Wilson]; Bouncing Boy
Synopsis
Lightning Lad purposely fails his test to expose Commissioner Wilson as the Time Trapper.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The whole tribe is expecting my smoke signal message!
Genre
humor
Characters
Chief Hot Foot
Synopsis
The Chief tries to erase a smoke signal.
Reprints

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Clark Kent, Cub Reporter (Table of Contents: 9)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
John Sikela
Inks
John Sikela
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Pa Kent; Lana Lang
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Astroforce / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Mike Marvel System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Code of the Super-Heroes!
    Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Are You a Good Neighbor?
  3. 2. Part I: The Code of the Legion!
    Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. Watch for the First 80 Page Superboy Annual!
    Giant Superboy Annual
  5. 4. Facts on Hobbies
  6. 5. Part II: The Weakest Legionnaire
    Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  8. 7. ["The whole tribe is expecting my smoke signal message!"]
    Chief Hot Foot
  9. 8. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    World's Finest Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Action Comics
  10. 9. Clark Kent, Cub Reporter
    Superboy
  11. 10. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Astroforce
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Mike Marvel System
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Task Force
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore