(July 1964)

DC, 1951 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of February, May, August and November
On-sale Date
1964-05-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor)

Issue Notes

Indexed with information from Mike Shawaluk. On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Weird World of Gilgana! (Table of Contents)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

Best Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Touch of Disaster (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Tom Lawton; 4 Aliens
Synopsis
A scientist gains invisibility touch and is then pursued by aliens for the secret.

Indexer Notes

Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Watch for the First Superboy Annual! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superboy Annual (DC, 1949 series) #1

The Doom Game (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Mort Meskin (signed)
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Characters
Drake; Haney
Synopsis
A couple of explorers find two pistols each loaded with three magic bullets, two will bring wealth, the other doom.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Drake and Haney, probably an in-house joke (Arnold Drake and Bob Haney). Writer credit determined by textual analysis by Lou Mougin.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

House of Secrets; Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the very best...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be first in your neighborhood...

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

Mysteries of the Ages / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Not many years ago, the residents of Vallejo, California...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural

The Weird World of Gilgana (Table of Contents: 11)

John Jones Manhunter from Mars / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Joe Certa
Inks
Joe Certa
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Martian Manhunter [J'Onn J'Onzz]; Zook
Synopsis
Martian Manhunter purposely gets abducted to another world in order to save two Earthmen.
Reprints

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

Peter Puptent, Explorer / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Puptent, this is Hamid, the great hypnotist.
Genre
humor
Characters
Peter Puptent

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

Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

100 Magnets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Aurora; Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and Girls! Now you can get the Superman plastic hobby kit...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

back cover

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Weird World of Gilgana!
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Best Values Co.
  3. 2. The Touch of Disaster
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Fudge
  5. 4. Watch for the First Superboy Annual!
    Superboy
  6. 5. The Doom Game
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  9. 8. ["For the very best..."]
    House of Secrets; Strange Adventures
  10. 9. ["Be first in your neighborhood..."]
  11. 10. ["Not many years ago, the residents of Vallejo, California..."]
    Mysteries of the Ages
  12. 11. The Weird World of Gilgana
    John Jones Manhunter from Mars
  13. 12. ["Puptent, this is Hamid, the great hypnotist."]
    Peter Puptent, Explorer
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll Pop
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Giant Batman Annual
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. ["Boys and Girls! Now you can get the Superman plastic hobby kit..."]
    Aurora; Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker