(August 1964)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-06-25
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 copyright registration.

The Eight Impossible Missions! (Table of Contents)

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; Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Element Lad]
Reprints

Rx Against Accidents! (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 Eight Impossible Missions! (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Saturn Girl; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Ultra Boy; Element Lad]; Proty II; Spider Girl; Pete Ross; Jimmy Olsen; Double-Header; Jor-El (in flashback)
Synopsis
Proty II comes up with a contest to determine the next Legion leader.
Reprints
Keywords
Phantom Zone

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Part II: The Amazing Winner of the Great Proty Puzzle! (Table of Contents: 6)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Phantom Girl; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Element Lad; Superboy; Ultra Boy; Chameleon Boy; Shrinking Violet; Triplicate Girl; Light Lass; Invisible Kid; Matter-Eater Lad; Colossal Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad]; Jimmy Olsen [also as Elastic Lad]; Lucy Lane; Proty II; Pete Ross
Synopsis
Saturn Girl solves Proty's puzzle and remains Legion leader.
Reprints

Worth Shopping Around For... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Trix; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.67 page (report information)

Origin of the Legion of Substitute Heroes (Table of Contents: 8)

The Legion of Substitute Heroes / text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[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) /

Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

How Krypto Made History! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superboy / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Krypto; Babe Ruth; George Washington; Robin Hood; King Arthur
Reprints

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

L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Eight Impossible Missions!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Rx Against Accidents!
  3. 2. Part I: The Eight Impossible Missions!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. Part II: The Amazing Winner of the Great Proty Puzzle!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  8. 7. Worth Shopping Around For...
    Trix; Trix Rabbit
  9. 8. Origin of the Legion of Substitute Heroes
    The Legion of Substitute Heroes
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  15. 14. How Krypto Made History!
    Superboy
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    100 Toy Soldiers
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Roman War Soldiers
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Terry Jeffress
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walls