(September 1964)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
On-sale Date
1964-07-23
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 80 Page Giant Magazine #2 and copyright registration.

The 1,001 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Brainiac; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Clayface [Matt Hagen]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

Fighting Ships (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Fighting Ships / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The 1,000 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Brainiac; Jimmy Olsen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Clayface [Matt Hagen]
Synopsis
Brainiac frees Clayface from prison and the two of them team up against Superman and Batman.
Reprints
Keywords
green kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Batman reveals ID to Jimmy.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Well Worth Digging For... (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

How Superman and Batman Learned Each Other's Secret Identities (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters
typeset

[The 1,000 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!] Part II: The Helpless Partners! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Brainiac; Jimmy Olsen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Clayface [Matt Hagen]
Synopsis
Jimmy Olsen helps Batman and Robin helps Superman to defeat Brainiac and Clayface.
Reprints
Keywords
green kryptonite

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Manhunt on Land! (Table of Contents: 12)

Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; "Shark" Norton; The Wizard [Horace Kates]; Topo
Synopsis
The Shark and The Wizard excape from jail. The Shark decides to operate on land but Aquaman captures him anyway.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of story; continued in Green Arrow story "The Underwater Archers" in the next issue.

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

Cape and Cowl Comments / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Curt Swan ? (illustration)
Inks
George Klein (illustration)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

First letter column with title (suggested by Elaine C. Maier). Letters from David Johnson, Greg Nieman, Richard Leonetti, Tommy Maniscalco, and Ann Peek.

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

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

100 pc Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

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

Ollie / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Which way is the zoo, officer?
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

104 Fighting Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The 1,001 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  2. 1. Fighting Ships
    Fighting Ships
  3. 2. The 1,000 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  4. 3. ["Tootsie Rolls go on and on..."]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Boys and girls!"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  6. 5. ["Use coupon below..."]
  7. 6. Well Worth Digging For...
    Trix; Trix Rabbit
  8. 7. How Superman and Batman Learned Each Other's Secret Identities
  9. 8. [The 1,000 Tricks of Clayface and Brainiac!] Part II: The Helpless Partners!
    Superman and Batman and Robin
  10. 9. ["'Tis luck to catch a leprechaun!"]
    L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms
  11. 10. ["What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  12. 11. ["Yes, Rock, Cheerios are indeed my favorite cereal!"]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  13. 12. The Manhunt on Land!
    Aquaman
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Cape and Cowl Comments
  15. 14. ["I like chocolate fudge best!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  16. 15. 100 pc Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  17. 16. 204 pc. Revolutionary War Soldiers Set
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. ["Which way is the zoo, officer?"]
    Ollie
  19. 18. ["Can you– bounce higher than a rubber ball?"]
    Silly Putty
  20. 19. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  21. 20. 104 Fighting Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Charlie Major
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker