(January 1965)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-11-25
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 Lad Who Wrecked the Legion! (Table of Contents)

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

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Superboy]
Reprints

Salute to Courage (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Characters
John F. Kennedy
Synopsis
Commemoration of President John F. Kennedy, featuring the 5¢ postage stamp in his honor.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion! (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
David Huffine

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Triplicate Girl; Invisible Kid; Star Boy; Shrinking Violet; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Lightning Lad; Phantom Girl]; Command Kid; Bouncing Boy
Synopsis
Command Kid joins the Legion, but his arrogance puts off some of the Legionnaires. Star Boy, however, asks Command Kid to help him become as powerful as he is.
Reprints

Watch for the First 80 Pg. Giant Superman Annual (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

80 Page Giant; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Trik-Trak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jenny Franklin, Michael E. Colby, Jere Link, Linda D. Griffin, Edwin Mangulat, and Steve Spickler.

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Part II: The Secret of the Legion Rookie?! (Table of Contents: 7)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
David Huffine

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Sun Boy; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Star Boy; Triplicate Girl; Superboy; Phantom Girl; Ultra Boy; Saturn Girl; Element Lad]; Command Kid
Synopsis
More Legionnaires submit to Command Kid's treatment, but Saturn Girl and Element Lad return with the solution to the mystery of Command Kid just in time.
Reprints

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

Marx Toys / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

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

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

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

Matchbox Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Knew Superboy's Identity! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent (with hair); Martha Kent; Lana Lang; The Mask (introduction)
Synopsis
The Kents surprise Clark on his birthday.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inks credit by Bob Hughes for original printing.

Amaze Your Friends with Magic (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Robbins Magic Tricks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Buddy Learns the Secret! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Salute to Courage
  3. 2. The Lad Who Wrecked the Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. Watch for the First 80 Pg. Giant Superman Annual
    80 Page Giant; Superman
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Trik-Trak
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  8. 7. Part II: The Secret of the Legion Rookie?!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Marx Toys
  10. 9. ["Make it a happy holiday..."]
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Matchbox Models
  12. 11. The Man Who Knew Superboy's Identity!
    Superboy
  13. 12. Amaze Your Friends with Magic
    Robbins Magic Tricks
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  15. 14. Buddy Learns the Secret!
    Aurora Products
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