(February 1965)

DC, 1960 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
1964-12-10
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Julius Schwartz

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in The Atom #17 and copyright registration.

Enemy from the Timeless World! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Kaston Tharn
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives.

Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superboy
Synopsis
Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously published in DC comics cover-dated July 1954.

Enemy from the Timeless World! (Table of Contents: 2)

Justice League of America / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky
Inks
Bernard Sachs
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Justice League of America [Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Snapper Carr; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; The Alien-ator (villain); Kaston Tharn; The Endless One (villain)
Synopsis
When Earthmen from the future tap the energy of the JLAers to defeat the Alien-Ator, he becomes aware of the JLA and sets one half against the other.
Reprints
Keywords
Timeless World

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Story is told across 24 pages in three chapters: unnumbered part 1 (7.67 pp.), Part 2 (7.67 pp.), Part 3 (7.67 pp.).

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the main story sequence.

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

Showcase; G. I. Joe / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Joe Kubert
Inks
Joe Kubert
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Whose face does the enemy see in his smoking sights?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #54

at the bottom of page 8 of the main story sequence

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

The JLA Mail Room / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Mike Sekowsky (logo illustration)
Inks
Bernard Sachs ? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Roy Thomas; Guy H. Lillian III; Bill Elliott; Kenneth S. Gallagher; Bill Croskey; Leonard J. Tirado.

On the two pages immediately following page 8 of the main story sequence. Credit for script confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Coming Your Way in '65 - The Greatest Superman Products Ever! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring ? (illustration)
Inks
? (illustration)
Colors
? (illustration)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Ad listing ten companies that are making Superman-themed products.

On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the main story sequence.

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

Batman; The Flash / 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...

Indexer Notes

At the bottom of page 16 of the main story sequence.

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 16 and page 17 of the main story sequence.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Joe Kubert (illustrations)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustrations); ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Readers... the most sensational bargains in thrilling stories today...
Genre
superhero; war
Characters
Superman; Batman; Sgt. Rock

Indexer Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5 (Batman), #6 (Superman), and #7 (Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales)

on the page between page 22 and page 23 of the main story sequence

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

Hawkman; Detective Comics / 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: 11)

Amazing Ratios! / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Julius Schwartz
Pencils
Morris Waldinger
Inks
Tom Nicolosi
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Of the 2 to 4 million species of insects...
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Make It a Happy Holiday -- With the Best in Comics! (Table of Contents: 12)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Enemy from the Timeless World!
    Justice League of America
  2. 1. Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"
    Superboy
  3. 2. Enemy from the Timeless World!
    Justice League of America
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  5. 4. ["Whose face does the enemy see in his smoking sights?"]
    Showcase; G. I. Joe
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The JLA Mail Room
  7. 6. Coming Your Way in '65 - The Greatest Superman Products Ever!
    Superman
  8. 7. ["For the very best..."]
    Batman; The Flash
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Missile Attack
  10. 9. ["Readers... the most sensational bargains in thrilling stories today..."]
    80 Page Giant Magazine
  11. 10. ["For the very best..."]
    Hawkman; Detective Comics
  12. 11. ["Of the 2 to 4 million species of insects..."]
    Amazing Ratios!
  13. 12. Make It a Happy Holiday -- With the Best in Comics!
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Mike Marvel System
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Aurora
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Doug Brain
  • John Brichetto
  • Matthew Head
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore