Superman #176
(April 1965)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1965-02-04
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

Copyright © 1965 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #322 and copyright registration.

Superman's Day of Truth! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

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

100 Magnets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Revenge of the Super-Pets! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Legion of Super-Pets [Beppo; Comet the Super-Horse; Krypto; Streaky] (guest stars); Cyrus Atwill (introduction, villain); Henry Bergh (founder of SPCA, guest star)
Reprints

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

Tricksy / 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
Here I go-- testing another new parachute.
Genre
humor
Characters
Tricksy
Reprints

Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 4)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Donenfeld (business manager)
Letters
typeset

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

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

Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 2 (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Professor Clyde (introduction)
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite (narrator of flashbacks); Krypton (flashback); red kryptonite (cameo)

Indexer Notes

another chunk of Green K gets to speak

10 Issues of Superman for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Oh my gosh! Class has already started...
Genre
humor
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug; Mr. Elby
Reprints

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

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
This new vault is ten inches thick...
Genre
humor
Characters
Professor Eureka
Reprints

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Superman's Day of Truth! (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Professor Phineas Potter; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (guest); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Supergirl Fan Club (guest appearance); Val-Lor (introduction, death, flashback); Vrangs (introduction, villain, flashback); Atlanteans (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman and Supergirl spend an entire day telling nothing but the truth in honor of the Kryptonian hero Val-Lor.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Krypton (flashback)

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

80-Page Giant; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Roger Hill, Billy Graf, Ascam Security MPs, and Michael W. Steinberg.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman's Day of Truth!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    100 Magnets
  3. 2. The Revenge of the Super-Pets!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["Here I go-- testing another new parachute."]
    Tricksy
  5. 4. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  7. 6. Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 2
    Superman
  8. 7. 10 Issues of Superman for Only $1.00
  9. 8. ["Oh my gosh! Class has already started..."]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  10. 9. ["Everyone should go with the goodness of Cheerios!"]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  11. 10. ["This new vault is ten inches thick..."]
    Professor Eureka
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  13. 12. Superman's Day of Truth!
    Superman
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    80-Page Giant; The Flash
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Anca Stamps; Jaro Stamps; Stamp Specialties
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  17. 16. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore