(June-July 1965)
DC,
1956 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1965-04-15
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Strange Adventures #176 and copyright registration.
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
- Characters
- Superboy
- Synopsis
- Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and that an expressive hobby can provide lifelong enjoyment.
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1952.
Nightmare on Mars
Green Glob / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- fantasy-supernatural; science fiction
- Characters
- Carl Brisson; Green Glob
- Synopsis
- The Green Glob helps a dying professor by temporarily making him young enough to travel to Mars and make an important discovery.
- Reprints
-
in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #3 (janvier 1967) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
Indexer Notes
writer identification by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- war
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.
The Renegade Robots
comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Professor Durgom
- Synopsis
- Professor Durgom invents robots that will help mankind, but his jealous assistant rigs the robots to murder Durgom and benefit only him.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #8 (avril 1968) [Noir & Blanc et remonté [Black & White and reframed]]
-
Meet the New J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars
J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
house ad for House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #151
The Creature That Never Existed!
comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Duncan; Professor Alex Miles; Keller
- Synopsis
- Just as Professor Miles is about to present his evidence that the Quoquarto beast is merely a legend, the beast appears from nowhere and attacks him.
- Reprints
- in Aventures Fiction (Arédit-Artima, 1966 series) #4 (avril 1967) [N&B et remonté [B&W and reframed]]
-
in The Unexpected (DC, 1968 series) #159 (September-October 1974) which is reprinted -
in Weird Mystery Tales Album (K. G. Murray, 1978 series) #3 ([October 1977]) - in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #93 ([June 1975])
-
[no title indexed]
Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Greetings, Earth people!
Indexer Notes
On the page between page 3 and page 4 of the previous story sequence.
Featuring 7 Epic Duels-to-the-Death...
Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #11 [The Greatest Superman-Luthor Duels!], on sale April 15.
On the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Strange Adventures; Mystery in Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Creature That Never Existed!
-
1.
Happy Hobby Time!
Superboy -
2.
Nightmare on Mars
Green Glob -
3.
[no title indexed]
G.I. Joe -
4.
[no title indexed]
Silly Putty -
5.
Johnny Gets His Own Munster Koach!
AMT Models -
6.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
7.
The Renegade Robots
-
8.
Meet the New J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars
J'onn J'onzz, Manhunter from Mars -
9.
[no title indexed]
100 Magnets -
10.
The Creature That Never Existed!
-
11.
["Greetings, Earth people!"]
Monogram Models -
12.
Featuring 7 Epic Duels-to-the-Death...
Superman -
13.
["For the very best..."]
Strange Adventures; Mystery in Space -
14.
[no title indexed]
True Tales of the Unexpected -
15.
10 Issues of Unexpected for Only $1.00
-
16.
[no title indexed]
Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System -
17.
[no title indexed]
Fighting Ships
This issue was modified by, among others
- Dwayne Best
- Gregory Fischer
- Katy Hayhurst
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Adam Spector
- Jim Van Dore
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