(June 1965)
- Price:
- 0.12 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly, with the exception of January, April, July, and October
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (Asst)
- Format:
- Color; Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, then Modern US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #161, 170, 179, 188, 223-228, 230); Newsprint; was ongoing series
Happy Hobby Time
Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils:
- Win Mortimer
- Inks:
- Win Mortimer
- Letters:
- Ira Schnapp
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Reprints:
- from May 1952 issues
Part I- The Super-Gamble With Doom
Superman and Batman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Rokk and Sorban, the Galactic Gamblers; Robin (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Rokk and Sorban come to Earth in disguise and open a gambling den. When Batman tries to win back money a friend of his lost there, he ends up being transported to Ventura, the Gambler's planet. And Superman has to go there to win him back!
Part II-Duel of the Super-Gamblers
Superman and Batman / comic story / 8.67 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Edmond Hamilton
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Rokk; Sorban; Lurala; Hargo
- Synopsis:
- Superman is forced to gamble for Batman's life, and Earth itself!
The One-Ape Circus
Congorilla / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Robert Bernstein
- Pencils:
- Howard Sherman
- Inks:
- Howard Sherman
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero; jungle
- Characters:
- Janu; Nell Saxon
- Synopsis:
- A beautiful girl kipnaps Congorilla for a circus act.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #259 (December 1959)
Indexer Notes
Surprise Feature
["Mercy! Don't use that ash tray!"]
Honey In Hollywood / filler / 0.5 page
Credits
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff
Content Information
- Genre:
- gag
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #4 (August-September 1950)
Indexer Notes
Title changed to first line of dialog to facilitate reprint tracking. (Gene Reed, 8/1/2011)
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Happy Hobby Time
Superboy -
2.
Part I- The Super-Gamble With Doom
Superman and Batman -
3.
Part II-Duel of the Super-Gamblers
Superman and Batman -
4.
The One-Ape Circus
Congorilla -
5.
["Mercy! Don't use that ash tray!"]
Honey In Hollywood
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- Per Sandell
- Gene Reed
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- Bob Hughes
- Lou Mougin
- Craig Delich
- Clayton Emery
- Lou Mazzella
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
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