(March 1966)

DC, 1941 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly, with the exception of Jan., April and July
On-sale Date
1966-01-25
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 (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

Go-Go Checks begin; First Direct Currents ad page.

On-sale date from ad in Sea Devils #28 and copyright registration.

The F. B. I. ...The Federation of Bizarro Idiots! (Table of Contents)

Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Bizarro; Joker; Bizarro Batman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No Superman or Batman on cover (Bizarro versions).

Letters credit from Todd Klein via his Klein Letters blog (18 September 2016, http://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-worlds-finest-comics-part-1/).

Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Also in May 1959 issues.

The Federation of Bizarro Idiots! Part I (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton (pages 2-8); E. Nelson Bridwell (page 1)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bizarro; Joker; Jimmy Olsen; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Bizarro Batman (introduction)
Synopsis
While Superman and Batman are away on a space mission, Bizarro and Bizarro Batman come to Earth to take their place.
Reprints
Keywords
bank robbery; Batcave; Bizarro World; imperfect duplicator-ray; lighthouse

Indexer Notes

writer credit verified by Bridwell

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

Super-Turtle / 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
Lefty Looie! At last I found you.
Genre
humor; anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super-Turtle
Synopsis
Super-Turtle captures Lefty Looie and begins to fly him to California, where he is wanted by the police. When the crook says he gets air sick, Super-Turtle brings him across country underground.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Between parts 1 and 2 of first story.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Donenfeld
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

publisher: National Periodical Publications
575 Lexington Ave
New York, NY
Editor:Mort Weisinger
Owners: Estate of Harry Donenfeld; Jack Liebowitz; P. Sampliner; Irwin Donenfeld; S. Sampliner; Sonia Iger.
No Sales figures. Statement of ownership was reprinted in World's Finest #158 with sales figures.

[The Federation of Bizarro Idiots!] Part II: I Was an Idiot for the F. B. I. (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton (pages 9-10, 15-18); E. Nelson Bridwell (pages 11-14)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Bizarro; Joker; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Vicki Vale; Bizarro Batman
Synopsis
Bizarro and Bizarro Batman, trying to undo the deeds done by Superman and Batman, free Joker from prison so he can commit a robbery.
Reprints
Keywords
banana peel; Bizarro World; skateboard

Introducing the Challenger Corps! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.5 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's a great model airplane.
Genre
humor

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

Direct Currents / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Puzzle of the Perilous Planetoid (Table of Contents: 9)

Editors' Round Table; Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
science fiction
Characters
Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
Reprints

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

Cape and Cowl Comments / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Russ Abernathy, Thomas Ramsay, Gary Williamson, Jerry Jablonski, Mary McKee, Pat Bennett, Ken Cramer, Tim Harley, Chip DeLamater, Marty Yates.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The F. B. I. ...The Federation of Bizarro Idiots!
    Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  2. 1. Do You Make Life Hard for Yourself?
  3. 2. The Federation of Bizarro Idiots! Part I
    Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  4. 3. ["Lefty Looie! At last I found you."]
    Super-Turtle
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. [The Federation of Bizarro Idiots!] Part II: I Was an Idiot for the F. B. I.
    Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
  7. 6. Introducing the Challenger Corps!
    Challengers of the Unknown
  8. 7. ["Here's a great model airplane."]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  10. 9. The Puzzle of the Perilous Planetoid
    Editors' Round Table; Tommy Tomorrow
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Cape and Cowl Comments
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Censullo
  • Peter Croome
  • Steve Dasinger
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore