(May 1966)

DC, 1964 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
1966-03-03
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Murray Boltinoff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Meteor Man! (Table of Contents)

Doom Patrol / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Brown
Inks
Bob Brown
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; The Meteor Man
Reprints

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

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Meteor Man [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Meteor Man [Professor Randolph Ormsby] (villain)
Synopsis
The Doom Patrol join a prominent astronomer aboard a rocket to help study a meteor, but an accident turns the scientist into a being with meteor powers.
Reprints
Keywords
outer space

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

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

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Job Number
6383
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going right home to assemble this model!
Genre
non-fiction

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 6)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?

Indexer Notes

Previously in November 1962 issues.

Kat Korners the King! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[The Meteor Man] Part 2: The Blazing Behemoth (Table of Contents: 9)

Doom Patrol / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Beast Boy [Gar Logan]; Mento [Steve Dayton]; Meteor Man [Professor Randolph Ormsby] (villain)
Synopsis
The Doom Patrol must defeat the Meteor Man.
Reprints

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

Inferior Five / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Patrol Postscripts / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils
Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)
Inks
Bruno Premiani (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Rudy Rankins, Harriet Deutsch, Jill Taussig, Cedric Joseph, Jack Williams, Michael Cretes, and Alan Frugis (plus list of readers looking to buy & sell back issues).

No Home for a Robot (Table of Contents: 12)

Robotman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Arnold Drake
Pencils
Bruno Premiani
Inks
Bruno Premiani
Colors
?
Letters
Stan Starkman

Genre
superhero
Characters
Robotman [Cliff Steele]; The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Randy Steele (Cliff's brother); Helen Steele (Randy's wife); Lieutenant Briar
Synopsis
Wanted by the police, Robotman visits his brother Randy and his wife, only to find out that Randy is involved with crooks. Meanwhile Lieutenant Briar is assigned with capturing Robotman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Continuing the early adventures of Robotman before he joined the Doom Patrol.

238 Magic Tricks Revealed (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

238 Magic Tricks / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

The Adventures of Andy and George in the GI Joe Club (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

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

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Meteor Man!
    Doom Patrol
  2. 1. ["Watch Superman on television!"]
    The Adventures of Superman
  3. 2. The Meteor Man [Part 1]
    Doom Patrol
  4. 3. ["Don't hesitate-- choose... the mags with the go-go checks!"]
  5. 4. ["I'm going right home to assemble this model!"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  7. 6. Health Myths Debunked!
  8. 7. Kat Korners the King!
    The Kat from AMT
  9. 8. ["Superboy fans!"]
    Superboy
  10. 9. [The Meteor Man] Part 2: The Blazing Behemoth
    Doom Patrol
  11. 10. ["From the editor to... our readers..."]
    Inferior Five
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Patrol Postscripts
  13. 12. No Home for a Robot
    Robotman
  14. 13. 238 Magic Tricks Revealed
    238 Magic Tricks
  15. 14. ["Super-hero joins the super-freaks!"]
  16. 15. ["For the most in thrills..."]
  17. 16. ["Let me show you how do develop spaceman strength and endurance"]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. The Adventures of Andy and George in the GI Joe Club
    The Adventures of Andy and George; G.I. Joe
  19. 18. ["Watch the show! Build the kit!"]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore