Justice League of America #44

(May 1966)

Watch Superman on Television! (Table of Contents)

Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; listing of television stations broadcasting the syndicated series The Adventures of Superman

The Plague That Struck the Justice League! (Table of Contents)

Justice League of America / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Mike Sekowsky

Inks:

Frank Giacoia

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Justice League of America [Aquaman; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Batman; The Flash [Barry Allen]; Green Arrow; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]; Superman; Wonder Woman; Snapper Carr (cameo)]; Unimaginable [Dr. Bendorion]

Synopsis:

When the JLAers who previously fought the Unimaginable suddenly double in size, the alien Dr. Bendorion comes to Earth to help cure them. But Batman suspects that Dr. Bendorion is not what he seems, and he is revealed as the Unimaginable.

Reprints:

• in The Justice League of America Archives (DC, 1992 series) #6 ([November] 2000)
• in Showcase Presents: Justice League of America (DC, 2005 series) #3

Indexer Notes

Story is told in 3 chapters, each ending in 2/3 page.
Lettering credit from reprint in JLA Archives. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).

Superboy Fans! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #129 [80 Page Giant #G-22], on sale March 10

Evil Villains Everywhere -- Relax! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Mike Esposito ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor

Characters:

Awkwardman

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 [first Inferior Five], on sale March 24

["What are you doing, Pete?"] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number:

6384

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

listing of DC comics on sale in late March and early April 1966

Health Myths Debunked (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Synopsis:

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

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in some November 1962 and in February 1963 DC titles.

Super-Hero Meets the Super-Freaks! (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Bruno Premiani; Gil Kane; Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Bruno Premiani; Murphy Anderson; Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 series) #65, Batman (DC, 1940 series) #180, and Swing with Scooter, announced here for the May-June issue of Showcase (DC, 1956 series)

["If our sun were replaced by the nearest star..."] (Table of Contents)

Mysteries in Space / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Pencils:

Morris Waldinger ?

Inks:

Tommy Nicolosi ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

non-fiction

Here It Is (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Joe Orlando

Inks:

Mike Esposito ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor

Characters:

Dumb Bunny

Indexer Notes

house ad for Showcase (DC, 1956 series) #62 [first Inferior Five], on sale March 24

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

JLA Mail Room / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Julius Schwartz

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Jim Buser; Jim Williams; George Wirth; Guy H. Lillian III

Watch the Show! Build the Kit! (Table of Contents)

Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Murphy Anderson

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Indexer Notes

back cover; advertisement for Aurora superhero models (Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman; Superboy)