(August-September 1966)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1966-06-16
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 copyright registration.

The Supernatural Supermart! (Table of Contents)

A Green Glob Adventure / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

Wanted for Murder... 1966 ....6966 (Table of Contents: 1)

comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Roussos
Inks
George Roussos
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Criminal "Sparkler" Slade is captured by policemen from the year 6966 for a murder in that time. Though he tries to convince them they have the wrong man, it turns out that he is a double for the man they are really seeking, and his criminal double has also been captured for his crimes in 1966.
Keywords
time travel

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months: 201,480
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date: 206,525
Owners: National Periodical Publications, Inc., Estate of Harry Donenfeld, J. S. Liebowitz, P. H. Sampliner, Irwin Donenfeld, S. U. Sampliner, and Sonia Iger, all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York, New York

The Policeman Is Your Friend! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Tim convinces Pete to ask Officer Perry about Pete's lost dog, because policemen do many more things than fight crime.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.

The Captives of the Time-Stone (Table of Contents: 5)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Two paleontologists discover a strange crystal that transports various menaces from different eras of the past into the present.
Keywords
caveman; dinosaur; Mongols; mylodon; tyrannosaur

A False Confession Saves an Innocent Man; Jonathan Swift's Secret; Return of a Lucky Number (Table of Contents: 6)

True Tales of the Unexpected / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
fantasy-supernatural

The Supernatural Supermart (Table of Contents: 7)

Green Glob / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
fantasy-supernatural
Synopsis
Nick Bragan schemes to steal artifacts from a museum by making it appear that an ancient curse is real, but when he encounters the Green Glob he is transported to a weird world where magic really exists and his life is in danger.
Keywords
boomerang; flying broomstick; flying carpet; magic wand

A Front Line in the Back Yard! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Supernatural Supermart!
    A Green Glob Adventure
  2. 1. Wanted for Murder... 1966 ....6966
  3. 2. ["Introducing Jimmy Olsen..."]
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
  5. 4. The Policeman Is Your Friend!
  6. 5. The Captives of the Time-Stone
  7. 6. A False Confession Saves an Innocent Man; Jonathan Swift's Secret; Return of a Lucky Number
    True Tales of the Unexpected
  8. 7. The Supernatural Supermart
    Green Glob
  9. 8. A Front Line in the Back Yard!
    G.I. Joe
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore