(August 1966)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June and December
On-sale Date
1966-06-21
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

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Lois Lane, Queen and Superman, Commoner! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits corrected by Ted Watson.

Lois Lane -- Queen and Superman -- Commoner! (Table of Contents: 1)

Lois Lane / comic story / 15.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Vivian Berg (pages 1-7); Milt Snapinn (pages 8-16)

Feature Logo
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lucy Lane; Mr. Alias [Ned King]; Jimmy Olsen; Clarice Van Dorn
Synopsis
When crooks kidnap Lucy Lane, Lois is forced to follow their orders and act like famous people from the past to trick Superman into finding the Treasure of Sheba.
Reprints

Introducing Jimmy Olsen... (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #95 [80 Page Giant #G-25], on sale June 14

The Policeman Is Your Friend! (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
Children learn that policemen do more than just catch crooks.

Indexer Notes

Published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Credits confirmed by Bob Bailey, Bob Hughes and Gene Reed.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Irwin Donenfeld
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1965
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 556,091
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 496,124
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, N.Y.

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

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

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

Job Number
6449
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Why did you buy the contac paper?
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Hint from Daniel Cillis of Flushing, New York.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Synopsis
DC titles on sale late June and early July 1966

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

Letters to Lois and Lana / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Irene Vartanoff, Jack Martin, Cheryl Evers, Berla Bowlby, David Cowhig, Martin Jason, Jackie Giuliano, Robert S. Grace, and Ted Irwin.

AMT Makes the Party (Table of Contents: 8)

AMT Models / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Chic Stone
Inks
Chic Stone
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?

The Bombshell of the Boulevards (Table of Contents: 9)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Feature Logo
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lois LaFlamme; Jimmy Olsen; Count Armand de Foix
Synopsis
Lois disguses herself as actress Lois LaFlamme to try to get an interview with an ambassador.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Previously credited to Leo Dorfman.

A Front Line in the Back Yard! (Table of Contents: 10)

G.I. Joe / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Irv Novick
Inks
Irv Novick
Letters
?
Editing
?

Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Comic style ad for the G.I. Joe Club.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Lois Lane, Queen and Superman, Commoner!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. Lois Lane -- Queen and Superman -- Commoner!
    Lois Lane
  3. 2. Introducing Jimmy Olsen...
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. The Policeman Is Your Friend!
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. ["Why did you buy the contac paper?"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois and Lana
  9. 8. AMT Makes the Party
    AMT Models
  10. 9. The Bombshell of the Boulevards
    Lois Lane
  11. 10. A Front Line in the Back Yard!
    G.I. Joe
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin