(December 1966)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1966-10-27
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 (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Forgotten Legion! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Mon-El; Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Element Lad; Superboy
Reprints

Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

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

Feature Logo
Superman [rounded u bottom]
Genre
advocacy; superhero
Characters
Superman; Joe; Tom
Synopsis
After Joe claims he's going to keep the pennies for himself, Superman takes Joe and Tom to Asia, South America and Africa to show them first-hand how much good the pennies they collect for UNICEF can do.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Part I: The Forgotten Legion! (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Invisible Kid; Cosmic Boy; Ferro Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Miss Terious; Mon-El; Ultra Boy; Phantom Girl; Shrinking Violet; Lightning Lad; Brainiac 5; Karate Kid; Element Lad; Princess Projectra; Saturn Girl; Colossal Boy]; Legion of Substitute-Heroes [Stone Boy; Night Girl; Polar Boy; Fire Lad; Color Kid; Chlorophyll Kid]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Beppo; Streaky; Comet]; Devil's Dozen [Prince Evillo; Hag]
Synopsis
While the Legion encounters the Hag on the Brande estate, Lightning Lad tries to resist the corrupting influence of Evillo.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Story continues from the previous issue.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 0.5 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)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Sis, can I have your empty nail polish bottles?
Feature Logo
Cap's Hobby Hints
Genre
non-fiction
Characters
Cap
Synopsis
painting tips

Indexer Notes

Idea from Larry Hoover, Pulaski, Penna.

Part II: The Faces behind the Masks! (Table of Contents: 5)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Colossal Boy; Saturn Girl; Princess Projectra; Mon-El; Element Lad; Bouncing Boy; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Supergirl; Dream Girl [also as Miss Terious]; Star Boy [also as Sir Prize]; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Ferro Lad; Matter-Eater Lad; Phantom Girl; Lightning Lad; Shrinking Violet; Ultra Boy]; Master Mxyzptlk; Devil's Dozen [Sugyn; Prince Evillo; Apollo; Wild Huntsman]; Legion of Substitue-Heroes [Stone Boy; Polar Boy; Chlorophyll Kid; Night Girl; Fire Lad; Color Kid]; Legion of Super-Pets [Krypto; Streaky; Beppo; Comet]; White Witch [also as Hag]
Synopsis
Under Miss Terious' direction, the Legion and the Subs gather the materials needed for a spell to counter the Hag's black magic. They then mount an attack on Prince Evillo's home, and find several surprises.
Reprints

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

The Legion Outpost / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Feature Logo
The Legion Outpost

Indexer Notes

Letters from Gary Skinner, Elizabeth Kane, Mike Greenhorn (with Steve Greenhorn, Scott Curtis, Bruce Johnson, and Reed Johnson), Betty Borbely, Marvin Kent, A Faithful A. Christie Reader, Mark Evanier, Joseph Pastori, and Paul Oliver.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Forgotten Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Superman Talks About... "Pennies for UNICEF!"
    Superman
  3. 2. Part I: The Forgotten Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  5. 4. ["Sis, can I have your empty nail polish bottles?"]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  6. 5. Part II: The Faces behind the Masks!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    The Legion Outpost
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