(May 1967)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly; (semi-monthly, March)
On-sale Date
1967-03-30
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.

Secret of the Stone-Age Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Perry White
Reprints
Keywords
cavemen; skeletons

The Secret of the Stone-Age Superman (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Wayne Boring
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Perry White; Guarr; Virra
Synopsis
When Perry White discovers a caveman skeleton dressed in a Superman costume, Superman travels into the past to investigate, but is trapped in prehistoric times because Earth's sun is red in that era.
Reprints
Keywords
red sun; time travel

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Curt Swan (logo illustration)
Inks
George Klein (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Dan Morrison, Irene Vartanoff, Barrett Huntington, Virginia Wheeler, Jerry Giuseff, Hank Goldberg, and David Lewis.

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

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

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

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 1 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6507
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm sure I'll enjoy making that model car, Mr. Cap.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

hint submitted by Bob Warren of Park Forest, Illinois

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

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

The Anti-Supergirl Plot! (Table of Contents: 6)

Supergirl / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
Shelly Leferman ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Dick Malverne; Cindy Morbilt; Kim Lorne (Supergirl impostor); "Fingers" Cooley (Green Arrow impostor); Carter Hagen; Batman impostor; Green Lantern impostor
Synopsis
A band with members that dress up as Green Lantern, Batman and Green Arrow are using their performances to commit robbery.
Reprints
Keywords
Green Kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Reference to "Kryptonite-Plus", a super-powerful version of Kryptonite.

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

Direct Currents / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

BEM Shows Up! (Table of Contents: 8)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Secret of the Stone-Age Superman!
    Superman
  2. 1. The Secret of the Stone-Age Superman
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  4. 3. ["They're more devastating than a pygmy invasion!"]
    The Maniaks
  5. 4. ["I'm sure I'll enjoy making that model car, Mr. Cap."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  6. 5. ["Crunch! Yip! Blam!"]
    Superboy
  7. 6. The Anti-Supergirl Plot!
    Supergirl
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  9. 8. BEM Shows Up!
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