(December 1970)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.15 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1970-10-29
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Murray Boltinoff; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

A Girl Mightier Than Superman? (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Carmine Infantino (layouts); Curt Swan
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
B-807
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Althera
Reprints

Indexer Notes

After a discussion among B. Bailey, Steve C., M. Head, B. Hughes, K. Nowlan and S. Whitaker, Infantino layouts added. Possibility of Nick Cardy artwork or Murphy Anderson inks on Superman figure considered.

The Secrets of Superman's Fortress (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn ?

Job Number
B-782
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Robots; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Supergirl Robots; Althera
Synopsis
Superman meets and falls in love with Althera, a space Amazon.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Includes a brief origin of the Fortress of Solitude.

The Magic of Kirby (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

DC Takes Top Honors at Comic Art Convention! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

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

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

The Credit Card of Catastrophe (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda (sourced)

Job Number
B-801
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Supergirl
Synopsis
Superman goes to a fortune teller who gives him a card granting him three wishes.
Reprints
Keywords
crystal ball; fortune teller

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

Where the Action Is / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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

Job Number
B-836

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Stan Timmons; Arlene Lo; Gerard Triano; Dennis Tully; Debbie Coldren

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

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Job Number
6293
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Can you repair this space ship?
Synopsis
Aliens come to Mr. Cap for help repairing their space ship but he thinks they are boys in costume.

Prepare for Events New to Your Past Experiences! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. A Girl Mightier Than Superman?
    Superman
  2. 1. The Secrets of Superman's Fortress
    Superman
  3. 2. The Magic of Kirby
  4. 3. DC Takes Top Honors at Comic Art Convention!
    Daily Planet
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
  6. 5. The Credit Card of Catastrophe
    Superman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Where the Action Is
  8. 7. ["Can you repair this space ship?"]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  9. 8. Prepare for Events New to Your Past Experiences!
    Jimmy Olsen
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Steve Jenner
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore