(December 1971)

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Volume:
18
Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
Monthly (semi-monthly August)
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Editing:
Jack Kirby; E. Nelson Bridwell
Format:
Standard Silver Age, later Standard Modern U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #95, 104, 113, 122, 131); was On-Going Series

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Neal Adams
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
X-248

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Newsboy Legion [Tommy Thompson; Gabby Jr.; Big Words; Scrapper Jr.; Flipper Dipper]
Reprints:

A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Kirby
Pencils:
Jack Kirby; Murphy Anderson (Superman and Jimmy Olsen heads)
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
X-197

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Ian MacGregor; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Newsboy Legion [Tommy; Flipper-Dipper; Scrapper, Jr.; Gabby, Jr.; Big-Words]; Superman; Guardian; Terry Dean; San Diego Five String Mob; Dubbilex; Felix MacFinney; Ginny MacFinney; Scrapper Trooper
Synopsis:
Morgan Edge sends Jimmy and the Newsboy Legion to Scotland in search of a sea monster, while Superman and Guardian encounter trouble at the club called Cosmic Carousel.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Jimmy Olsen & Superman heads redrawn by Murphy Anderson.


The Torn Photograph (Table of Contents)

Strange Stories of the D.N.A. Project! / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Kirby
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Synopsis:
Short story of a survey team from The Project.
Reprints:

Cover for Star Spangled Comics 10 (Table of Contents)

Newsboy Legion / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Jack Kirby [as Kirby] (signed)
Inks:
Joe Simon [as Simon] (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Editing:
?
Job Number:
X-222

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]; Tommy Thompkins]; Nick Cappa (villain)
Reprints:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils:
?
Inks:
?
Colors:
?
Letters:
typeset
Job Number:
N-437

Indexer Notes

Includes a letter from Martin Pasko.


Kings for a Day (Table of Contents)

Newsboy Legion / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Kirby; Joe Simon
Pencils:
Jack Kirby
Inks:
Joe Simon
Colors:
?
Letters:
Howard Ferguson
Editing:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
The Guardian [Jim Harper]; The Newsboy Legion [Tommy Thompkins; Big Words [Anthony Rodriguez]; Gabby [Jonathan Gabrielli]; Scrapper [Patrick MacGuire]]; Mark Mangle
Synopsis:
The Newsboy Legion is selected to take over the position of several city officials for a day. Mark Mangle and his mob plan to take advantage of that day to commit several crimes, that the Newsboys stop.
Reprints:

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. A Big Thing in a Deep Scottish Lake!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 2. The Torn Photograph
    Strange Stories of the D.N.A. Project!
  3. 3. Cover for Star Spangled Comics 10
    Newsboy Legion
  4. 4. [no title indexed]
    Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals
  5. 5. Kings for a Day
    Newsboy Legion
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Nielsen
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bill Wormstedt
  • Allen Ross
  • Mike Nielsen