(March 1972)

DC, 1949 Series
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Volume:
24
Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
monthly (semimonthly May)
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
DC
Editing:
Murray Boltinoff
Format:
Color; Standard Golden, Silver, and Modern Age US; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #129, 138, 147, 156, 165, 185, 202. 205, 208); Newsprint; was ongoing series

[Karkan the Mighty -- Lord of the Jungle!] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Nick Cardy
Inks:
Nick Cardy
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
B-1240

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Karkan [Kal-El]
Reprints:

Karkan the Mighty -- Lord of the Jungle! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Leo Dorfman [as David George]
Pencils:
Bob Brown
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
B-1182

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Karkan [Kal-El]; Keena; Toni; Martha Kent (cameo flashback); Jonathan Kent (cameo flashback)
Synopsis:
What if Kal-El's rocket from Krypton landed in the jungle and he was raised by apes?
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Imaginary Story


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Murray Boltinoff
Pencils:
Curt Swan ? (logo Illustration)
Inks:
? (logo illustration)
Colors:
? (logo illustration)
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

excerpts from reader letters


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1971
Average number of copies sold during preceding 12 months (total paid circulation): 353,642
Actual number sold for issue nearest filing date (total paid circulation): 321,949
Owner: National Periodical Publications, Inc., 909 Third Avenue, N.Y., N.Y. 10022, wholly owned by Kinney National Services, Inc., 10 Rockefeller Plaza, N.Y., N.Y. 10020, a publicly-held corporation


War of the Wraith-Mates! (Table of Contents)

A New Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Cary Bates
Pencils:
George Tuska
Inks:
Vince Colletta
Colors:
?
Letters:
Joe Letterese

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Legion of Super-Heroes [Shadow Lass; Karate Kid; Mon-El; Princess Projectra]
Synopsis:
Four Legionnaires are inhabited by squabbling entities.
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Lettering credit from reprint in Legion Archives.
Shadow Lass, Princess Projectra, and Karate Kid appear in the costumes designed by fans which were presented in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #403.


Gravity Girl of Smallville! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Robert Bernstein
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?
Job Number:
B-1234

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy [also appears as Clark Kent]; Lana Lang [Gravity Girl]; Professor Lewis Lang; Mrs. Lang; Krypto; Martha Kent
Synopsis:
Lana's father brings back an anti-gravity belt he found on an expedition, and Lana embarks on a super-heroic career.
Reprints:

Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Karkan the Mighty -- Lord of the Jungle!
    Superboy
  2. 2. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  3. 3. [no title indexed]
  4. 4. War of the Wraith-Mates!
    A New Tale of the Legion of Super-Heroes
  5. 5. Gravity Girl of Smallville!
    Superboy
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Dwayne Best
  • Tony R. Rose
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  • Bill Wormstedt
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