(December 1976)

DC, 1941 Series
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Volume
36
Price
0.30 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly (with the exception of Jan., Mar., June, Aug.)
On-sale Date
1976-09-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
The Line of DC Super-Stars
Barcode
0709893073012
Editing
Murray Boltinoff; Jack C. Harris (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #135.

The Town of Timeless Killers! (Table of Contents)

Super Sons [1970s] / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ernie Chan (signed as Chua)
Inks
John Calnan (signed as Calnan)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Job Number
C-319
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Belle Dubois
Reprints

The Muse (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Town of the Timeless Killers (Table of Contents: 2)

Super Sons [1970s] / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Ernie Chan
Inks
John Calnan
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
B-2890
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Kid Bowie; Jack Slade; "Lever" Monroe; Superman (in flashback); Batman (in flashback); Belle Dubois [also as Susie Wells]
Synopsis
The super-sons stumble into a ghost town where Clark, Jr. has no powers and they are hunted by four characters from the Old West. But Superboy, Jr. figures out a way to momentarily restore his powers and haul the desperadoes to justice.
Reprints
Keywords
Western

Indexer Notes

Feature bannered as "The Super Sons of Superman and Batman" on splash page. The story also has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Trio of Fear; Part 2 - He Whom Evil Fights; Part 3 - The Epitaph That Saved a Superman. The entire Super Sons of Superman and Batman series is explained away in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #263, though there is an additional Super Sons story later in Elseworlds 80-Page Giant (DC, 1999 series) #1.

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

From the World's Finest Fans / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris ?
Pencils
Curt Swan; Nick Cardy ? (illustrations)
Inks
Murphy Anderson; Nick Cardy ? (illustrations)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
L-535

Indexer Notes

Letters of comment from Scott Gibson, Mike White and Tom R. Corrigan.

Volume 76 Issue 21 - Week of September 20, 1976 (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Town of Timeless Killers!
    Super Sons [1970s]
  2. 1. The Muse
    Batman; Hostess Cup Cakes
  3. 2. Town of the Timeless Killers
    Super Sons [1970s]
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    From the World's Finest Fans
  5. 4. Volume 76 Issue 21 - Week of September 20, 1976
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Steve Belknap
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore