(September-October 1945)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- bi-monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- Detective Comics, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
- Format:
- Color; Standard U.S. Golden Age (8" X 10") size, 9-11 paper covers, 12 on: slick covers
Issue Notes
Craig Delich says this cover is by Henry Boltinoff. Art id as Joe Shuster by Bob Hughes. Gene Reed believes this cover drawn by Stan Kaye as evidenced by the dog that appears on many of Stan Kaye's covers.
[no title indexed]
Superboy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Joe Shuster ? [see notes]
- Inks:
- Marvin Stein ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jim; Jerry
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (June 2010)
Indexer Notes
Craig Delich says this cover is by Henry Boltinoff. Art identification as Joe Shuster by Bob Hughes. Gene Reed believes the cover to be pencilled by Stan Kaye as evidenced by the dog that appears on many of Stan Kaye's covers.
Miracle of the Mistaken Miser
Green Arrow / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson ?
- Pencils:
- Maurice del Bourgo
- Inks:
- Maurice del Bourgo
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Bob Hughes.
The Million-Dollar Marbles Tournament!
Superboy / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Joe Shuster (signed)
- Inks:
- Marvin Stein
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jim; Jerry; Mr. Plummer (owner of Plummer Plastics); Withers (Plummer's partner)
- Synopsis:
- Superboy uses the idea of a marbles tournament to help recover a secret formula and sample of an amazing plastic sent to Plummer Plastics by the inventor on his death bed.
- Reprints: show reprint note before migration
- in The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (June 2010)
Indexer Notes
Writer identification by Martin O'Hearn. Clark Kent does not wear glasses.
Hearse for Hoodlums
Johnny Quick / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Joe Samachson?
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.]
- Inks:
- Mort Meskin [as Mort Morton Jr.]
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Tubby Watts
Indexer Notes
writer id by Bob Hughes
[no title indexed]
Scuffy the Tramp / filler / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Lit-Win
- Pencils:
- Lit-Win
- Inks:
- Lit-Win
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Dressed to Kill
text story / 2 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Whitney Ellsworth [as Fred Whitby]
- Letters:
- typeset
Figures Don't Lie
Dover and Clover / comic story / 4 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Whitney Ellsworth?
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- humor
Be-Kind-to-Whales Week
Aquaman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Inks:
- Louis Cazeneuve
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]
Editing
Table of Contents
-
1.
Miracle of the Mistaken Miser
Green Arrow -
2.
The Million-Dollar Marbles Tournament!
Superboy -
3.
Hearse for Hoodlums
Johnny Quick -
4.
[no title indexed]
Scuffy the Tramp -
5.
Dressed to Kill
-
6.
Figures Don't Lie
Dover and Clover -
7.
Be-Kind-to-Whales Week
Aquaman
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Craig Delich
- Per Sandell
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
- Gene Reed
- Lou Mougin
- Pat Lang
- Bob Hughes
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