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(August 1947)

DC, 1938 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
A Superman DC Publication
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Jack Schiff (actual)
Format:
Color; mostly Standard Golden Age, Silver Age, and Modern Age US size, Digest size (5" x 6.75") #491-503; mostly Saddle-Stitched, Squarebound #390, 416, 491-503

Issue Notes

1st issue published by National Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Jack Burnley
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy [Clark Kent]
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

Inker identification by Bob Hughes (August 2005).

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Superboy Meets Girl! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger
Pencils:
Win Mortimer
Inks:
Win Mortimer
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superboy [Clark Kent]; un-named father of Clark Kent; Betty Brown (introduction, "the prettiest girl in school"); J. W. Brown (doctor, Betty's father); Joe Daly (introduction, "the school's star athlete"); Mitch (villain)
Synopsis:
Poor Clark has trouble getting a date for the school carnival until "the prettiest girl in the school's" date comes down ill. Even then, Clark has to fein illness in order to protect his secret identity.
Reprints:

The Floating Observatory (Table of Contents)

Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
Louis Cazeneuve
Inks:
Louis Cazeneuve
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]

We Knight Thee Dub (Table of Contents)

Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Joe Samachson
Pencils:
Chuck Winter
Inks:
Chuck Winter
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Shining Knight [Sir Justin]

The 'Round-the-World Crimes (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
George Papp
Inks:
George Papp
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Bull's-Eye (villain)

The Scourge of Speed (Table of Contents)

Johnny Quick / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Don Cameron
Pencils:
Mort Meskin
Inks:
George Roussos
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]
Editing
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Table of Contents

  1. 1. Superboy Meets Girl!
    Superboy
  2. 2. The Floating Observatory
    Aquaman
  3. 3. We Knight Thee Dub
    Shining Knight
  4. 4. The 'Round-the-World Crimes
    Green Arrow
  5. 5. The Scourge of Speed
    Johnny Quick
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Craig Delich
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Gene Reed
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Cherry
  • Gene Reed
  • Lou Mougin
  • Martin O'Hearn
  • Michael Grabois
  • Mike Tiefenbacher
  • Pat Lang
  • Mark Waid
  • Sidne Gail Ward
  • Jon Ingersoll
  • Dan Kocher
  • Bob Hughes
  • Ted Watson
  • Mark Gordon
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Ramon Schenk
  • Dwayne Best
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Ed Boner
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