(October 1947)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited editor); Jack Schiff (actual editor)
- 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
The Great Hobby Contest
Superboy / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Al Wenzel
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy [Clark Kent]
- Reprints:
- in The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (June 2010)
Indexer Notes
Pencils identification by Bob Hughes, July 2007; inks identification by Gene Reed, April 2011, based on comparisons with Kaye's other known work at this time.
The Great Hobby Contest!
Superboy / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron [as Jerry Siegel] (signed)
- Pencils:
- Al Wenzel [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Orville Orville; Bobby; Pete; Teddy; Mary; Titus Canby (a millionaire); President Antvar (President of a small European country)
- Synopsis:
- Orville Orville, the richest and most spoiled youngster in town, tries to win every division of a hobby contest, using his father's money to accomplish it, and to win a coveted trip around the world.
- Reprints:
- in The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 2010 series) #[nn] (June 2010)
Indexer Notes
Art identification by Bob Hughes (July 2007). Clark Kent lives in "a small town". Story also takes place after World War II.
Shades of John Paul Jones
Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- George Kashdan
- Pencils:
- John Daly
- Inks:
- John Daly
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; John Paul Jones
- Synopsis:
- Aquaman time travels to the days of the American Revolution.
Indexer Notes
In the American Revolution, maybe a dream.
Menace of the Crimson Arrows
Green Arrow / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Don Cameron
- Pencils:
- George Papp
- Inks:
- George Papp
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Crimson Arrow Gang (villains)
The Saga of a Sword
Shining Knight / comic story / 7 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Chuck Winter
- Inks:
- Chuck Winter
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Shining Knight [Sir Justin]
Indexer Notes
Story narrated by Excalibur.
The 9th Wonder of the World!
Johnny Quick / comic story / 9 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Mort Meskin
- Inks:
- George Roussos
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Johnny Quick [Johnny Chambers]; Tubby Watts; Pal the Wonder Dog; Mel Mitchum
- Synopsis:
- After a fire destroys the entire print run of the hit comic, 8th Wonder, Johnny Quick redraws, inks, letters, engraves the plates, prints the entire comic using a handpress and then paints the colors into every single copy by hand in one night.
- Reprints:
- in The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #232 (March-April 1975)
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Great Hobby Contest!
Superboy -
2.
Shades of John Paul Jones
Aquaman -
3.
Menace of the Crimson Arrows
Green Arrow -
4.
The Saga of a Sword
Shining Knight -
5.
The 9th Wonder of the World!
Johnny Quick
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Craig Delich
- Mike Nielsen
- 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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