(December 1948)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- A Superman DC Publication
- Editing:
- Whitney Ellsworth
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Truth or Consequences
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Ralph Edwards
- Reprints:
-
in Action Comics (Simcoe Publishing & Distribution, 1948 series) #127 ([circa January 1949])
-
- Keywords:
- radio shows; seltzer bottles
Superman Takes the Consequences
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Ralph Edwards
- Keywords:
- radio shows; Truth or Consequences
Indexer Notes
With Ralph Edwards, featuring Superman on the popular contemporary Truth or Consequences radio program.
The Man Who Laughed at Scotland Yard
Congo Bill / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Ed Smalle
- Inks:
- Ed Smalle
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- jungle
- Characters:
- Congo Bill
- Reprints:
-
in Century Comic (K. G. Murray, 1961 series) #76 ([Circa 1962-1964])
-
The Interplanetary Aquarium
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- John Fischetti
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- science fiction
- Characters:
- Planeteers; Col. Tommy Tomorrow; Joan Gordy
- Synopsis:
- The year is 1988. Tommy Tomorrow recently graduated from Space Port with the rank of Colonel in the Planeteers. He is instructed to visit other planets in the solar system and bring back specimens of marine life, so that the giant aquarium can be expanded to an Interplanetary Aquarium. Joan Gordy of the Planetary Radio News accompanies Col. Tomorrow and his crew.
- Reprints:
-
in 3-D Batman (DC, 1966 series) #[nn] (1966)
-
- Keywords:
- Ganymede (a moon of Jupiter); Gotham (capital of Earth and of the nine planets); Interplanetary Aquarium; Planetary Radio News; Planeteer Medal; Science Bureau; Space Port a.k.a. the "West Point" of the future; Titan (a moon of Saturn); Umbriel (a moon of Uranus); Venus
Indexer Notes
(1) The character "Tommy Tomorrow" appeared earlier in fillers prophesying the future in Real Fact Comics #6, 8, and 13, although this is a different treatment of him.
(2) The events of Real Fact Comics #16 occur between page 2 panel 2 and page 2 panel 3 of the Tommy Tomorrow story in this issue.
Magic Music
Zatara / comic story / 6 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- W. F. White
- Inks:
- W. F. White
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- occult
- Characters:
- Zatara
El Boleadora
Vigilante / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Joe Kubert
- Inks:
- Joe Kubert
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- The Vigilante
Editing
Table of Contents
-
0.
Truth or Consequences
Superman -
1.
Superman Takes the Consequences
Superman -
2.
The Man Who Laughed at Scotland Yard
Congo Bill -
3.
The Interplanetary Aquarium
Tommy Tomorrow -
4.
Magic Music
Zatara -
5.
El Boleadora
Vigilante
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