Superman #62

(January-February 1950)

Black Magic On Mars (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Orson Welles; Martler (Intro, villain); other Martians (Intro); Nancy Guild; Perry White; Lois Lane

Synopsis:

Orson accidentally gets trapped in a rocket to Mars where he meets Martian Nazis. No one on Earth believes his broadcast pleas for help, except Superman.

Reprints:

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #34 ([March 1950])
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #[nn] (1983)

Keywords:

Martians

Indexer Notes

Promotes the new Orson Welles film Black Magic. Superman's first visit to Mars.

The People Vs. Superman (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; The Ace (Intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis:

Superman is arrested for the murder of Clark Kent.

Indexer Notes

First extensive use of super-ventriloquism.

How Football Began (Table of Contents)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Raymond Perry ?

Inks:

Raymond Perry ?

Colors:

Raymond Perry ?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

origin of football

Give Your Town a Present (Table of Contents)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy

Pioneer Days In Oregon (Table of Contents)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils:

Fred Ray ?

Inks:

Fred Ray ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Alvin Schwartz

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk; Larissa Lee (intro, another LL!); Perry White; Lois Lane

Synopsis:

Mxyztplk falls in love with actress Larissa Lee and decides to become a hero in order to impress her.

Reprints:

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #34 ([March 1950])

Indexer Notes

redone in Superman 174