(January-February 1950)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.10 USD
Pages:
52
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)
Format:
Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)

["The man who startled America does it again!"] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Orson Welles
Reprints:
Keywords:
death rays; extraterrestrials

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:
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:

Indexer Notes

redone in Superman 174


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Black Magic On Mars
    Superman
  2. 2. The People Vs. Superman
    Superman
  3. 3. How Football Began
  4. 4. Give Your Town a Present
    Superboy
  5. 5. Pioneer Days In Oregon
  6. 6. [no title indexed]
    Peg
  7. 7. [no title indexed]
    Shorty
  8. 8. Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero
    Superman
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