(March-April 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)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:
newsprint
Binding:
saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Miss Metropolis of 1950 (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman

Achilles Vs. Superman (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lois Lane; John Achilles (Villain, Intro); Perry White
Synopsis:
John Achilles claims to be the invulnerable descendant of the Greek original.

Indexer Notes

per Tom Orzechowski, the story was later redone as "The Twentieth Century Achilles!" in Superman (1939 series) #148


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Pretty Kitty / filler / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils:
Phil Berube (signed)
Inks:
Phil Berube (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
humor

The Wind-Up Toys of Peril (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Toyman (Villain); Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis:
Toyman tries to use Superman toys to make a sap out of the Man of Steel.

It's Fun to Be Healthy! (Table of Contents)

Wonder Woman / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Schiff
Pencils:
Irwin Hasen
Inks:
Irwin Hasen
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor

Boys Who Never Give Up (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Raymond Perry ?
Inks:
Raymond Perry ?
Colors:
Raymond Perry ?
Letters:
Typeset

Tree Boy (Table of Contents)

filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Stookie Allen ?
Pencils:
Stookie Allen ?
Inks:
Stookie Allen ?
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
non-fiction
Characters:
Phil Cooper
Synopsis:
bio of a forest ranger

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Peg / filler / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:
?
Letters:
Henry Boltinoff

Content Information

Genre:
humor; teen

Miss Metropolis of 1950 (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11.75 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Bill Finger ?
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Happy Ferris (Villain, Intro); Ellen Bond (Intro); Ann Kirk (Intro); Jane Waite (Intro); Mary Dodge (Intro); Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis:
Perry White tries to re-invent the beauty contest by requiring the contestants to perform daring stunts.

Statement of Ownership (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jack Liebowitz
Letters:
typeset

Indexer Notes

published by National Comics Publications Inc
480 Lexington Ave, NY, NY
Editor: F. W. Ellsworth
Owners: H. Donenfeld, G. Donenfeld, J. Liebowitz, R. Liebowitz, P. Sampliner, S. U. Sampliner, I. Donenfeld, S. Donenfeld, L. Liebowtiz, J. Liebowitz, A. Donenfeld, F. Iger, H. Donenfeld Foundation.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. Miss Metropolis of 1950
    Superman
  2. 1. Achilles Vs. Superman
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Pretty Kitty
  4. 3. The Wind-Up Toys of Peril
    Superman
  5. 4. It's Fun to Be Healthy!
    Wonder Woman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Shorty
  7. 6. Boys Who Never Give Up
  8. 7. Tree Boy
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Peg
  10. 9. Miss Metropolis of 1950
    Superman
  11. 10. Statement of Ownership
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