Superman #65

(July-August 1950)

The Testing of Superman (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; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Ephraim Potts (Intro); The Professor [Dr. Bertram Smiggs] (Intro, Villain)

Synopsis:

As a reward for saving Lois's life, Superman lets Dr. Potts perform a complete set of scientific tests on his powers. But Dr. Smiggs tries to horn in the act with criminal intent.

Indexer Notes

pg. 4, panel 3 reproed in STERANKO'S HISTORY OF THE COMICS (last pg.)

Superman's Sweetheart (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9.5 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Woolfolk

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Peggy Wilkins; Whitey Nelson (Intro, Villain)

Synopsis:

Lois gets jealous when Superman seems to be paying more attention to Peggy, her roommate.

Balance Your Fun Diet (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Win Mortimer

Inks:

Win Mortimer

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor

Characters:

Buzzy; Wolfie; Suzy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Shorty / filler / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Story Behind History (Table of Contents)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Raymond Perry ?

Inks:

Raymond Perry ?

Colors:

Raymond Perry ?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

Synopsis:

"You Are There" show history.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Poor Dad! / 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

Three Supermen from Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

William Woolfolk

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Kizo; Mala; U-Ban; Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane

Synopsis:

Superman meets three Kryptonian brothers who were convicted and sentenced by Krypton's Ruling Council to a sentence of suspended animation adrift in space due to their efforts to overthrow the Council and rule Krypton. Now that they have crashed on Earth they plan to rule it instead. Superman tricks them into turning on each other and they knock themselves out. Superman returns them to suspended animation and exiles them back into space.

Reprints:

• in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn] ([September] 2002)

Indexer Notes

The first appearance of other survivors of Krypton. In this story, the natives of Krypton are called Kryptonites. All Kryptonites have x-ray vision, super strength, and super speed, but flying is new to them. Writing credit from reprint.

[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 (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

teen; humor