(1965)
Dial Press,
1965 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 9.95 USD
- Pages
- 200
- On-sale Date
- 1965-11-15
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- The Dial Press
- Brand
-
Lion & Angel
- Editing
- Jules Feiffer (comic reprints compiler)
- Color
- Color cover; Black and White and Color interior
- Binding
- Hardcover with Dustjacket
Issue Notes
Manufactured in the U.S.A. Design by Paul Bacon. See also, The Great Comic Book Heroes (Crown Publishers, 1965) http://www.comics.org/issue/1179477/
The first major collection of Golden Age reprints. The 2003 Fantagraphics Press edition does not include the reprinted stories.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number A801870.
The first major collection of Golden Age reprints. The 2003 Fantagraphics Press edition does not include the reprinted stories.
On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number A801870.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
insert or dust jacket / 0 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
- Reprints
- from ?
[no title indexed]
blank page(s) / 14 pages
Indexer Notes
Back cover, inside covers, and 11 interior pages are blank.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Typeset title page with no other text.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Characters
- Batman (cameo)
Indexer Notes
Title page with small spot illustration of Batman taken from the interior story.
[Copyrights]
credits, title page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
List of character copyrights and printing information. Library of Congress Number: 65-23962.
Designed by Paul Bacon.
Acknowledgment
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Jules Feiffer
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Acknowledgments to Jerry De Fuccio, Jerry Robinson, and others.
[Dedication]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Script
- Jules Feiffer
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Has text "For Kate" and that's all.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Table of Contents with only hero name and page number. Also a tiny vignette of the respective character, with art taken from the story.
[Quote from Frederic Wertham]
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Quote from Frederic Wertham from "Seduction of the Innocent."
Introduction
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 43 pages
- Script
- Jules Feiffer
- Pencils
- various vignettes
- Inks
- various vignettes
- Letters
- typeset
The Great Comic Book Heroes
foreword, introduction, preface, afterword / 1 page
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
An introductory page with just the book title on it, used to separate the introduction from the reprints.
[The Origin of Superman]
Superman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Joe Shuster
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Joe Shuster
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan (original editor); M. C. Gaines (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #[1] ([Summer 1939])
-
[Superman and the Dam]
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Joe Shuster
- Inks
- Joe Shuster
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #5 (October 1938)
-
Indexer Notes
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #3 (Winter 1939-1940) is stated in the book's list of copyrights as the author's source for this story, where it was first reprinted.
[The Origin of Captain Marvel]
Captain Marvel / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Bill Parker
- Pencils
- C. C. Beck
- Inks
- C. C. Beck
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Bill Parker (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #2 (February 1940)
-
Indexer Notes
One page excerpt with the actual origin of Captain Marvel was all that was allowed due to the legal agreement between DC and Fawcett.
The Legend of the Batman -- Who He Is and How He Came to Be
Batman / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane (signed)
- Inks
- Bob Kane (signed); Sheldon Moldoff (backgrounds)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Editing
- Vin Sullivan (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940) which is reprinted
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #33 (November 1939) [first two pages only], #34 (December 1939) [splash panel]
-
[Batman Meets the Joker]
Batman / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Bob Kane
- Inks
- Jerry Robinson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jerry Robinson
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Spring 1940)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title as presented in the book's list of copyrights.
[The Hag]
Human Torch / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Carl Burgos
- Pencils
- Carl Burgos
- Inks
- Carl Burgos
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Joe Simon (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #19 (May 1941)
-
[The Origin of the Flash]
Flash / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Harry Lampert
- Inks
- Harry Lampert
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- M. C. Gaines; Sheldon Mayer (original editors)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (January 1940)
-
[The Origin of Green Lantern]
Green Lantern / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Bill Finger
- Pencils
- Marty Nodell
- Inks
- Marty Nodell
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Marty Nodell
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from All-American Comics (DC, 1939 series) #16 (July 1940)
-
[The Cliffland Arson Murders]
Spectre / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily
- Inks
- Bernard Baily
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bernard Baily
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #1 (Summer 1940)
-
Indexer Notes
Story also known as The Tenement Fires.
[The Sect of Assassins]
Hawkman / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Shelly)
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff (credited as Shelly)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #5 (May 1940)
-
Indexer Notes
Story also known as The Kidnapping of Ione Craig.
[Wonder Woman Fights Mammotha and Mars]
Wonder Woman / comic story / 11 pages
- Script
- William Marston
- Pencils
- Harry Peter
- Inks
- Harry Peter
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #2 (Fall 1942)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title as presented in the book's list of copyrights. Also known as Captured by Lord Conquest: Part 4
[Rampage in New York]
Prince Namor, The Sub-Mariner / comic story / 10 pages
- Script
- Bill Everett
- Pencils
- Bill Everett
- Inks
- Bill Everett
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bill Everett
- Editing
- Martin Goodman (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Marvel Mystery Comics (Marvel, 1939 series) #7 (May 1940)
-
Case No. 1, Meet Captain America
Captain America / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon; Jack Kirby
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby
- Inks
- Al Liederman
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Joe Simon (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Captain America Comics (Marvel, 1941 series) #1 (March 1941)
-
[The Origin of Plastic Man]
Plastic Man / comic story / 6 pages
- Script
- Jack Cole
- Pencils
- Jack Cole
- Inks
- Jack Cole
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Jack Cole
- Editing
- Ed Cronin (original editor)
- Genre
- superhero; humor
- Reprints
- from Police Comics (Quality Comics, 1941 series) #1 (August 1941)
-
[The Spirit in Damascus]
Spirit / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Will Eisner
- Pencils
- Will Eisner
- Inks
- Will Eisner
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Sam Rosen
- Editing
- Will Eisner (original editor)
- Genre
- adventure; detective-mystery; superhero
- Reprints
- from The Spirit (Register and Tribune Syndicate, 1940 series) #7/20/1941 (July 20, 1941)
-
Indexer Notes
Story title as presented in the book's list of copyrights. Also known as The Jewel of Death.
Editing
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Table of Contents
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1.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
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2.
[no title indexed]
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3.
[no title indexed]
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4.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
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5.
Also by Jules Feiffer
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6.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
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7.
[Copyrights]
-
8.
Acknowledgment
-
9.
[Dedication]
-
10.
Table of Contents
-
11.
[Quote from Frederic Wertham]
-
12.
Introduction
-
13.
The Great Comic Book Heroes
-
14.
[The Origin of Superman]
Superman -
15.
[Superman and the Dam]
Superman -
16.
[The Origin of Captain Marvel]
Captain Marvel -
17.
The Legend of the Batman -- Who He Is and How He Came to Be
Batman -
18.
[Batman Meets the Joker]
Batman -
19.
[The Hag]
Human Torch -
20.
[The Origin of the Flash]
Flash -
21.
[The Origin of Green Lantern]
Green Lantern -
22.
[The Cliffland Arson Murders]
Spectre -
23.
[The Sect of Assassins]
Hawkman -
24.
[Wonder Woman Fights Mammotha and Mars]
Wonder Woman -
25.
[Rampage in New York]
Prince Namor, The Sub-Mariner -
26.
Case No. 1, Meet Captain America
Captain America -
27.
[The Origin of Plastic Man]
Plastic Man -
28.
[The Spirit in Damascus]
Spirit -
29.
Afterword
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- John Censullo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Merlin Haas
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Kirk House
- Ramon Schenk
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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