(November 1953)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1953-09-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Haunted Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
Jack Adler
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Buildings toppling... lives in danger... can this be the disaster that has been giving me nightmares?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
Universe
DC : mainstream
Reprints

United Nations Day -- October 24th (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
?

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Haunted Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What terrible thing is going to happen?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lois Lane; Lara; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Superman searches his memory all the way back to babyhood on Krypton and discovers that Jor-El predicted a major catastrophe would face Earth in the very near future. A great dark star is streaking towards the solar system and its gravitational pull is speeding up Earth's rotation which for some reason gives everybody on Earth super powers. He tries to bring things back to normal but the Earth people try to stop him.
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton; origin

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I need money for my date tonight with Ellen.
Genre
humor
Characters
Vic

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Suicide Safari! (Table of Contents: 6)

Congo Bill / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
Ed Smalle
Inks
Ed Smalle
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You gave your word to duplicate the dead writer's next feat...
Genre
adventure; drama; jungle
Characters
Congo Bill; Robert Ford; Drago
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Bill agrees to perform a series of stunts that lead him to rescue a kidnapped geologist.
Reprints
Keywords
bamboo; cameras; Geiger counter; gorillas; lions; mining; rhinoceroses; uranium; World Wide Insurance Company

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Editorial Advisory Board / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Little Pete / comic story / 1 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
I can't find him!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Pete
Reprints

The Hotrods of Space! (Table of Contents: 11)

Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 5.67 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's those young hot-jet speeders again...
Genre
adventure; science fiction
Characters
The Planeteers: Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood
John Vince
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
Young speedsters are just as much of a problem in 2054, except that their recklessness now occurs in the space lanes. Tommy and Brent are assigned to put an end to the menace.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Formerly credited to Otto Binder, but not in Binder's records as printed in Alter Ego 147.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Atom Goes to Sea (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller (credited as W. J. Miller, QMC, USN)
Pencils
Raymond Perry
Inks
Raymond Perry
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

For the Thrill of Your Life! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Rex the Wonder Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Race to Old Forge! (Table of Contents: 15)

Vigilante / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dick Wood ?
Pencils
Howard Sherman
Inks
Howard Sherman
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Thunderaton! I'll be crushed to death!
Genre
adventure; superhero; western-frontier
Characters
Stuff, the Chinatown Kid; The Vigilante [Greg Sanders]; Tri-State Gang; Andy (racer)
Universe
DC : mainstream
Synopsis
The Vigilante and Stuff uncover the forces behind the fatal accidents which occur during a cross-country race run by vintage roadsters.
Reprints
Keywords
Montana; Old Forge; Vig-Cycle

Superman on Television! Is Super-TV (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Littleton Stamp Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Haunted Superman!
    Superman
  2. 1. United Nations Day -- October 24th
  3. 2. Haunted Superman!
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Schwinn
  5. 4. ["I need money for my date tonight with Ellen."]
    Varsity Vic
  6. 5. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  7. 6. Suicide Safari!
    Congo Bill
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  9. 8. ["Let's hurry..."]
    Dubble Bubble Gum
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Editorial Advisory Board
  11. 10. ["I can't find him!"]
    Little Pete
  12. 11. The Hotrods of Space!
    Tommy Tomorrow
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Scripto
  14. 13. The Atom Goes to Sea
  15. 14. For the Thrill of Your Life!
    Rex the Wonder Dog
  16. 15. The Race to Old Forge!
    Vigilante
  17. 16. Superman on Television! Is Super-TV
    Superman
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Keith Chandler
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Antonio Pontes Junior
  • Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore