Superman #89

(May 1954)

Binky Says: "Welcome Amigo!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bob Oksner

Inks

Bob Oksner

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Captain Kent the Terrible! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Queen Elizabeth; Don Fernando (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis

Superman goes back in time to prove Clark's ancestor was not a cruel pirate, and ends up becoming a pirate himself.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1958 (1958-9)

Indexer Notes

time-travel story, 16th century England

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

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo

Pencils

Horace Elmo

Inks

Horace Elmo

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is it permissible to applaud in the Senate galleries in Washington?

Genre

non-fiction

Reprints

• in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #229 (June 1957) [panels re-arranged]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Annie Gram / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Martin Naydel

Pencils

Martin Naydel

Inks

Martin Naydel

Colors

?

Letters

Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text

BALM+U=

Indexer Notes

puzzle

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Shorty / comic story / 2 pages (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

This way, sir!

Genre

humor

Superman of Skid Row! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Travis (introduction); Senator Smithers (introduction); the Skid Row Brotherhood (introductions); Ed Main (villain, introduction); Perry White

Synopsis

Clark goes undercover to smoke out a mystery on Skid Row.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #90 ([February 1955])

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

Scripto / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Peg / 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

This is a swell car your father has, Peg!

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #74 (July 1959)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 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

Pete, your piano teacher will be here soon.

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #101 (May 1959)
• in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #88 (August-September 1964) [cut in half]

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Skyway Sleuths (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Jack Miller

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

One Hour to Doom! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Woolfolk

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White

Synopsis

Luthor hides a kryptonite laden bomb in Metropolis and threatens to blow the whole city up.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #109 ([August 1956])

Indexer Notes

Woolfolk credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/; we formerly suggested Alvin Schwartz.

Superman on Television! Is Super-TV (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Superman / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Line of Stars Presents (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis; The Adventures of Bob Hope / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Bebe / 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

Auntie! I'm back from the dentist!

Genre

humor; children

Reprints

• in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #54
• in Buntes Allerlei (Aller Verlag, 1953 series) #16/1954 (August 1954)
which is reprinted
• in Buntes Allerlei (Norbert Hethke Verlag, 1992 series) #16/1954 ([1993])
• in The Adventures of Jerry Lewis (DC, 1957 series) #49 (November 1958)

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

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

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 1 page (report information)