(April 1955)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-02-22
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Mort Weisinger (story editor); George Kashdan (story editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Superboy's Most Amazing Dream! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Hughes. We formerly credited Al Plastino.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Stuart Greetings, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy's Most Amazing Dream! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sy Barry
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Pa Kent
Synopsis
Clark dreams of life when he grows up to be Superman and works in the Metropolis Museum.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Inker credit by Bob Hughes. We formerly credited Stan Kaye.

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

My Greatest Adventure; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Varsity Vic / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
It's a lovely day, isn't it, Vic?
Genre
humor; teen

The Mystery of the Seven Sea Statues! (Table of Contents: 5)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman
Synopsis
Aquaman seemingly turns into an egomaniac by placing seven floating statues of himself offshore.
Reprints

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

Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

First Line of Dialogue or Text
You can take this...But not with you!

The Amazing Career of Candy (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Ted M. Levine
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

American Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Undersea Archers! (Table of Contents: 9)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Chief Talang
Synopsis
The Archers go underwater to solve the riddle of the Devil Fish.

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

CinemAntics / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Harry Lampert
Pencils
Harry Lampert
Inks
Harry Lampert
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Is Mr. Wilson, the electrician, in?
Genre
humor
Reprints

Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!" (Table of Contents: 11)

Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Rube Grossman
Inks
Rube Grossman
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superboy's Most Amazing Dream!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stuart Greetings, Inc.
  3. 2. Superboy's Most Amazing Dream!
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
    My Greatest Adventure; Superman
  5. 4. ["It's a lovely day, isn't it, Vic?"]
    Varsity Vic
  6. 5. The Mystery of the Seven Sea Statues!
    Aquaman
  7. 6. ["You can take this...But not with you!"]
    Supergram the Superman Puzzle Game
  8. 7. The Amazing Career of Candy
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Company
  10. 9. The Undersea Archers!
    Green Arrow
  11. 10. ["Is Mr. Wilson, the electrician, in?"]
    CinemAntics
  12. 11. Peter Porkchops Says: "Don't Be Afraid to Speak Up!"
    Peter Porkchops
  13. 12. Hey Skinny! ...Yer Ribs Are Showing!
    Charles Atlas
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker