(May 1955)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1955-03-27
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 Robot Twin! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Reprints

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

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

Superboy's Robot Twin! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy robot (not built by Superboy); Professor Wilson; Angles; Joe
Synopsis
When Superboy disappears for a week Prof Wilson builds a robot to take his place. Superboy, meanwhile, after an encounter with a comet, has lost his memory.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

credits by Bob Hughes

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

Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Lit-Win
Pencils
Lit-Win
Inks
Lit-Win
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hey, Doodle, look...No hands!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; teen

The Giant Tropical Fish! (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero

New King of the Mountains (Table of Contents: 7)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

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

Sagebrush Sam / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Umm-- Nice town!
Genre
humor; western-frontier

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

Leave It to Binky; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Three Impossible Targets! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

Green Arrow wears red hat.

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

Varsity Vic / 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
What a miserable day fishing. Not one nibble!
Genre
humor

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

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superboy's Robot Twin!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  3. 2. Superboy's Robot Twin!
    Superboy
  4. 3. ["Hey, Doodle, look...No hands!"]
    Daffy & Doodle
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer
  6. 5. Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!"
    Binky
  7. 6. The Giant Tropical Fish!
    Aquaman
  8. 7. New King of the Mountains
  9. 8. ["Umm-- Nice town!"]
    Sagebrush Sam
  10. 9. ["To the boys and girls of America..."]
    Leave It to Binky; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  11. 10. The Three Impossible Targets!
    Green Arrow
  12. 11. ["What a miserable day fishing. Not one nibble!"]
    Varsity Vic
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  14. 13. Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore