(May-June 1955)
DC,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1955-03-15
- 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 (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
- Parts of this issue are reprinted:
-
in All Star Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #48 (December 1967)
-
The Story of Superman's Souvenirs
Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman
- Reprints
The Boy Olympics!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Perry White; Tommy Blair; Cal Dawson
- Synopsis
- With a rival newspaper going out of business, Jimmy helps the paperboys put on a showcase of their talents to help raise money to save their jobs.
- Reprints
-
in Superman y sus amigos (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #1 (1956) - in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #13 ([April 1960])
-
in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([May] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- Signal Watch
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How many volumes did the Chinese Encyclopedia printed in 1726…have?
- Reprints
Indexer Notes
puzzle page
The Brain of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman; Lois Lane; Professor Todd; Jumbo
- Synopsis
- A new computer is installed at the Daily Planet. When Clark ends up handcuffed to Lois the computer is able to tell Jimmy how to stop various disasters, preventing Lois from finding out that Clark is Superman.
- Reprints
- Keywords
- computer; Flying Newsroom; steeplejack
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Gosh, I'm hungry! Let's go to a restaurant!
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #135 (August 1949)
-
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Genre
- satire-parody
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In the old days it was gold prospecting...
- Genre
- humor
The Story of Superman's Souvenirs
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Killer Burke; Superman; Lefty Orton (in flashback); Superman; Lex Luthor (in flashback)
- Synopsis
- Killer Burke breaks into Jimmy's apartment and tries to use Jimmy's Superman souvenirs to escape the police.
- Reprints
- in Superman y sus amigos (Editorial Novaro, 1956 series) #1 (1956)
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #128 (April 1970)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #15/1970 (25. Juli 1970) -
in Batman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #19 (juillet 1979) - in Superman Géant (Sage - Sagédition, 1979 series) #28 (avril 1985)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([May] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- invisibility; meteor
[no title indexed]
Action Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- To the boys and girls of America...
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh Pete, come on over here, will you!
- Genre
- humor; children
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as R. T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
Indexer Notes
Back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Story of Superman's Souvenirs
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
2.
The Boy Olympics!
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
["How many volumes did the Chinese Encyclopedia printed in 1726…have?"]
Quick Quiz -
4.
[no title indexed]
Stewart-Warner Bike Speedometers -
5.
Binky Gives "Tips on Camping!"
Binky -
6.
The Brain of Steel!
Jimmy Olsen -
7.
["Gosh, I'm hungry! Let's go to a restaurant!"]
Daffy & Doodle -
8.
[no title indexed]
Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
9.
["In the old days it was gold prospecting..."]
Shorty -
10.
Mystery in the Maine Woods
-
11.
The Story of Superman's Souvenirs
Jimmy Olsen -
12.
["To the boys and girls of America..."]
Action Comics; Adventure Comics -
13.
["Oh Pete, come on over here, will you!"]
Little Pete -
14.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
15.
Judy and Jim Defy Savage Gorilla!
Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Mike Nielsen
- Gene Reed (R.I.P.)
- Jim Van Dore
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