Superman #105
(May 1956)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1956-03-11
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)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Superman, Slave! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Eldric
Reprints

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

Honor House Products Corp. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Superman's 3 Mistakes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

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

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback)
Reprints

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

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

"Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery (Table of Contents: 4)

Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
adventure

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

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 wonderful buy, Mrs. Tilson!
Genre
humor; teen
Characters
Peg
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Mr. Mxyztplk's Secret Identity (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Mr. Mxyztplk (villain)
Reprints
Keywords
Daily Planet

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

Junior Sales Club of America / advertisement / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

On the two pages between page 5 and page 6 of the previous sequence.

Strange Animals You Never Heard About (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; animal

Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

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

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Though we briefly credited Wayne Boring with the Superman figures, due to an error report from Keith Chandler, the consensus of the members of the GCD Main list was that Mortimer was swiping or imitating Boring.

Superman, Slave! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Eldric (villain)
Reprints

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

Little Pete / 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
It's such a nice day, Pete. Why aren't you outside?
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

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
  1. 0. Superman, Slave!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Honor House Products Corp.
  3. 2. Superman's 3 Mistakes!
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  5. 4. "Wings" Winchester Stops a Robbery
    Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates
  6. 5. ["This is a wonderful buy, Mrs. Tilson!"]
    Peg
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  8. 7. Mr. Mxyztplk's Secret Identity
    Superman
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Junior Sales Club of America
  10. 9. Strange Animals You Never Heard About
  11. 10. Get Your Ticket to the Treasury of Books!
    Superman
  12. 11. Superman, Slave!
    Superman
  13. 12. ["It's such a nice day, Pete. Why aren't you outside?"]
    Little Pete
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  16. 15. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Marton Vajda
  • Jim Van Dore