(August 1956)

DC, 1954 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Jan., May, July and Nov.
On-sale Date
1956-06-05
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Boy Superman! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen
Reprints
Keywords
bear; cave; skunk
Cover Thumbnail for Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #14
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Feats of Chief Super-Duper (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Synopsis
When a totem pole is found with Jimmy's face carved into it, Superman takes Jimmy into the past to discover the secret of Chief Super-Duper.
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Indexer Notes

buffalo; Native American; totem pole; time travel; peace pipe; smoke signal

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

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

Mike Was a Rolling Menace Until... (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

U. S. Royals / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!" (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

The Meek Jimmy Olsen (Table of Contents: 6)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Lois Lane
Synopsis
An inventors machine changes Clark and Jimmy's temperaments, making Jimmy timid and Clark rash.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from reprint in in Showcase Presents: Superman Family #1.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
You will be in real wild country...
Genre
humor

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

Skooter / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Skooter--Go in to play right field!
Reprints

I Chased a Runaway Blimp (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Mabely
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

The Boy Superman (Table of Contents: 11)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Petunia; Moose Morton
Synopsis
Superman leaves his super-suit in the Flying Newsroom. Jimmy later crashes the Flying Newsroom and wears the suit for protection but runs into hillbillies who believe he is really Superman.
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Keywords
Flying Newsroom; hillbilly; Signal Watch

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

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

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

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

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

The National Sports Council / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Boy Superman!
    Jimmy Olsen
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. The Feats of Chief Super-Duper
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Wildroot Cream-Oil
  5. 4. Mike Was a Rolling Menace Until...
    U. S. Royals
  6. 5. Peter Porkchops Solves "The Case of the Careless Camper!"
    Peter Porkchops
  7. 6. The Meek Jimmy Olsen
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. ["Boys and girls! Here's the new you've been waiting for..."]
  9. 8. ["You will be in real wild country..."]
    Professor Eureka
  10. 9. ["Skooter--Go in to play right field!"]
    Skooter
  11. 10. I Chased a Runaway Blimp
  12. 11. The Boy Superman
    Jimmy Olsen
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    The National Sports Council
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles
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