Superman #115
(August 1957)

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
1957-06-16
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 (sourced) (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Three Substitute Supermen! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Edward Boren; we previously credited Curt Swan and Stan Kaye.

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

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

The Midget Superman (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Tom Thumb (introduction); Tina Thumb (introduction)

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

AMF Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Earn While You Learn! (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Ruben Moreira
Inks
Ruben Moreira
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!
Genre
humor
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Jimmy Olsen's Lost Pal (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Many-Faces Fulton (villain, introduction)

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

Charlie Cannonball / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boom!
Genre
humor

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

Popeye Flashlight / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

21" Diesel Trucks / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Balloons with Pump / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

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

Circus Boy Ice Cream Maker / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Danger Route (Table of Contents: 13)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Three Substitute Supermen (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Coleman
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Organizer (villain, introduction)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Junior Sales Club Batting Tips (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Issue at my.comics.org
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Three Substitute Supermen!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Midget Superman
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    AMF Roadmaster
  5. 4. Earn While You Learn!
  6. 5. ["Gosh, I never thought I'd make it!"]
    Shorty
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  8. 7. Jimmy Olsen's Lost Pal
    Superman
  9. 8. ["Boom!"]
    Charlie Cannonball
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Popeye Flashlight
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    21" Diesel Trucks
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Balloons with Pump
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Circus Boy Ice Cream Maker
  14. 13. Danger Route
  15. 14. The Three Substitute Supermen
    Superman
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Littleton Stamp Co.
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
  18. 17. Junior Sales Club Batting Tips
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  19. 18. [no title indexed]
    Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns
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  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
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