Superman #117
(November 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
1957-09-08
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.

The Man with the Zero Eyes! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Clark Kent, Man of Mystery (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
Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprints

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

Roadmaster / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Teddy Roosevelt, Guardian of Nature (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
non-fiction; advocacy
Characters
Teddy Roosevelt

Indexer Notes

Info for this sequence and art identification by Saltarella.

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

Tricksy / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
If anybody can find that hidden treasure...
Genre
humor

The Secret of Fort Superman (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor (antagonist)
Reprints

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
This note from the principal is for my dad!
Genre
humor; teen
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog; Hopalong Cassidy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Easy Ways to Earn Spending Money (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction

The Man with the Zero Eyes (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Rex Chalmers (villain, introduction)
Reprints

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

Silly Dilly / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Concealed in this Silly Dilly are the names of 5 birds...
Reprints

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 0.5 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) /

Charles Atlas / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Specialty Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Man with the Zero Eyes!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. Clark Kent, Man of Mystery
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Roadmaster
  5. 4. Teddy Roosevelt, Guardian of Nature
  6. 5. ["If anybody can find that hidden treasure..."]
    Tricksy
  7. 6. The Secret of Fort Superman
    Superman
  8. 7. ["This note from the principal is for my dad!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  9. 8. ["The oldest symbol in comics..."]
    The Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog; Hopalong Cassidy
  10. 9. Easy Ways to Earn Spending Money
  11. 10. The Man with the Zero Eyes
    Superman
  12. 11. ["Concealed in this Silly Dilly are the names of 5 birds..."]
    Silly Dilly
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Charles Atlas
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Specialty Company
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