(April 1958)
DC,
1954 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of Jan., May, July and Nov.
- On-sale date
- 1958-02-25
- 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)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Silver Age, then Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #95, 104, 113, 122, 131)
- Publishing Format
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Peter Porkchops / public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Pencils
- Rube Grossman
- Inks
- Rube Grossman
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- Genre
- advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover. This PSA ran in DC comics cover dated April 1958 and again in issues cover dated January 1962.
The Spendthrift and the Miser
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; "Swindle" Stanton [Fred Brown]; Lois Lane; "Lefty"
- Synopsis
- Jimmy becomes a spendthrift by day and a miser by night.
- Reprints
-
in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965]) -
in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #125 (December 1969) -
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #7/1970 ([april] 1970) - in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)
-
in Superman Libro Comic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #13
-
[Meet the Challengers of the Unknown]
Challengers of the Unknown / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
[no title indexed]
Tricksy / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Not bad, Tricksy!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Tricksy; movie director; SPCA man
The Boy Who Killed Superman
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman
- Synopsis
- Jimmy is teleported to the year 5921 where he is known as the infamous killer of Superman.
- Reprints
-
in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1961-1962 (1961) - in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #4 ([Winter] 1961)
- in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #113 (August-September 1968)
- in Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (K. G. Murray, 1966 ? series) #7 ([Circa 1970-1971])
- in Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008)
-
- Keywords
- Kryptonite; time travel; wax museum
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wow! What a doll!
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Characters
- Varsity Vic; unnamed girl
- Reprints
- from Batman (DC, 1940 series) #76 (April-May 1953)
-
Gag Bag
text story / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
Twelve jokes with a masthead illustration
The Human Skyscraper
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Otto Binder
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Ray Burnley
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Prof. Potter; Flying Newsroom; "Wonders" Wilson
- Synopsis
- When Prof. Potter gives Jimmy the wrong pill for a toothache, Jimmy ends up several stories tall, with the mind of a child. Trying to relieve Jimmy's toothache pain, Superman stumbles on the very antidote necessary to reverse Jimmy's transformation.
- Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Boy Who Killed Superman!
Jimmy Olsen -
1.
The Secret of the Happy Pig!
Peter Porkchops -
2.
The Spendthrift and the Miser
Jimmy Olsen -
3.
[Meet the Challengers of the Unknown]
Challengers of the Unknown -
4.
["Not bad, Tricksy!"]
Tricksy -
5.
The Boy Who Killed Superman
Jimmy Olsen -
6.
[Look Kids! Big Powerful Magic Magnifier]
Betty & Jim; Cloverine Salve -
7.
["Wow! What a doll!"]
Varsity Vic -
8.
Gag Bag
-
9.
The Human Skyscraper
Jimmy Olsen -
10.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Co. -
11.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
12.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
13.
[no title indexed]
American Seed Co.
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