Superman
#122
(July 1958)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1958-05-06
- 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 (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Super-Sergeant!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #20/1958 -
in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) (1983) - in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
-
- Keywords
- bazookas; United States Army
Indexer Notes
Lettering credit confirmed by Todd Klein's blog: https://kleinletters.com/Blog/ira-schnapp-in-superman-part-1/.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
public service announcement / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- advocacy
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Secret of the Space Souvenirs
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Superman is compelled to collect trophies from space but doesn't know why.
- Reprints
-
in Colossal Comic (K. G. Murray, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965]) -
in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #13 (janvier 1970) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]] - in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #12 (May 1981)
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
-
[no title indexed]
Strange Adventures; Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Superman in the White House!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White
- Synopsis
- When Jimmy is knocked out, he dreams of what it would be like if Superman were president of the United States.
- Reprints
-
in Supermán Librocomic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #2 - in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7 (Summer 1963)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #3/1966 (November 1966) [ [2.Sequence,USA]] -
in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1968 (1968) - in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
-
[no title indexed]
Peg / comic story / 0.67 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- We're playing 'Tech' for the state championship tomorrow...
- Genre
- humor; teen
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #13 (March-April 1951)
-
Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates / advertisement / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Throw out the umpire!
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #108 (September 1950)
-
The Super-Sergeant
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Sgt. Jones; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- While testing a new device, Superman accidentally gives Private Jones super-powers. Superman uses the soldier, who is promoted to sergeant, to make a pair of foreign spies think that he can create an army of American super-soldiers.
- Reprints
- in Supermán Librocomic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #2
- in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #14 (février 1970) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
- in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([November] 2004)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
-
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I'll get two dollars for watching Melvin this afternoon...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #163 (December 1951)
-
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Super-Sergeant!
Superman -
1.
Are You a Litter-Bug?
-
2.
The Secret of the Space Souvenirs
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Roadmaster -
4.
["To the boys and girls of America..."]
Strange Adventures; Sgt. Bilko's Pvt. Doberman -
5.
Superman in the White House!
Superman -
6.
["We're playing 'Tech' for the state championship tomorrow..."]
Peg -
7.
Wings and Winnie Winchester Do a Good Deed
Winchester Super Speed Roller Skates -
8.
[no title indexed]
Gag Bag -
9.
["Throw out the umpire!"]
Shorty -
10.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park -
11.
The Super-Sergeant
Superman -
12.
["I'll get two dollars for watching Melvin this afternoon..."]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
13.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
14.
Magic Magnifier Helps Betty & Jim Solve Big "Jewel Mystery!"
Wilson Chemical Co. -
15.
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