Superman #130

(July 1959)

Buzzy Says "Be Sure of Your Facts!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Gaspar Saladino

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Buzzy Brown

Synopsis

When the clubhouse boys jump to conclusions and believe Jim stole the club's money, Buzzy advises them to stay calm and double-check before making accusations.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated April 1952.

The Curse of Kryptonite! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Superman robots

Synopsis

When Superman accidentally exposes himself to kryptonite, he recalls his lifetime of experience with the mineral from his home planet.

Reprints

• in Superman (3ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1964 series) #44
• in Albi del Falco (Mondadori, 1954 series) #205 (20 Marzo 1960)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #36 (May 1983)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #66 (1985)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)

Keywords

green kryptonite

Indexer Notes

First appearance of Krypto in Superman.

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hello. Yes, this is Jerry. Friday night?

Genre

humor; teen

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #207 (May 1954)

The Super-Servant of Crime (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Giunta ? (sourced)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Mark Mulloy; Baldy

Synopsis

When Mark Mulloy, the owner of property from which Superman has been mining gold, returns to claim his rights, Superman agrees to perform six tasks for him as compensation. But Superman interprets Mulloy's requests so literally that Mulloy can't benefit from the deal.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #147 ([October 1959])
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #209 (August 1968)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1969 (31. Mai 1969)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)

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Tootsie Roll Pop / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Your Passport to Strange Journeys... (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Wayne Boring (logo illustration)

Inks

? (logo illustration)

Colors

? (logo illustration)

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Edward Mayer, Richard Cramer, Marvin Ray Myers, Michael Burns, Eugene J. Buie, Joseph Ritchie II, Joel Greene, and Fred Bronson.

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Block Buster / 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

You'll find these in the alphabet!

Reprints

• from A Date with Judy (DC, 1947 series) #43 (October-November 1954)

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

The Town That Hated Superman! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Bruce Cyrus

Synopsis

When Superman is shocked to find a town that prohibits his entrance, he investigates as Kent Clark and discovers that Mayor Bruce Cyrus blames Superman for his not being adopted as a child.

Reprints

• in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1961-1962 (1961)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #208 (July 1968)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #112 (Circa December 1968)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([November] 2005)
• in Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #2 ([April] 2006)

Keywords

Smallville Orphanage; time travel

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Tootsie Roll Fudge / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Ollie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

There's someone that has to be pulled out!

Genre

humor

Characters

Ollie

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Lois Lane; Superboy; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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Jowett Institute of Body Building / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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