Superman #131

(August 1959)

The Menace of Mr. Mxyzptlk! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Jerry Coleman

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Lois Lane

Synopsis:

Mr. Mxyzptlk returns and this time he has an alarm in his hat to warn him when he is about to say his name backwards.

Reprints:

• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1966 ([august] 1966)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #206 (May 1968)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

Indexer Notes

1st "modern" spelling of Mr. Mxyzptlk's name.

["Pardon me, mister - You dropped your wallet!"] (Table of Contents: 2)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

humor

Reprints:

• from The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #8 (April-May 1951)

Superman's Future Wife (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Super-Twins

Synopsis:

In an enchanted cottage, Lois has visions of the future and learns that Superman will marry and father twins...but doesn't learn WHO Superman will marry!

Reprints:

• in Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #1 (Summer 1962)
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1966 ([august] 1966)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

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

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

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

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

Script:

Mort Weisinger ?

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye ?

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

The Unknown Super-Deeds (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman; An Untold Story of Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superboy; Martha Kent; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen

Synopsis:

Bored one summer afternoon, Superboy performs three seemingly insignificant super-feats, never knowing he performed them for three people who one day will be very important to him.

Reprints:

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #146 (December 1964)
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1966 ([august] 1966)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1968 (23.März 1968)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

Indexer Notes

Early chronological appearances of Perry White, Lois Lane, and Jimmy Olsen. Reprint info by Bob Bailey via Per Sandell, 2005-01-13.