(September 1959)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1959-07-30
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Helpless Hero! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Space Boy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Helpless Hero! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Space Boy [Zall-Dix]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Krypto; Superboy robots
Synopsis
A boy from another planet schemes to take Superboy's place by causing all his powers to go haywire.
Reprints

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

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

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

Find the Twins / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel
Pencils
Martin Naydel
Inks
Martin Naydel
Colors
?
Letters
Martin Naydel

Aquaman and His Sea Police! (Table of Contents: 6)

Aquaman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Ramona Fradon
Inks
Ramona Fradon
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Mayor of New Venice
Synopsis
Aquaman helps out a city whose streets are all canals.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer credit from Martin O'Hearn at http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/.

Intro of New Venice.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Cars whiz by me all the time, but I can't get a lift!
Genre
humor; teen
Reprints

Coming Super-Attractions (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

The Green Arrow Robin Hood! (Table of Contents: 11)

Green Arrow / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Robin Hood; Maid Marian; Little John
Synopsis
Green Arrow goes back in time and takes Robin Hood's place.
Reprints

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

40 Foreign and American Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

American Geographical Society Around the World Program / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Helpless Hero!
    Superboy
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  3. 2. The Helpless Hero!
    Superboy
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Stamps
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Find the Twins
  7. 6. Aquaman and His Sea Police!
    Aquaman
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  10. 9. ["Cars whiz by me all the time, but I can't get a lift!"]
    Varsity Vic
  11. 10. Coming Super-Attractions
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Action Comics; Superman
  12. 11. The Green Arrow Robin Hood!
    Green Arrow
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    40 Foreign and American Cars
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    American Geographical Society Around the World Program
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Adam Spector
  • Jim Van Dore