(February 1960)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1959-12-24
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 Adventure Comics #269 and copyright registration.

The Super-Family of Steel! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

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

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Van-Zee; Sylvia De Witt; Lyle; Lili
Reprints

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hi-Power Binoculars / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Super-Family of Steel! Part I: Super-Husband and Wife! (Table of Contents: 3)

Lois Lane / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Van-Zee; Sylvia De Witt; Laura Barton
Synopsis
A girl who looks very much like Lois Lane meets a man who looks and acts very much like Superman and they get married by a native chief on a remote island.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn.

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

Peg / 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
Nice day for a stroll, eh, Peg?
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Peg
Reprints

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Statement of October 1, 1959
Owner: National Comics Publications, Inc., H. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz, P.H. Sampliner, G. Donenfeld, S.U. Sampliner, F. Iger, I. Donenfeld; S. Iger, A. Donenfeld, J.S. Liebowitz and A.S. Herzog as trustees for I. Donenfeld and S. Donenfeld, I. Rappaport and A.S. Herzog as trustees for L. Liebowitz and J.H. Liebowitz, H. Donenfeld Foundation, Inc., all at 575 Lexington Avenue, New York 22, N.Y.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Deliver these and come right back.
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Varsity Vic; Fran
Reprints

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

Continental Schools Courses / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[The Super-Family of Steel!] Part II: The Bride Gets Super-Powers! (Table of Contents: 8)

Lois Lane / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lana Lang; Van-Zee; Sylvia De Witt; Miss Jingles; Lyle; Lili
Synopsis
The couple go on their honeymoon in space, then settle on Venus where they have twin children, after which the girl who looks like Lois gets superpowers.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn.

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

Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino ? (logo illustration)
Inks
? (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Joan Barnett (Leavenworth, Kansas); J. Higgins (Philadelphia, Pa.); Dennis Farrell (Roslyn Heights, N.Y.); Kathleen Williams (Hollis, N.Y.); Jimmy Horwitz (Albuquerque, New Mexico); Andy Rahl (Evanston, Ill.); Robbie Church (Houston, Texas); Alan Dreyfus (Great Neck, N.Y.); Edna Simmons (Chicago, Ill.)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Jerry the Jitterbug / 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
Sure, Timmy. I'll be right over!
Genre
teen; humor
Characters
Jerry the Jitterbug
Reprints

Coming Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[The Super-Family of Steel!] Part III: The Secret of the Super-Family (Table of Contents: 12)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Van-Zee; Sylvia DeWitt; Lyle; Lili; Superman robot; Sir Essex
Synopsis
All is revealed and Van-Zee and Sylvia move into the bottle city of Kandor.
Reprints
Keywords
Bottle City of Kandor; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Pittsdale

Indexer Notes

Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn.

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

Aircraft Carrier with 5 Catapulting Jets / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

150 Civil War Soldiers / 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) /

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

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Super-Family of Steel!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    Frontier Cabin
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Hi-Power Binoculars
  4. 3. The Super-Family of Steel! Part I: Super-Husband and Wife!
    Lois Lane
  5. 4. ["Nice day for a stroll, eh, Peg?"]
    Peg
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
  7. 6. ["Deliver these and come right back."]
    Varsity Vic
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Continental Schools Courses
  9. 8. [The Super-Family of Steel!] Part II: The Bride Gets Super-Powers!
    Lois Lane
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
  11. 10. ["Sure, Timmy. I'll be right over!"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  12. 11. Coming Super-Attractions!
  13. 12. [The Super-Family of Steel!] Part III: The Secret of the Super-Family
    Lois Lane
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Aircraft Carrier with 5 Catapulting Jets
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    150 Civil War Soldiers
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales Mottoes
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Jowett Institute of Physical Training
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ed Boner
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore