Superman #145

(May 1961)

Still 10¢ (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

The Secret Identity of Superman! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; The Anti-Superman Gang (villains); Rock Stirling; Superman robot; Biff Cardigan (cameo in photo); Rock Sterling

Synopsis

Lois thinks that Superman won't marry her because she can't keep his secret identity a secret. Jimmy tells her that he knows Superman's secret identity and reveals to her that Superman is really Rock Sterling. But can Lois keep it a secret for 48 hours?

Reprints

• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #28 ([November 1961])
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)

Keywords

green kryptonite

How's Your Eye-Q? (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy

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

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Tricksy will do something no one has ever dared...

Genre

humor

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

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

The Interplanetary Circus! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Interplanetary Circus

Synopsis

An Interplanetary Circus shows up in Metropolis and tries to force Superman to join their travelling circus.

Reprints

• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #42 (November 1983)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #65 (1985)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)

Indexer Notes

Credits from GCD listing for the reprint.

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Alan Driefus, Richard Schwartz, Ernest Fischer, David Bibby, Robert Grisan, Rick Wood, David Jennings, Jon Ingersoll, Bestor Cooper, Edward Malinowski, Raul Albert, Ruth McClean, and Tim Horan.

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Night of March 31st! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder (sourced)

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Bizarro No. 1; Brainiac; Krypto; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Bizarro-Perry White; Curt Swan (cameo); Harry Donenfeld (cameo)

Synopsis

Everything in Superman's life suddenly changes. Lori Lemaris is no longer a mermaid. Supergirl reveals herself to the world. Perry White has become a Bizarro, and many more.

Reprints

• in Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #339 (December 1965)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [May 1989])
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)

Keywords

green kryptonite; Kandor; red kryptonite

Indexer Notes

The Great Boo-Boo Contest; tons of intentional errors, April Fool's Joke

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)