(June 1961)
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly
- On-sale date:
- 1961-04-27
- 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
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 544, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 15, Part 2, Number 1, Periodicals, January-June 1961. Second class permit. Copyright number B899515.
The Battle of the Super-Pets!
Superman; Supergirl / cover / 1 page
- Script:
- ?
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Supergirl; Streaky; Krypto
- Reprints:
-
in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #8 ([November 1961]) -
in DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes (Little, Brown, 1995 series) (1995) - in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007)
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([June] 2016)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
-
- Keywords:
- tug of war
Indexer Notes
"Superman's Greatest Feats" actually appears in that month's Superman 146.
The Conquest of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- John Forte
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain); Superman Robot
- Reprints:
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #28 ([November 1961])
- in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #11 (June 1965)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #5/1968 (9.März 1968) -
in Superman et Batman (Interpresse; Sagédition, 1967 series) #8 (avril 1968) - in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #16 (September 1981)
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007)
- in Lex Luthor: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2015 series) ([December] 2015)
-
- Keywords:
- Blue Kryptonite; Green Kryptonite; Luthor's Lair; Red Kryptonite; White Kryptonite; Yellow Kryptonite (intro)
Indexer Notes
23rd anniversary story. Inker credit confirmed by Pat Lang (April 11, 2004). Inker credit previously given to: George Klein (Gene Reed credit) or Stan Kaye.
["It is not! It is! I know!"]
Little Pete / comic story / 1 page
- Script:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Job Number:
- [3039]
- Genre:
- humor
- Reprints:
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
-
Indexer Notes
Job number appears on original printing but not on this printing.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
- Script:
- Mort Weisinger [as Ed.]
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
- Genre:
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Douglas Dowdy, Jimmy Longgardner, Steven Sussman, Viola M. Schrader, Joseph Blitman, Leon Wieseltier, MIke Hyatt, Darla Middbrook.
The Battle of the Super-Pets!
Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages
- Script:
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils:
- Jim Mooney
- Inks:
- Jim Mooney
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Supergirl; Streaky; Krypto; Superman; Mr. Mxyzptlk (image); The Interplanetary Multi-Dimensional Practical Jokers Club; Super-Monkey (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Supergirl has a series of contests between Krypto and Streaky.
- Reprints:
- in Super Adventure Comic (K. G. Murray, 1960 series) #8 ([November 1961])
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #373 (March 1969)
- in Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #2 ([December] 2003)
- in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([June] 2016)
- in Supergirl: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)
-
- Keywords:
- Green Kryptonite; X-Kryptonite
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Battle of the Super-Pets!
Superman; Supergirl -
1.
The Conquest of Superman!
Superman -
2.
["It is not! It is! I know!"]
Little Pete -
3.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
4.
The Battle of the Super-Pets!
Supergirl -
5.
Parents Have Rights, Too!
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