Superman
#146
(July 1961)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1961-05-04
- 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 ad in Action Comics #277 and copyright registration.
The Complete Story of Superman's Life!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Superman [Kal-El] (as a baby)
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #11/1961 -
in سوبرمان [Subirman Kawmaks / Superman Comics] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1964 series) #7 -
in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999) - in Superman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- Krypton
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Story of Superman's Life!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Zor-El; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Lara; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (origin retold in detail); Perry White
- Synopsis
- Recap of Superman's life beginning with his escape from the destruction of Krypton, through his adoption and raising by the Kents, his training and career as Superboy, up to his leaving Smallville for Metropolis and joining the Daily Planet after the deaths of his adoptive parents.
- Reprints
- in 80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #8 (March 1965)
-
in Superman (Interpresse, 1965 series) #1 (octobre 1965) [Noir et blanc [Black and white]] - in Superman [Golden Story Teller Record Comic] (DC, 1966 series) (1966) [minus three and 2/3 pages]
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #1/1966 (September 1966) which is reprinted -
in Superserien spesialnummer (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1967 series) ([1967]) -
in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1968 (1968) - in Superman (Tempo Books, 1978 series) #14532 (1978)
- in Superman Official Annual (Egmont UK, 1979 ? series) #1979 ([September] 1978)
- in Supermann (Atlantic Forlag, 1981 series) (1981)
- in More Secret Origins Replica Edition (DC, 1999 series) #1 ([November] 1999)
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
- in DC Universe Secret Origins (DC, 2012 series) ([April] 2012)
- in DC Universe: Secret Origins (DC, 2013 series) (2012 [June 2013])
-
- Keywords
- Daily Planet; green kryptonite; Krypton; Metropolis; Metropolis Bus Company; Smallville
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Sandy Alexander; Bruce Davis; Jack Kirkness; Gordon Price; Francis Baker; Elizabeth Lunn; Alva Galbraith.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Superman's Greatest Feats!
Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Alura; Jor-El; Zor-El; Lara; Lori Lemaris; Lyla Lerrol; Abraham Lincoln; Lex Luthor (flashback); Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Nathan Hale; John Wilkes Booth; Chief Sitting Bull
- Synopsis
- Lori Lemaris asks Superman to go into the past and stop Atlantis from sinking. Superman, who has never before successfully changed the past tries and is amazed that it succeeds. Superman continues to change other past events, including the assassination of Lincoln, Custer's Last Stand and the explosion of Krypton.
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #252 (June 1972)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #19/1972 (16. September 1972)
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #177 ([July 1974]) - in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- red kryptonite (flashback)
Indexer Notes
Story mistakenly blurbed as an "Extra" on the cover of Action Comics #277.
[no title indexed]
Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I keep worrying about you...
- Genre
- humor
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of "Superman's Greatest Feats!"
There's More Than Meets the Eye...
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 8 of "Superman's Greatest Feats!"
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "Superman's Greatest Feats!"
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of "Superman's Greatest Feats!"
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Complete Story of Superman's Life!
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Frontier Cabin -
2.
[no title indexed]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
3.
The Story of Superman's Life!
Superman -
4.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
5.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
6.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
7.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamps -
8.
Gifts from Your Elders!
-
9.
Superman's Greatest Feats!
Superman -
10.
["I keep worrying about you..."]
Tricksy -
11.
There's More Than Meets the Eye...
Tootsie [all other candies] -
12.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual -
13.
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
15.
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Giant Superman Annual -
16.
At Last!
Secret Origins -
17.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
18.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Company Cloverine Brand Salve
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Tim Craig
- Craig Delich
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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