Superman
#148
(October 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
- 1961-08-03
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications, Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #280 and copyright registration.
The Super-Mischief of Mr. Mxyzptlk!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Is it a man... is it a bird? No--it's a jailbird!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Mxyzptlk; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
-
in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #80 (3 de diciembre de 1973) -
in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
-
The 20th Century Achilles!
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Guards can't stop him because he's bulletproof!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane (cameo); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Achilles [Cyrus] (introduction, villain)
- Synopsis
- Superman stops a 20th century "Achilles" and discovers his secret.
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #80 (3 de diciembre de 1973)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Per Tom Orzechowski, the story was based on "Achilles Vs. Superman" from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #63.
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Mr. Mxyzptlk's Super-Mischief!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hans Blitz... Emil Cornplaster... Elmer Smogg? ...Joe Jones... Tim Snodgrass? ...Murgatroyd Mertz?...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Krypto (cameo); Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Superman Emergency Squad (guest stars)
- Synopsis
- Mr. Mxyzptlk changes his name to try to prevent Superman from sending him back to the 5th dimension.
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #80 (3 de diciembre de 1973)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Cathy Prewett, Jon Natlo, Thomas Rybak, Paul Gambaccini, Jimmy Pells, Diana Rhoades, Rex Peterson. Steve Marshall, and Ed Bryant.
[no title indexed]
Hy Wire / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as
Henry Boltinoff) - Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed as Henry Boltinoff)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- -And now I present Hy Wire...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #80 (3 de diciembre de 1973)
-
Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You grabbed that falling hotel sign in the nick of time, Superman!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry] (guest); Bizarro No. 1; Lori Lemaris; Professor Phineas Potter; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Rupert Brand (introduction, an IRS agent); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)
- Synopsis
- An IRS agent decides that Superman owes back taxes and Superman must pay within 24 hours.
- Reprints
- in Supercomic (Editorial Novaro, 1967 series) #80 (3 de diciembre de 1973)
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #284 (February 1975)
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #195 (Circa November 1975) -
in Super-Heróis (Agência Portuguesa de Revistas, 1982 series) #11 (15 de Julho de 1983) - in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
-
Indexer Notes
Story recycled from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #114.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Super-Mischief of Mr. Mxyzptlk!
Superman -
1.
Test Your Talent
Art Instruction, Inc. courses -
2.
The 20th Century Achilles!
Superman -
3.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
4.
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Giant Superman Annual -
5.
At Last!
Secret Origins -
6.
["Collect coins.. the hobby road to riches"]
Centre Coin Company -
7.
["204 revolutionary war soldiers only $1.98"]
Revolutionary War Soldiers -
8.
Mr. Mxyzptlk's Super-Mischief!
Superman -
9.
Tootsie Roll Fudge
Tootsie [all other candies] -
10.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
11.
["-And now I present Hy Wire..."]
Hy Wire -
12.
["Wow'wee! That's for me..."]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
13.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual -
14.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park, New Jersey."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
15.
Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!
Superman -
16.
["Big enough for 2-3 kids!"]
Frontier Cabin -
17.
["Two complete armies--the Blues and the Greys!"]
150 Civil War Soldiers -
18.
["The world's greatest molder of handsome he-men and champs out of weaklings says..."]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
19.
["If you know just 20 people... you can make at least $50.00"]
Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Steven Rowe
- Bob Hughes
- Katie
- Mike Nielsen
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Dwayne Best
- Daniel Thingvold
- Per Sandell
- Allen Ross
- Matthew Head
- Brian Stewart
- Arthur Lortie
All portions of the Grand Comics Database™, except where noted otherwise, are
copyrighted by the GCD and are licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International License (CC BY-SA 4.0). This includes but is not necessarily limited to our database schema and data distribution format.