(March 1962)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of January, April, July and October
- On-sale Date
- 1962-01-18
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Jack Schiff (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (credited) (associate editor); George Kashdan (credited) (associate editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in My Greatest Adventure #65 and copyright registration.
The Mystery of the Alien Super-Boy!
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Logi of Durim; Quisto
- Reprints
-
in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008) - in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products / advertisement / 1 page
- Characters
- Joe Weider (photo); Bob Burke (photo)
Indexer Notes
Send for free muscle-building course from Joe Weider, Trainer Of The Champions, Dept. 80-32T, 801 Palisade Avenue, Union City, New Jersey.
Inside front cover.
The Mystery of the Alien Super-Boy!
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 12.67 pages
- Script
- Jerry Coleman
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- George Klein (sourced)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp (sourced)
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Logi of Durim; Quisto; Sklur; Hansh; Hroguth
- Synopsis
- An alien super-hero mistakes Superman and Batman for criminals from his own planet.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #2 ([December] 2008)
- in Batman and Superman in World's Finest: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #2 ([June] 2019)
-
Indexer Notes
Bob Klein and Gene Reed credit inks to John Forte.
[no title indexed]
Batman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This famous symbol is your guarantee...
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for Batman (DC, 1940 series) #146 (March 1962) and Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #301 (March 1962).
From Many Lands...
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Synopsis
- Trading goods with other countries.
[no title indexed]
The Flash; Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
House ad for The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #127 (March 1962) and Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #11 (March 1962).
The Planeteers' Plutonian Passenger
Tommy Tomorrow / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- science fiction
- Characters
- Colonel Tommy Tomorrow; Captain Brent Wood; Tyl Roov imposter
- Synopsis
- Tommy takes on a Sydian fire-breathing creature that is attacking a pilot who has crashed on an asteroid.
Indexer Notes
Next appearance in SHOWCASE #41.
[no title indexed]
Rip Hunter... Time Master; Tomahawk / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For the very best...
- Genre
- science fiction
Indexer Notes
House ad for Rip Hunter… Time Master (DC, 1961 series) #7 (March-April 1962) and Tomahawk (DC, 1960 series) #79 (March-April 1962).
[no title indexed]
Homer / comic story / 1 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
- Want something, Mac?
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Homer
- Synopsis
- Homer changes a "Men Working" sign to reflect what is actually happening.
The Case of the Crime Specialists
Green Arrow / comic story / 5.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Volar (crime mastermind)
- Synopsis
- Criminal mastermind Volar is using criminals with special talents to perform "impossible" crimes.
- Reprints
- in Showcase Presents: Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 ([March] 2006)
-
- Keywords
- Arrow-Car; Arrow-Plane
Now in a Magazine of His Own!
Aquaman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
Indexer Notes
House ad for Aquaman (DC, 1962 series) #2 (March-April 1962).
[no title indexed]
Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for Chet Atkins guitar course for $3.00 from Josely Company, Dept. NC, Box 321, Westbury, Long Island, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Scrambled Squares / activity / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Even if you're not an artist...
Indexer Notes
Redraw scrambled squares in their correct alignment.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for coin catalog for $1.00 from Best Values Co., Dept. BV-6A, 19th Floor, 43 West 61 St., New York 23, New York.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Ad for 100 durable plastic soldiers and war materiel for $1.25 from Josely Co., Dept. TNC-6A, Carle Place, Long Island, N.Y.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Ad seeks sellers of all occasion cards from Junior Sales Club of America, Dept. NC-1, Springfield, Mass.
Inside back cover.
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Mystery of the Alien Super-Boy!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
[no title indexed]
Joe Weider Course and Products -
2.
The Mystery of the Alien Super-Boy!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
3.
["This famous symbol is your guarantee..."]
Batman -
4.
From Many Lands...
-
5.
[no title indexed]
The Flash; Green Lantern -
6.
The Planeteers' Plutonian Passenger
Tommy Tomorrow -
7.
["For the very best..."]
Rip Hunter... Time Master; Tomahawk -
8.
["Want something, Mac?"]
Homer -
9.
Pieces of the Rainbow
-
10.
The Case of the Crime Specialists
Green Arrow -
11.
Now in a Magazine of His Own!
Aquaman -
12.
[no title indexed]
Chet Atkins Method -
13.
["Even if you're not an artist..."]
Scrambled Squares -
14.
[no title indexed]
Best Values Coins and Currency -
15.
[no title indexed]
100 Toy Soldiers -
16.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
17.
[no title indexed]
American Seeds
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- Katie
- Bob Bailey
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Lou Mougin (R.I.P.)
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Douglas Sederberg
- Jim Van Dore
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