Superman #152

(April 1962)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Robot Master! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Lightning Lad [Garth Ranzz]; Saturn Girl [Imra Ardeen]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]]; Edna Danvers; Fred Danvers; Supergirl [Linda Lee Danvers]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Clark Kent (robot); Lois Lane (robot); Jimmy Olsen (robot); Perry White (robot); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)

Synopsis

Superman and Supergirl must figure out who the Robot-Master is, and how did he create robot doubles of Perry White, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, and Clark Kent.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [[black and white]]

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude

Indexer Notes

Anniversary of the day Supergirl arrived on Earth.

Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know Your Neighbors?" (Table of Contents: 3)

Buzzy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Characters

Buzzy Brown; Manuel; Mrs. Marshall

Don't Miss This Super-Spectacular! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Gosh, Mom, do I hafta go to the dentist?

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pete; Pete's mother; dentist

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #141 (June 1949)

Superbaby Captures the Pumpkin Gang! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Officer Parker (promoted to Acting Captain); Superbaby [Clark Kent]; The Pumpkin Gang [Krimp; Spider; third unnamed criminal] (villains); Mayor of Smallville

Synopsis

Superbaby and Officer Parker stop the Pumpkin Gang.

Reprints

• in The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #166 (August-September 1974)
which is reprinted
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #24/1974 (23. November 1974)
• in Superboy (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1975 ([august] 1975)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

"An Untold Story of Superman When He Was Superbaby!"

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Some rain we had last night!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Pete

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #133 (June 1949)

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

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tom Sawyer, Raymond Bowie, Lynda Jeske, John Fiala, Animal Lover, Benny Compere.

The TV Trap for Superman! (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Krypto; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; The Anti-Superman Gang (villains); Superman Robot X-9

Synopsis

Two criminals trick Superman into wearing a secret TV camera so they can figure out his secret identity.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite (fake)

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

Bebe / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Editing

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This homework is hard!

Genre

humor; children

Characters

Bebe; Bebe's mother

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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

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

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Bodybuilding Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)