(August 1962)

DC, 1958 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1962-06-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Superman #155 and copyright registration.

The Amazing Brain Machine! (Table of Contents)

Lois Lane / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Lana Lang

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Amazing Brain Machine! (Table of Contents: 2)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Superman robot; Lana Lang; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis
Lois and Lana each use a super-computer to try and learn how to get Superman to marry her.
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boys and girls...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3, on sale June 19

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
See the many exciting roles of Lois Lane...
Genre
superhero; adventure

Indexer Notes

house ad for Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #1, on sale June 7

Convoy Terror (Table of Contents: 6)

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Five Star Toys.

Lois Lane's Other Life! (Table of Contents: 7)

Lois Lane / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane [Sheila Dexter]; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Synopsis
While undercover on an assignment, Lois contracts amnesia and believes she is really Sheila Dexter, her false identity. Superman takes the drastic measure of revealing his secret identity to shock her back to normal (she conveniently forgets it again).
Reprints

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

promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Have you seen the new Comicpac

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

Letters to Lois / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger ?
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Scott Etheridge, Mike Laurence, Maria Vlahapoulos, Robert McArty, Virginia Kelley, Melvin Herbers, and Rick Wood.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5, on sale June 14

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Free! British Empire stamps

The Fantastic Wigs of Mr. Dupre! (Table of Contents: 12)

Lois Lane / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Dupre; Supergirl
Synopsis
Lois uncovers a criminal gang using a wig shop as a front, thanks to Supergirl's help.
Reprints

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman; Action Comics; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
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[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Chet Atkins Method / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!

Indexer Notes

Sold by Josely Company.

Frontier Cabin (Table of Contents: 15)

Frontier Cabin / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
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Colors
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Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

kids' playhouse

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 16)

Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Russ Heath (signed as R H)
Inks
Russ Heath (signed as R H)
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Lucky Products.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17)

Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Nationally famous prizes for you...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18)

Magic Art Reproducer / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Draw any person in one minute

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Amazing Brain Machine!
    Lois Lane
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Amazing Brain Machine!
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. ["Boys and girls..."]
  5. 4. ["Batman and Robin's most fantastic foes!"]
    Batman and Robin
  6. 5. ["See the many exciting roles of Lois Lane..."]
    Lois Lane
  7. 6. Convoy Terror
    Convoy Terror
  8. 7. Lois Lane's Other Life!
    Lois Lane
  9. 8. ["Have you seen the new Comicpac"]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Letters to Lois
  11. 10. ["Krypton, the world where Superman was born, lives again!"]
    Superman
  12. 11. ["Free! British Empire stamps"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  13. 12. The Fantastic Wigs of Mr. Dupre!
    Lois Lane
  14. 13. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman; Action Comics; Adventure Comics
  15. 14. ["Learn to play guitar the Chet Atkins way!"]
    Chet Atkins Method
  16. 15. Frontier Cabin
    Frontier Cabin
  17. 16. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
  18. 17. ["Nationally famous prizes for you..."]
    Junior Sales Club of America Cards
  19. 18. ["Draw any person in one minute"]
    Magic Art Reproducer
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore