(July 1963)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1963-05-29
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 copyright registration.

When Krypto Became Superboy's Master! (Table of Contents)

Superboy / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Krypto; Lana Lang
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Doom of the Super-Heroes! (Table of Contents: 2)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy [Charles Foster Taine]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Lightning Lass [Ayla Ranzz]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Triplicate Girl [Lourno Durgo]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]]; Ak Aru; Mask Man [Unknown]
Synopsis
The Legion confronts a masked raider looting Metropolis, who turns out to be deadly, killing several of the Legionnaires.
Reprints
Keywords
Doll World

Indexer Notes

Ultra Boy, Shrinking Violet, Chameleon Boy die. Triplicate Girl, Element Lad, and Phantom Girl die off-screen.

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

A Tree Grows on Second Street (Table of Contents: 4)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
advocacy

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

Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[The Doom of the Super-Heroes!] Part II Last Stand of the Legion! (Table of Contents: 6)

Legion of Super-Heroes / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
John Forte
Inks
John Forte
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Feature Logo
Tales of the Legion of Super-Heroes
Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy [Charles Foster Taine]; Brainiac 5 [Querl Dox]; Chameleon Boy [Reep Daggle]; Colossal Boy [Gim Allon]; Cosmic Boy [Rokk Krinn]; Element Lad [Jan Arrah]; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Lightning Lass [Ayla Ranzz]; Mon-El [Lar Gand]; Phantom Girl [Tinya Wazzo]; Shrinking Violet [Salu Digby]; Star Boy [Thom Kallor]; Sun Boy [Dirk Morgna]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Triplicate Girl [Lourno Durgo]; Ultra Boy [Jo Nah]]; Ak Aru; Mask Man [Mxyzptlk V]
Synopsis
Superboy figures out Mask Man's identity and returns him to the 5th Dimension, restoring to life all the Legionnaires.
Reprints
Keywords
Doll World

Indexer Notes

Colossal Boy, Cosmic Boy, Invisible Kid, Brainiac 5, Saturn Girl, Lightning Lass, Mon-El die. All are restored.

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

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Pete! You go upstairs now and write your 500 word composition for school!
Genre
humor; children
Characters
Little Pete
Synopsis
Little Pete writes a composition about the fact that it is raining after watching Superman on TV.

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

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

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Missile Attack! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Missile Attack / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12)

Smallville Mailsack / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Daniel Ocko, Marvin Sandler, Connie Olive, James Pertanova, and Edmond Hamilton (comic and SF author). Suggestions for new Legionnaires include Duplicate Boy and Spider Lass.

When Krypto Was Superboy's Master! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superboy / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
George Kashdan
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Krypto; Lana Lang; Prof Lang
Synopsis
Superboy and Krypto exchange minds.
Reprints

Great Masterpieces (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Convoy Terror (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Convoy Terror / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Best Values Coins and Currency / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. When Krypto Became Superboy's Master!
    Superboy
  2. 1. ["Hi! Boys and girls..."]
  3. 2. The Doom of the Super-Heroes!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. ["Try a tongue teaser!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. A Tree Grows on Second Street
  6. 5. ["Celebrate the silver anniversary of Superman!"]
    Giant Superman Annual
  7. 6. [The Doom of the Super-Heroes!] Part II Last Stand of the Legion!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  8. 7. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  9. 8. ["Pete! You go upstairs now and write your 500 word composition for school!"]
    Little Pete
  10. 9. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
  11. 10. ["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  12. 11. Missile Attack!
    Missile Attack
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  14. 13. When Krypto Was Superboy's Master!
    Superboy
  15. 14. Great Masterpieces
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  16. 15. Fight Global Air Battles with Planes of All Nations
    116 Planes of All Nations
  17. 16. Convoy Terror
    Convoy Terror
  18. 17. Task Force
    Task Force
  19. 18. ["Let me show you how do develop spaceman strength and endurance"]
    American Body Building Club
  20. 19. ["Reward $11,750.00 for this coin!"]
    Best Values Coins and Currency
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