(August 1963)
DC,
1941 Series
- Price
- 0.12 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- Monthy, with the exception of Jan., April, July and Oct.
- On-sale Date
- 1963-06-13
- 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 (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from ad in Batman Annual #5 and copyright registration.
The Menace of the Future Man!
Superman and Batman and Robin / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Future Man; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
- Reprints
-
in سوبرمان [Subirman Kawmaks / Superman Comics] (المطبوعات المصورة [Al-Matbouat Al-Mousawwara / Illustrated Publications], 1964 series) #69 -
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #53 ([January 1964]) -
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
Art credits per Bob Klein, Gene Reed, Mike Tiefenbacher and Bob Hughes. Craig Delich and Pat Lang say Mooney.
[no title indexed]
The World of Dinosaurs / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Amazing book about prehistoric animals
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Menace of the Future Man
Superman and Batman and Robin / comic story / 14.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Future Man [Rak Durr] (introduction); Carter Nichols; Thor; Alfred; Ace; Superman robot; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jon Durr; Commissioner Gordon
- Synopsis
- Superman and Batman chase the mysterious time-traveling Future Man into the future and the past. The Future Man combines kryptonite with Thor's hammer to create a future weapon.
- Reprints
-
in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #2/1966 - in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #53 ([January 1964])
- 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)
-
- Keywords
- Bat-Cave; Kryptonite; Whirly-Bats
Indexer Notes
Credits by Craig Delich and Pat Lang. This is Dick Sprang's last story. Bob Klein and Gene Reed say Charles Paris inks.
[no title indexed]
Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (illustration)
- Inks
- George Klein (illustration)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Celebrate the silver anniversary of Superman!
- Genre
- superhero
Indexer Notes
On page immediately following page 8 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Buck Skinner / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This critter's been running loose in this area.
- Genre
- humor; western-frontier
- Reprints
- in Tomahawk (Semic, 1976 series) #12/1977 (10 november 1977)
-
in Tomahawk (Semic, 1977 series) #10/1977 (1977)
-
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 9 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Try a tongue teaser!
Indexer Notes
On the same page as the previous sequence.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Pop
How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy
- Characters
- Mr. Green; Mrs. Green; the 2 Green children; Terry (the Greens' dog)
- Synopsis
- Terry relates all the results of poor planning by Mr. Green on his last vacation.
Indexer Notes
Previously in October 1957 issues.
[no title indexed]
Giant Lois Lane Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- See the many exciting roles of Lois Lane...
- Genre
- superhero
[no title indexed]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park...
The Creatures That Conquered Aquaman
Aquaman and Aqualad / comic story / 9.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aqualad; Lador
- Synopsis
- An alien scientist is forced to do the bidding of criminals.
- Reprints
in Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page
- Feature Logo
- Tootsie Roll Fudge
147 Famous Automobiles
147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Auto Models.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Sold by Josely Company.
[no title indexed]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards / advertisement / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
The Menace of the Future Man!
Superman and Batman and Robin -
1.
["Amazing book about prehistoric animals"]
The World of Dinosaurs -
2.
Menace of the Future Man
Superman and Batman and Robin -
3.
["Celebrate the silver anniversary of Superman!"]
Giant Superman Annual -
4.
["This critter's been running loose in this area."]
Buck Skinner -
5.
["Try a tongue teaser!"]
Tootsie Roll -
6.
["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
Tootsie [all other candies] -
7.
How Not to Enjoy a Vacation!
-
8.
["See the many exciting roles of Lois Lane..."]
Giant Lois Lane Annual -
9.
["Be my guest at Palisades Amusement Park..."]
Palisades Amusement Park Admission -
10.
Undersea Daredevils
-
11.
The Creatures That Conquered Aquaman
Aquaman and Aqualad -
12.
Great Masterpieces
Tootsie [all other candies] -
13.
Convoy Terror
Convoy Terror -
14.
147 Famous Automobiles
147 Famous Automobiles -
15.
100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
100 Toy Soldiers -
16.
["Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!"]
Junior Sales Club of America Cards -
17.
104 Kings' Knights
104 Kings' Knights
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Van Dore
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