(October 1963)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
Monthly
On-sale Date
1963-08-22
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.

The Condemned Legionnaires! (Table of Contents)

Legion of Super-Heroes / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lass; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Lightning Lad; Superboy]; Night Girl
Reprints

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

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

The Condemned Legionnaires! Part I (Table of Contents: 2)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lass; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Phantom Girl; Supergirl; Sun Boy; Mon-El; Superboy; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Bouncing Boy]; Night Girl; Polar Boy
Synopsis
After the female Legionnaires are struck by a mysterious Crimson Virus, Satan Girl wants to take their place. But when she attacks the girls, Supergirl tries to solve the mystery of who she is.
Reprints

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Giant Flash Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Tom Jones, Betty Shaw, Gary Arnold, Gregory Kerekes, Louis B. Cohen, Edward J. Thompson, and Diane Olson.

[The Condemned Legionnaires!] Part II: The Secret of Satan Girl! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Heroes [Supergirl; Cosmic Boy; Sun Boy; Sun Boy; Triplicate Girl; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Colossal Boy; Phantom Girl; Bouncing Boy; Lightning Lad; Lightning Lass; Shrinking Violet]; Night Girl; Satan Girl; Legion of Super-Pets [Comet; Streaky; Beppo; Krypto]
Synopsis
Satan Girl is defeated by the Super-Pets and revealed to be an evil Red Kryptonite duplicate of Supergirl.
Reprints

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

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

102 Ships of All Nations (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

102 Ships of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Garcelon Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

Tricksy / 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
I'm practising my act for the show tonight.
Genre
humor
Characters
Tricksy
Synopsis
Tricksy practices for the high wire act.

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

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

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

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

Father's Day on Planet Krypton! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superboy / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman; Mort Weisinger
Pencils
George Papp
Inks
George Papp
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; three unnamed prisoners]
Synopsis
Superboy learns about the Kryptonian Father's Day.
Reprints
Keywords
Father's Day; kryptonite; Phantom Zone

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

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

132 Roman Soldiers (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

Roman War Soldiers / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

147 Famous Automobiles (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

147 Famous Automobiles / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

100 Toy Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Wallace Brown Greeting Cards / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Condemned Legionnaires!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  2. 1. Treasure Chest of Fun
    Honor House Products
  3. 2. The Condemned Legionnaires! Part I
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  4. 3. ["Try a tongue teaser!"]
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["The flashiest news of the year... a giant Flash Annual!"]
    Giant Flash Annual
  6. 5. ["This coupon entitles you to free admission..."]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Smallville Mailsack
  8. 7. [The Condemned Legionnaires!] Part II: The Secret of Satan Girl!
    Legion of Super-Heroes
  9. 8. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. 102 Ships of All Nations
    102 Ships of All Nations
  11. 10. ["Free! These... and more new issue stamps... just released"]
    Garcelon Stamps
  12. 11. ["I'm practising my act for the show tonight."]
    Tricksy
  13. 12. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy; Action Comics
  14. 13. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  15. 14. Father's Day on Planet Krypton!
    Superboy
  16. 15. ["For party fun! Game of the month!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  17. 16. 132 Roman Soldiers
    Roman War Soldiers
  18. 17. 147 Famous Automobiles
    147 Famous Automobiles
  19. 18. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  20. 19. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  21. 20. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore