(October 1963)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
[0.12 USD]
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1963-08-29
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

There is no price on either the cover or in the indicia; however surrounding issues and contemporary issues were all 12 cents.

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints
Keywords
cash; Gold Kryptonite

Play It Safe! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
a day in the life of a forest ranger (billed as a "true story from the records of the Minnesota Warden Service")

Indexer Notes

inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lex Luthor (villain); Lana Lang; Superboy; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Chief Parker; Superman Robots; Lois Lane; Ed Lacy (villain); Benny the Blaster (villain)
Synopsis
As Clark Kent is faced with a choice between saving his friends and protecting his secret identity, the reader is shown three different scenarios explaining why Superman needs to preserve that secret.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Gold Kryptonite; Green Kryptonite; Kandor

Indexer Notes

imaginary stories within a framing story

Try a Tongue Teaser! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

Script
Mort Weisinger
Pencils
Curt Swan (logo illustration)
Inks
Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Gregory Feldman, Curtis Roemer, Louis B. Cohen, Gerald Leroux, Lana Fuller, and Otto Grange.

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

116 Planes of All Nations / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

207 Stamps (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Zenith Stamps / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

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

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

The Girl Who Hated Supergirl! (Table of Contents: 10)

Supergirl / comic story / 10.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Jim Mooney; John Forte (some panels)
Inks
Jim Mooney; John Forte (some panels)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Karen Blair; Dick Malverne; Edna Danvers; Bill Blair; Zor-El (flashback); Allura (flashback); Superman (flashback); Dr. Blair (flashback)
Synopsis
Karen Blair hates Supergirl because she believes that the rocket that brought Supergirl to Earth caused an accident that killed her father and crippled her brother. Supergirl is finally able to prove that she was not responsible.
Reprints
Keywords
Argo City; Fortress of Solitude; Krypton

Indexer Notes

John Forte added as artist/inker of some panels by Jim Walker.

Establishes the date of Supergirl's arrival on Earth as May 18th.

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

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

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

Super-Turtle / 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
Ah - My super-vision sees a man in distress out in the desert!
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Characters
Super-Turtle
Synopsis
Super-Turtle spots a man in distress out in the desert. He builds a long pipeline to bring water to him.

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

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

Blast Off (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Blast Off / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Task Force (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

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

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

204 Revolutionary War Soldiers (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!
    Superman
  2. 1. Play It Safe!
  3. 2. Why Superman Needs a Secret Identity!
    Superman
  4. 3. Try a Tongue Teaser!
    Tootsie Roll
  5. 4. ["Get these favorite, exciting and entertaining comics magazines..."]
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  7. 6. ["Fight global air battles with planes of all nations"]
    116 Planes of All Nations
  8. 7. 207 Stamps
    Zenith Stamps
  9. 8. ["The flashiest news of the year... a giant Flash Annual!"]
    The Flash
  10. 9. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  11. 10. The Girl Who Hated Supergirl!
    Supergirl
  12. 11. ["For party fun! Game of the month!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  13. 12. ["Ah - My super-vision sees a man in distress out in the desert!"]
    Super-Turtle
  14. 13. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy; Adventure Comics
  15. 14. Blast Off
    Blast Off
  16. 15. Task Force
    Task Force
  17. 16. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  18. 17. 104 Kings' Knights
    104 Kings' Knights
  19. 18. ["Boys, girls, men, women..."]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  20. 19. 204 Revolutionary War Soldiers
    Revolutionary War Soldiers
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker