(November 1963)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1963-09-26
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's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #45 and copyright registration.

The Great Superman Impersonation! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent; General Pedro Valdez
Reprints
Keywords
green kryptonite

Your United Nations at Work (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
Burmese Lin Tan goes to WHO nursing school in Rangoon. She then is able to diagnose the bubonic plague in her home village.

Indexer Notes

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

The Great Superman Impersonation! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein ?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; General Pedro Valdez (villain); President Juan Moro; Manuel Baeza; Dolores Perlo
Synopsis
Criminals from the South American country of El Salmado enlist Clark Kent to impersonate Superman as part of a plot to assassinate that country's president.
Reprints
Keywords
Christmas; Green Kryptonite

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 / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Beverly Ann Shattles, Bob Coyle, Lorne Segal, Deanna Schweigert, Jean Taglin, and Harriet Yavers.

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

Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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

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

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

Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Homer / 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'd like to buy something for my boy.
Genre
humor
Characters
Homer

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

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

The Maid of Doom! (Table of Contents: 11)

Supergirl / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Jim Mooney (signed)
Inks
Jim Mooney (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Superman; Dick Malverne; Streaky the Super-Cat; Krypto; Edna Danvers; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Comet the Super-Horse; Sklor (villain); Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Brainiac 5] (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
Supergirl believes that she has been poisoned by radiation which causes death for any super-being she touches, so she agrees to be exiled to the Phantom Zone.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Phantom Zone; time travel

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

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

102 Ships of All Nations (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

100 Toy Soldiers $1.25 (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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

132 Roman Soldiers (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

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

Make Your Own Monsters (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Great Superman Impersonation!
    Superman
  2. 1. Your United Nations at Work
  3. 2. The Great Superman Impersonation!
    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. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    Superboy; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics
  8. 7. ["The flashiest news of the year... a giant Flash Annual!"]
    The Flash
  9. 8. ["YMJ SJCY LNFSY XZUJWRFS..."]
    Supermen of America
  10. 9. ["I'd like to buy something for my boy."]
    Homer
  11. 10. ["Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  12. 11. The Maid of Doom!
    Supergirl
  13. 12. ["For party fun! Game of the month!"]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  14. 13. 102 Ships of All Nations
    102 Ships of All Nations
  15. 14. 100 Toy Soldiers $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  16. 15. 132 Roman Soldiers
    Roman War Soldiers
  17. 16. ["Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age..."]
    American Body Building Club
  18. 17. Make Your Own Monsters
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Jim Van Dore