(April 1964)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-02-27
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Printer
Printed in U.S.A.
Editing
Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Superman, King of Earth! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bah! The gifts your countries sent me will not win any favors!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints
Keywords
crowns; jewels; thrones

The Golden Rule (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Bob Oksner
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Boy you sure missed it! Bob Hope was swell!
Genre
advocacy
Characters
Bob Hope
Synopsis
The Golden Rule is universal.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; This PSA is produced in sequential comics-art style in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Later appears in DC comics cover-dated April 1967.

Superman, King of Earth! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
What an ego!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Synopsis
Red Kryptonite once again splits Clark and Superman into two people, and Superman is an egotistical bully who demands to be elected king of the world, threatening the United Nations with his super-powers. Clark decides to form an anti-Superman underground movement to overthrow his evil duplicate.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Gold Kryptonite; Green Kryptonite; Kandor; Red Kryptonite; United Nations

Indexer Notes

Script credit from letter column in #316; we previously credited Robert Bernstein.

Story continues in Action Comics #312. Red Kryptonite previously split Superman and Clark in Action Comics #293. An experiment conducted by Superman in this issue causes the Red K effect to be duplicated, when ordinarily Red K does not affect Superman in the same way twice.

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

104 Cars / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
104 classic racing foreign modern cars...

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Murphy Anderson
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Electrifying announcement!
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #1, on sale February 29

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue...

The Day Super-Horse Became Human! (Table of Contents: 6)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Jim Mooney (signed as Jim Mooney)
Inks
Jim Mooney (signed as Jim Mooney)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Bill, my dearest! I love you!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl; Comet the Super-Horse [also as "Bronco Bill" Starr]; Clark Kent (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Dick Malverne; Sandy Powers; Jerro; Circe; The Hooded Demon (villain); Malador (cameo flashback)
Synopsis
On Valentine's Day, Comet watches as Supergirl is showered with affection, and he wishes that he could also express his feelings for her. He appeals to Circe to make him human, but later a complicated series of events makes him change his mind and desire to be a super-horse again.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; magic; time travel

Indexer Notes

origin of Comet retold

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Mort Weisinger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Ernest A. Sutcliffe Jr., Carol Ann Lovene, Monica McGowan, Thomas Staniszewski, Billy Monk, and E. K. Deen.

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Coming... super-attractions!
Genre
superhero

132 "Fighting Ships" (Table of Contents: 9)

Fighting Ships / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Helen of Toy.

Task Force (Table of Contents: 10)

Task Force / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Sold by Helen of Toy.

100 Pc. Toy Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?; ? (photo)
Inks
?; ? (photo)
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Brother, can you spare a dime...

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman, King of Earth!
    Superman
  2. 1. The Golden Rule
  3. 2. Superman, King of Earth!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["104 classic racing foreign modern cars..."]
    104 Cars
  5. 4. ["Electrifying announcement!"]
    Hawkman
  6. 5. ["Be first in your neighborhood to read each issue..."]
  7. 6. The Day Super-Horse Became Human!
    Supergirl
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  9. 8. ["Coming... super-attractions!"]
    World's Finest Comics; Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics
  10. 9. 132 "Fighting Ships"
    Fighting Ships
  11. 10. Task Force
    Task Force
  12. 11. 100 Pc. Toy Soldier Set
    100 Toy Soldiers
  13. 12. ["Brother, can you spare a dime..."]
    American Body Building Club
  14. 13. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American seeds"]
    American Seeds
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Bob Bailey
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Brian Stewart
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker