(May 1964)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-03-26
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 #49 and copyright registration.

King Superman Versus Clark Kent, Metallo! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Clark Kent [as Metallo]
Reprints
Keywords
crowns; green kryptonite; thrones
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #312
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132 pc. Roman Soldier Set (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

King Superman Versus Clark Kent, Metallo (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Robert Bernstein
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris; Metallo [John Corben] (flashback)
Synopsis
Superman, using Red K, splits himself from Clark Kent. Superman becomes a tyrant, and Clark a rebel assassin. But is everything as it seems?
Keywords
Atlantis; Fortress of Solitude; Green Kryptonite; Kandor; Red Kryptonite; Superman Robots; United Nations

Indexer Notes

Writer credit confirmed in letter column in Action Comics #316. Character appearances and synopsis from Jason Aydelotte.

Story is continued from the previous issue.

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

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

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

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 Felice Michetti, Richard Allan Pachter, John C. Sherwood, Darrell J. Turner, Kenney Eder, Bradley Milcsik, and Lane Peifer.

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

Palisades Amusement Park Admission / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Two Codes This Month! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / in-house column / 0.5 page (report information)

Special Subscription Offer (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

The Fantastic Menace of the "LL's" (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Lori Lemaris; "Lady-Killer" Kane; Marilyn Drake; Comet the Super-Horse [also appears as Biron]
Synopsis
After an alien machine predicts that Supergirl's feats will be affected by "LL"s, Supergirl finds words containing "LL" involved in a series of adventures, for better or for worse.
Reprints
Keywords
comets; Green Kryptonite; Niagara Falls

100 Magnets (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

100 Magnets / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.25 (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

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

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

Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

American Seeds / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. King Superman Versus Clark Kent, Metallo!
    Superman
  2. 1. 132 pc. Roman Soldier Set
    Roman War Soldiers
  3. 2. King Superman Versus Clark Kent, Metallo
    Superman
  4. 3. ["Ride a sea-going thunderbolt..."]
    Capt. Storm
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  6. 5. ["Be my guest at Americas greatest amusement park"]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  7. 6. Two Codes This Month!
    Supermen of America
  8. 7. Special Subscription Offer
  9. 8. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superboy; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics
  10. 9. The Fantastic Menace of the "LL's"
    Supergirl
  11. 10. 100 Magnets
    100 Magnets
  12. 11. 100 pc Toy Soldier Set $1.25
    100 Toy Soldiers
  13. 12. ["Boys! Men! My secret new Dynaflex method..."]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  14. 13. ["Make money get prizes with fast selling American Seeds"]
    American Seeds
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