(February 1965)

DC, 1950 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1964-12-31
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Jack Schiff (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from ad in Mystery in Space #97 and copyright registration.

The Double Life of a Creature! (Table of Contents)

cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction
Reprints

Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero
Synopsis
Superboy puts out a fire at the Smallville Teen-Age Club which inspires them to start a project to educate people about fire prevention.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously published in DC comics cover-dated July 1954.

The Secret of the Fantasy Films (Table of Contents: 2)

comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Mort Meskin
Inks
Mort Meskin
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
horror-suspense
Synopsis
A man develops a process that seems to project a film audience directly into the action, but his financial backers learn that his discovery comes with a terrible price.
Reprints

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

Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.

Two Great Heroes... in One Magazine! (Table of Contents: 4)

Adam Strange; The Space Ranger / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Lee Elias
Inks
Lee Elias
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
science fiction; superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #97

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text
At last! I have finished the perfect electronic brain!
Genre
humor; science fiction
Characters
Professor Eureka
Reprints

Coming Your Way in '65- The Greatest Superman Products Ever! (Table of Contents: 6)

Aurora Products; Ben Cooper Costumes; Colorforms; Hasbro Toys; Kenner Toys; Polaner Fruit Preserves; Pressman Toys; Roalex Puzzles; Soaky Bubble Bath; Whitman Books and Toys / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for upcoming Superman branded products from various companies.

Ilda -- the Glamour Robot (Table of Contents: 7)

Star Hawkins / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
detective-mystery; science fiction
Characters
Star Hawkins; Ilda
Synopsis
Ilda takes a second job as a movie actress but the producers are only trying to trick her into giving them information about Star's cases.
Reprints

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

House of Mystery; House of Secrets / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
For the very best...

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

Missile Attack / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Strange but True / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Soon after the ending of World War I...
Genre
fantasy-supernatural; non-fiction

The Double Life of a Creature! (Table of Contents: 11)

comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Dave Wood
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
science fiction
Synopsis
Professor Axoll finds a buried humanoid creature which turns out to be a policeman from an underground civilization.
Reprints

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan; Sheldon Moldoff; Joe Kubert (illustrations)
Inks
Joe Kubert (illustrations); ?; ?
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Readers... the most sensational bargains in thrilling stories today...
Characters
Superman; Batman; Sgt. Frank Rock

Indexer Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #5 (Batman), #6 (Superman), and #7 (Sgt. Rock's Prize Battle Tales)

on the page between page 5 and page 6 of the previous story sequence

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Make it a happy holiday...

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

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

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Ad for a Gigantic Frankenstein model.
Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Double Life of a Creature!
  2. 1. Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"
    Superboy
  3. 2. The Secret of the Fantasy Films
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  5. 4. Two Great Heroes... in One Magazine!
    Adam Strange; The Space Ranger
  6. 5. ["At last! I have finished the perfect electronic brain!"]
    Professor Eureka
  7. 6. Coming Your Way in '65- The Greatest Superman Products Ever!
    Aurora Products; Ben Cooper Costumes; Colorforms; Hasbro Toys; Kenner Toys; Polaner Fruit Preserves; Pressman Toys; Roalex Puzzles; Soaky Bubble Bath; Whitman Books and Toys
  8. 7. Ilda -- the Glamour Robot
    Star Hawkins
  9. 8. ["For the very best..."]
    House of Mystery; House of Secrets
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Missile Attack
  11. 10. ["Soon after the ending of World War I..."]
    Strange but True
  12. 11. The Double Life of a Creature!
  13. 12. ["Readers... the most sensational bargains in thrilling stories today..."]
  14. 13. ["Make it a happy holiday..."]
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Mike Marvel Scientific Isometric Dynaflex System
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Jim Van Dore