(October 1965)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1965-08-26
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 given in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #124 and copyright registration.

The Ultimate Enemy! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints
Keywords
Kryptonian flag; shields; swords
Cover Thumbnail for Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #329
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Cover gallery

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?
Genre
war

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Ultimate Enemy! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane (cameo); Jon Smatten; Hab-Rull (flashback); Jor-El (flashback)
Synopsis
Superman fights a silent enemy clad in indestructible armor, which turns out to be made of Kryptonian metal.
Reprints
Keywords
Krypton

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

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
First Line of Dialogue or Text
A lion! Run, Shorty!
Genre
humor
Characters
Shorty
Reprints
Keywords
lion

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of "The Ultimate Enemy!"

A Laugh a Minute with the Cuckoo Bird! (Table of Contents: 4)

Cocoa Puffs; Cuckoo Bird / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately following page 6 of "The Ultimate Enemy!"

Are You a Litter-Bug? (Table of Contents: 5)

Little Pete / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Genre
humor; advocacy; children
Characters
Little Pete

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly; on the page immediately following the previous two sequences

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

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

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

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "The Ultimate Enemy!"

Kat Korners the King! (Table of Contents: 7)

AMT Models; The Kat from AMT / comics-form advertising / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

Indexer Notes

On the page immediately preceding page 7 of "The Ultimate Enemy!"

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Feature Logo
Tootsie Roll Pop

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

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

Script
Mort Weisinger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Steve Maurer, Jeffrey Ansel, Eb Simon, Tex McGrady, Donald Goodman, Frank Jenkins, Albert J. Sanowskis, and Richard Staehle.

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 10)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?

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

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; humor

Drang, the Destroyer! (Table of Contents: 12)

Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Dick Malverne; Fantasta; Kirol; Varr; Vintan; Drang [Dr. Supernatural]
Synopsis
Supergirl is kidnapped and taken to the planet Gotha, where the Circle of Evil enlists her to fight the evil conqueror Drang.
Reprints

Superman and Batman with Robin for the First Time (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman and Batman with Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan; Dick Sprang
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero

Indexer Notes

house ad for 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #15; on the page immediately following page 6 of the previous sequence

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

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

on the page immediately following page 6 of the previous sequence

Boys & Girls.. 10 Issues of Your Favorite Magazines for Only $1.00! (Table of Contents: 15)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

on the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous sequence

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Feature Logo
Tootsie Roll Pop

Worth Shopping Around For... (Table of Contents: 17)

Trix; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Editing
?
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals

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

Cap's Hobby Center / comic story / 0.25 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
Let's have six model plane kits...
Genre
humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
?

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Ultimate Enemy!
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    G.I. Joe
  3. 2. The Ultimate Enemy!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["A lion! Run, Shorty!"]
    Shorty
  5. 4. A Laugh a Minute with the Cuckoo Bird!
    Cocoa Puffs; Cuckoo Bird
  6. 5. Are You a Litter-Bug?
    Little Pete
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Palisades Amusement Park Admission
  8. 7. Kat Korners the King!
    AMT Models; The Kat from AMT
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  11. 10. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Adventure Comics; World's Finest Comics
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle
  13. 12. Drang, the Destroyer!
    Supergirl
  14. 13. Superman and Batman with Robin for the First Time
    Superman and Batman with Robin
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie Roll
  16. 15. Boys & Girls.. 10 Issues of Your Favorite Magazines for Only $1.00!
  17. 16. [no title indexed]
    Tootsie [all other candies]
  18. 17. Worth Shopping Around For...
    Trix; Trix Rabbit
  19. 18. ["Let's have six model plane kits..."]
    Cap's Hobby Center
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Wallace Brown Greeting Cards
  21. 20. [no title indexed]
    Aurora Products
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