(January-February 1966)

DC, 1956 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1965-11-04
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Helio, the Sun Demon! (Table of Contents)

Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man; Helio
Reprints

The Magic Card! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy
Synopsis
A group of kids discover the library.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated February 1959.

Helio, the Sun Demon! [Part 1] (Table of Contents: 2)

Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Jack Sparling
Inks
Jack Sparling
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Helio (villain); Professor Simon Bennet; Mona Bennet
Synopsis
Eclipso creates the sun-being Helio and they steal a space platform from the military for their plan to rule the world. Bruce Gordon manages to return Eclipso to his body, but Helio is still on the loose.
Reprints

They're Old! They're Worth Gold! Now at Last They're Retold! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

New! The Most Original Character in Comic History! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Dial H for Hero / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

[The Magic of Solomon] (Table of Contents: 5)

World of the Weird / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Miller ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction; fantasy-supernatural

[Helio, the Sun Demon!] Part Two (Table of Contents: 6)

Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Haney
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Prince Ra-Man; Helio (villain); Elsa Magussen; Professor Simon Bennet; Mona Bennet
Synopsis
Helio changes Bruce Gordon back into Eclipso to continue their plot to rule the world. Prince Ra-Man, with the help of Mona and Professor Bennet manage to destroy Helio and return Eclipso to Bruce Gordon once again.
Reprints

Warning! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Spectre / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Helio, the Sun Demon!
    Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man
  2. 1. The Magic Card!
  3. 2. Helio, the Sun Demon! [Part 1]
    Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man
  4. 3. They're Old! They're Worth Gold! Now at Last They're Retold!
    Superman
  5. 4. New! The Most Original Character in Comic History!
    Dial H for Hero
  6. 5. [The Magic of Solomon]
    World of the Weird
  7. 6. [Helio, the Sun Demon!] Part Two
    Eclipso; Prince Ra-Man
  8. 7. Warning!
    The Spectre
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • Gregory Fischer
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Stangas
  • Jim Van Dore