(July 1966)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly; (semi-monthly March)
On-sale Date
1966-05-26
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); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Brainiac's Kryptonite Trap for Supergirl!; Muto's Water Trap for the Future Superman! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Brainiac; Muto; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Klar Ken T5477]
Reprints
Keywords
green kryptonite

Dynamite's Coming! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

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

Muto versus the Man of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Think the Superman of our day has his hands full battling Luthor's wily scientific brain?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Muto; Superman [Klar Ken T5477]; Lyra 3916; Jay L-3388; PW-5598 (computer editor, designed by Perry White's descendant Per Wye T7357); Von-Don (from Blax); three android children; Atlanteans (of 30th century); Yann (inside spaceship); Thargo (inside spaceship)
Synopsis
Using his heat vision, Superman reprograms the android children so they save him from the paralyzing sea water. Later, back on Earth, Muto challenges Superman again, but Superman creates a super-electric discharge to open a space-warp to Muto’s dimension and the villain is drawn home.
Reprints
Keywords
2966; Atlantis; Daily Interplanetary News; Future Superman; Planetary Federation; the Museum World; the Weapons World; Ulthat; ultra-news

Indexer Notes

Future Superman series continues from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338; series concludes in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #166.

Natural Beauty -- Everybody's Fight (Table of Contents: 3)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Morris Waldinger ?
Inks
Tom Nicolosi ?
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy
Synopsis
excerpts from a speech by President Lyndon Johnson regarding the preservation of nature

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from George Barnes, Gladys Sieverling, Jeff Johnson, Victoria Phillips, Jerry Harrington, Bill G. Lieu, and Doug Jason.

Brainiac's Blitz! (Table of Contents: 5)

Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Script
Jim Shooter
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Brainiac; Professor Carter
Synopsis
With Superman gone in space on a Justice League adventure, Supergirl must stop Brainiac when he comes to Earth to kill Superman.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Green Kryptonite; Stanhope College

A 2nd Star Collection of the Strange Lives of Batman and Robin! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

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

Riddle Me This! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Inferior Five / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Brainiac's Kryptonite Trap for Supergirl!; Muto's Water Trap for the Future Superman!
    Supergirl; Superman
  2. 1. Dynamite's Coming!
    Swing with Scooter
  3. 2. Muto versus the Man of Tomorrow!
    Superman
  4. 3. Natural Beauty -- Everybody's Fight
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  6. 5. Brainiac's Blitz!
    Supergirl
  7. 6. A 2nd Star Collection of the Strange Lives of Batman and Robin!
    Batman and Robin
  8. 7. Riddle Me This!
    Inferior Five
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Chris Boyko
  • John Censullo
  • Matthew Head
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore