(March 1972)

DC, 1941 Series
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Volume
32
Price
0.25 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly, (with exception of Jan., Apr., and July)
On-sale Date
1972-01-25
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [character]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #410 and from Comic Reader #79.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Green Arrow; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Neal Adams
Inks
Dick Giordano
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-1123
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Green Arrow
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

World of Faceless Slaves! (Table of Contents: 1)

Green Arrow; Superman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Dick Dillin; Neal Adams (see notes)
Inks
Joe Giella; Dick Giordano (See notes)
Colors
?
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-1045
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Effron the Sorcerer (introduction); Black Canary [Dinah Lance] (flashback); Dextro; Kanow
Synopsis
Superman and Green Arrow are transported to another time and place by a sorcerer who wants Green Arrow to compete in a contest against the king of that land with the winner claiming the throne.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

This is a sequel to Maggin's Green Arrow story titled "What Can One Man Do?" in Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #87; story continues in Action Comics #437.

Page 4, panels 3 and 4, of this story are reprinted from the Green Arrow story in Green Lantern #87, from page 9, panel 5 and page 10, panel 1, edited for size.

The Sword of Hate (Table of Contents: 2)

Bureau of Missing Heroes: Black Pirate / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Sheldon Moldoff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1109
Genre
historical
Characters
Black Pirate [Jon Valo]; Don Carlos (villain); Manuel (Introduction, Death); Donna Bonita; King Phillip of Spain
Reprints

[Adventure of the Nosy Waitress] (Table of Contents: 3)

Bureau of Missing Heroes: The King / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Gardner Fox
Pencils
Harry Lampert (signed)
Inks
Harry Lampert (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Harry Lampert

Job Number
S-1110
Genre
detective-mystery
Characters
The King [King Standish]; the Witch (villain); Herb Harper; Jim Nelson (flashback)
Reprints

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

World's Finest Fanmail / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1133

Indexer Notes

Includes letters from Bob Rozakis and Jerry Bails, as well as Scott Gibson and David Hendricks.

Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation (Table of Contents: 5)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script
Bernard Kashdan
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Total paid circulation, average over preceding 12 months: 312,978.
Total paid circulation for issue closest to filing date (1971-10-01): 321,557.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Green Arrow; Superman
  2. 1. World of Faceless Slaves!
    Green Arrow; Superman
  3. 2. The Sword of Hate
    Bureau of Missing Heroes: Black Pirate
  4. 3. [Adventure of the Nosy Waitress]
    Bureau of Missing Heroes: The King
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    World's Finest Fanmail
  6. 5. Statement of the Ownership, Management and Circulation
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • CTGarry
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Bob Hughes
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Allen Ross
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore