100-Page Super Spectacular
#DC-15
(March 1973)
DC,
1973 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 100
- On-sale Date
- 1973-01-11
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [block]
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Comic Reader #92 and copyright registration. On-sale date of February 6 in ad in G.I. War Tales #1.
[no title indexed]
Aquaman and Aqualad; The Boy Commandos; Dial H for Hero; The Hawk and the Dove; Sandman; Superboy / cover / 2 pages
- Job Number
- N-592
- Genre
- superhero; war
- Characters
- Superboy; Aquaman; Aqualad; Hawk; Dove; Boy Commandos; Sandman; Sandy
Indexer Notes
Wrap-around cover.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-600
- Characters
- Superboy; Boy Commandos; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad; Hawk [Hank Hall]; Dove [Dawn Granger]; Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy [Sanderson Hawkins]
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Boy Who Was Stronger Than Superboy!
Superboy / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- N-576
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- For many years, Superboy has won justly deserved fame and renown as the strongest boy in the world!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Ted Grahame; Lana Lang; Pa Kent; Mr. Grahame; Mrs. Grahame
- Synopsis
- A Smallville boy gains super strength from a mysterious meteor.
- Reprints
-
from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #273 (June 1960)
-
[no title indexed]
Batman and Robin; The Boy Commandos / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby (Boy Commandos); Jerry Robinson (Batman and Robin)
- Inks
- Joe Simon (Boy Commandos); Jerry Robinson (Batman and Robin)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- Job Number
- X-310
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Robin and I want to welcome you Boy Commandos to Detective Comics!
- Genre
- children; superhero; war
- Characters
- Batman; Robin; Boy Commandos
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #65 (July 1942)
-
[Nostradamus Predicts]
The Boy Commandos / comic story / 13 pages
- Script
- Joe Simon ?; Jack Kirby ?
- Pencils
- Jack Kirby; Joe Simon ?
- Inks
- Joe Simon
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Howard Ferguson
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Order of the day - All commando units stand by for action...
- Genre
- adventure; war
- Characters
- Boy Commandos [Rip Carter; Brooklyn; Andre Chavard; Alfy Twidgett; Jan Haasen]; Nostradamus; Catherine, Queen of France; Bathingham; Marshal Goering
- Reprints
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #65 (July 1942)
-
- Keywords
- Easton School for Boys; France; prophecy; World War II
The Boy of the Year Contest
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- N-594
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Oh, stop showing off Superboy!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Officer Clancy
- Synopsis
- Superboy is accused of sabotaging the Boy of the Year Contest for other contestants when Superboy himself is ruled ineligible to compete.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #57 (June 1957)
-
- Keywords
- Smallville Stadium; super-magnet
The Menace of Aqualad!
Aquaman / comic story / 7 pages
- Job Number
- N-597
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Aqualad is hunting for me with a spear-gun!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Aqualad [Garth]; Aqua-Cave (Intro); Gypsy Fortune Teller; Topo; Professor Tyson; Underwater Pirates
- Synopsis
- A fortune teller tells that Aquaman will someday be replaced and Aqualad seems to by trying to fulfill the prophecy.
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #270 (March 1960)
-
- Keywords
- fortune-telling
Twice Burned!
The Hawk and the Dove / comic story / 10.5 pages
- Job Number
- N-595
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hawk; Dove; Irwin Hall; Mark Kieves; Linda Kieves
- Reprints
- from The Hawk and the Dove (DC, 1968 series) #3 (December 1968-January 1969)
-
The Trial of Superboy
Superboy / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- N-596
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You must now decide whether Superboy is innocent or guilty!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Mr. Fenton; Thomas Aldrich; Dr. Milton Rush
- Synopsis
- Superboy is put on trial for inadvertantly burning down the house of Mr. Fenton when his rocket first landed from Krypton.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #63 (March 1958)
-
- Keywords
- Smallville Glass Works
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Bob Hughes.
A Drama in Dreams
Sandman / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- X-312
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Dreams of hope for the oppressed...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Sandman [Wesley Dodds]; Sandy Hawkins; Actor; Mopey; Mr. Bright; Mr. Stark
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #81 (December 1942)
-
Dr. Cyclops -- The Villain with the Doomsday Stare
Dial H for Hero / comic story / 14.34 pages
- Job Number
- N-598
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- What's happening to me?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Robby Reed; Dr. Cyclops; Gramps; Miss Millie
- Reprints
- from House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #164 (January 1967)
-
- Keywords
- Zenith City
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts of 7.67 and 6.67 pages.
Superbaby's Search for a Pet!
Superboy / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- N-577
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Good heavens! That poor child will be eaten alive!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Martha Kent; Krypto (dog); Jonathan Kent; Tom
- Synopsis
- Superboy searches for a pet.
- Reprints
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #130 (June 1966)
-
- Keywords
- battery beast; sea creatures
[no title indexed]
A Look through the Super Spectacles / letters page / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-599
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Well, in the last Spec, I told you this one was coming in April.
Indexer Notes
Letter by Chris Bryant.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
Aquaman and Aqualad; The Boy Commandos; Dial H for Hero; The Hawk and the Dove; Sandman; Superboy -
1.
Table of Contents
-
2.
The Boy Who Was Stronger Than Superboy!
Superboy -
3.
["Robin and I want to welcome you Boy Commandos to Detective Comics!"]
Batman and Robin; The Boy Commandos -
4.
[Nostradamus Predicts]
The Boy Commandos -
5.
The Boy of the Year Contest
Superboy -
6.
The Menace of Aqualad!
Aquaman -
7.
Twice Burned!
The Hawk and the Dove -
8.
The Trial of Superboy
Superboy -
9.
A Drama in Dreams
Sandman -
10.
Dr. Cyclops -- The Villain with the Doomsday Stare
Dial H for Hero -
11.
Superbaby's Search for a Pet!
Superboy -
12.
["Well, in the last Spec, I told you this one was coming in April."]
A Look through the Super Spectacles -
13.
Meet the Super-Stars
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Del Gruber
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Steve Jenner
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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