Superman
#56
(January-February 1949)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1948-11-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
A Superman DC Publication
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)
Issue Notes
On sale date from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 2, Part 2, Number 2, Periodicals, July-December 1948. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B161380.
America's Greatest Comics Characters
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Prankster Picks a Partner!
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; The Prankster (villain); Perry White; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- The Prankster tricks Superman into using his powers to help him commit crimes.
Indexer Notes
Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk, but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn
The Man with the Purple Hand
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
The Man Who Couldn't Laugh!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; F. P. Crotchett (intro); Little Joe Blaney (intro)
- Synopsis
- F. P. Crotchett hasn't laughed in 20 years and offers $100,000 to anyone who can make him.
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #6/1952 (november 1952)
-
Indexer Notes
Plot revised and re-used in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #136. Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk, but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.
[no title indexed]
Monark Super Deluxe / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 6 of the previous story sequence.
Gets the Bird!
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 7 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Why are you crying, Stover?
- Genre
- humor; children
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- 8 - 27 - 10 - Here I go!
- Genre
- humor; teen
[no title indexed]
Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Chief said the animals are being molested at night...
- Genre
- humor
[no title indexed]
Daffy & Doodle / comic story / 0.5 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Before I leave, I'll have to write Doodle a note...
- Genre
- humor
Smartypants
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Smartypants; C. C. Skynhedd; Perry White
- Synopsis
- Prof. Skynhedd is an expert in progressive education. So how come a two year old can run rings around him?
- Reprints
-
in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #1/1949 (september-oktober 1949) which is reprinted - in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #12/1974 ([26 november] 1974)
- in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #5/1954 (mai 1954)
-
Mystery Mine's Treasure!
Ray-o-Vac / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately following page 5 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Columbia / advertisement / 1 page
Indexer Notes
On the page immediately preceding page 6 of the previous story sequence.
[no title indexed]
Shorty / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Hey, Shorty! Will you deliver this package for me?
- Genre
- humor; teen
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Smarty Pants
Superman -
1.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
2.
America's Greatest Comics Characters
-
3.
The Prankster Picks a Partner!
Superman -
4.
Henry Iba
Wheaties -
5.
The Man with the Purple Hand
Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
6.
The Man Who Couldn't Laugh!
Superman -
7.
[no title indexed]
Monark Super Deluxe -
8.
Gets the Bird!
Bazooka the Atom Bubble Boy -
9.
["Why are you crying, Stover?"]
Little Pete -
10.
[no title indexed]
Northwestern Products Co. -
11.
["8 - 27 - 10 - Here I go!"]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
12.
[no title indexed]
Adventures of Nip & Tuck; Smith Brothers Cough Drops -
13.
The Spark of Life
-
14.
[no title indexed]
Kellogg's Rice Krispies -
15.
["The Chief said the animals are being molested at night..."]
Casey the Cop -
16.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America -
17.
["Before I leave, I'll have to write Doodle a note..."]
Daffy & Doodle -
18.
[no title indexed]
Irvin Foster Sportswear -
19.
Smartypants
Superman -
20.
Mystery Mine's Treasure!
Ray-o-Vac -
21.
[no title indexed]
Columbia -
22.
["Hey, Shorty! Will you deliver this package for me?"]
Shorty -
23.
[no title indexed]
Schwinn -
24.
[no title indexed]
Thom McAn -
25.
[no title indexed]
National Radio Institute -
26.
What to Do If Lost in the Woods at Night
Eveready
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Bob Hughes
- Glenn MacKay
- Per Sandell
- Adam Spector
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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