Superman #62

(January-February 1950)

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Kodak / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Black Magic on Mars! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Orson Welles; Martler (intro, villain); other Martians (intro); Nancy Guild; Perry White; Lois Lane

Synopsis

Orson accidentally gets trapped in a rocket to Mars where he meets Martian Nazis. Because of his fictional 1938 broadcast about a Martian invasion, no one on Earth believes his broadcast pleas for help, except Superman.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #34 ([March 1950])
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971) [black and white]
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series) (1983)

Keywords

Martians

Indexer Notes

Promotes the new Orson Welles film Black Magic, in which Nancy Guild co-starred. Superman's first visit to Mars.

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Thom McAn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Dale Evans Comics; Jimmy Wakely / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The People vs. Superman! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; The Ace (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis

Superman is arrested for the murder of Clark Kent.

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #1/1953 (januar 1953)

Indexer Notes

First extensive use of super-ventriloquism.

How Football Began (Table of Contents: 6)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Raymond Perry ?

Inks

Raymond Perry ?

Colors

Raymond Perry ?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Indexer Notes

origin of football

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Bazooka / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!" (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy

Pioneer Days in Oregon (Table of Contents: 9)

comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gardner Fox ?

Pencils

Fred Ray ?

Inks

Fred Ray ?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Up, Up and Away! (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

World's Finest Comics; Action Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

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Peg / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Yessir! Seeing the world -- That's living!

Genre

humor; teen

Reprints

• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #6/1954 (juni 1954)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14)

Shorty / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Nothing like being in business for yourself...

Genre

humor

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Nestlé's Crunch / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero! (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk; Larissa Lee (intro, another LL!); Perry White; Lois Lane

Synopsis

Mxyztplk falls in love with actress Larissa Lee and decides to become a hero in order to impress her.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #34 ([March 1950])

Indexer Notes

redone in Superman #174

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Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)