Superman #66
(September-October 1950)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1960-06-28
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (credited) (editor); Mort Weisinger (actual editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Art credits per Bob Hughes; we formerly credited Curt Swan in error.

New As Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Strange Adventures / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Babe of Steel! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; The Prankster (villain); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (also as a Superbaby); Perry White; Killer Kenton; Eddie; Baby Betty
Synopsis
The Prankster finds the Fountain of Youth and starts using it to commit crimes. Clark accidentally drinks some of it and reverts to a Superbaby.
Reprints
Keywords
Fountain of Youth; Superbaby

Indexer Notes

Proto-red kryptonite story. Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk, but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Feature Films / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

The Last Days of Superman! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Dr. Wright; Professor Lucius Lowell
Synopsis
Superman believes he is dying because he has come into contact with Kryptonite once too often.
Reprints
Keywords
kryptonite; Walker's Disease

Indexer Notes

Story reworked in issue #156. Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk, but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

Ton o' fun / cartoon / 0.67 page (report information)

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

First Line of Dialogue or Text
The laundry service is finally getting better...
Genre
humor
Reprints

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Heavy Birds (Table of Contents: 9)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Raymond Perry ?
Inks
Raymond Perry ?
Colors
Raymond Perry ?
Letters
typeset

Genre
non-fiction

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Bebe / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Say, Bebe-" "H'lo, Timmy - H'lo, Frankie!
Genre
humor

Starring... Superman (Table of Contents: 11)

Cartoon Flips / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Characters
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Shredded Ralston / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Science Snaps / cartoon / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Martin Naydel (signed)
Pencils
Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks
Martin Naydel (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Every second about ten million red blood cells are created in each human being!
Genre
non-fiction; math & science

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

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

The Machine That Played Cupid! (Table of Contents: 15)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Finney Floor (introduction, Lois Lane's high school beau); Minnie (Finney's fiancée); Meataxe Cole
Synopsis
Lois' old boyfriend Finney can't get anywhere in the world because of his persistent bad luck.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Giant typewriter in story, reminscent of Batman gimmicks.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text
Mercy! Jerry! Why have you got that alarm clock ringing all the time?
Genre
humor; teen

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Columbia / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?" (Table of Contents: 18)

The Dodo and the Frog / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Otto Feuer
Inks
Otto Feuer
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
advocacy; anthropomorphic-funny animals

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 19) (Expand) /

Novelty Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Rope 'Em Both, Partner! (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. New As Tomorrow!
    Strange Adventures
  3. 2. The Babe of Steel!
    Superman
  4. 3. ["Look, gang! There's a real live Indian..."]
    Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
  5. 4. Editorial Advisory Board
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    Feature Films
  7. 6. The Last Days of Superman!
    Superman
  8. 7. ["The laundry service is finally getting better..."]
    Ton o' fun
  9. 8. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  10. 9. Heavy Birds
  11. 10. ["Say, Bebe-" "H'lo, Timmy - H'lo, Frankie!"]
    Bebe
  12. 11. Starring... Superman
    Cartoon Flips
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Shredded Ralston
  14. 13. ["Every second about ten million red blood cells are created in each human being!"]
    Science Snaps
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Nestlé's Crunch
  16. 15. The Machine That Played Cupid!
    Superman
  17. 16. ["Mercy! Jerry! Why have you got that alarm clock ringing all the time?"]
    Jerry the Jitterbug
  18. 17. [no title indexed]
    Columbia
  19. 18. The Dodo and the Frog Ask "How Are Your Manners Out-of-Doors?"
    The Dodo and the Frog
  20. 19. [no title indexed]
    Novelty Mart
  21. 20. Rope 'Em Both, Partner!
    Daisy B-B Guns
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Adam Spector
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore