(1956)

Atlas Publishing, 1955? Series
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Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
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Inks
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Colors
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Letters
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Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

blank page(s) / 1 page (report information)


The City Under the Sea (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Famed in fable and legend,
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Queen Paralea of Atlantis (Intro); Hajar (Intro, Villain); Professor Hubble
Synopsis
Superman finds a domed city where the Queen falls in love with Clark because he's so ordinary,
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The Bride of Superman! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Dorothy Woolfolk
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
If there is anyone present who knows any reason why these two should not be joined in matrimony,
Genre
superhero
Characters
Nikki LaRue [Mme. Nicolai]; Lois Lane; Clark Kent [Superman]; Peggy Wilkins; Perry White; Bobo Newton (villain); Fazir (villain)
Synopsis
To allow Madame Nicolai to come to America and Superman to be constantly with her, he contrives a story that he is marrying her.
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Keywords
Carlton Hotel; cyclotron; S.S. Regina

Indexer Notes

Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Formerly credited to Bill Woolfolk.

The Scoop of 1869! (Table of Contents: 4)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hello? Operator, please call...
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent; Mr. Barton; the Sheriff; Cal Clayton
Synopsis
Jimmy is transported back to the year 1869 where he hopes to get the scoop on the completion of the transcontinental railroad at Promontory Point, Utah.
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Keywords
time travel

Luthor's Secret Weapon (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Al Schwartz
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Neither flaming volcanoes nor flying bullets -
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jor-El; Lara; Perry White
Synopsis
Luthor tricks Superman into helping him make synthetic kryptonite.
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Keywords
kryptonite; origin

The Hunted Messenger! (Table of Contents: 6)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sy Barry ?
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
It all begins with a good deed by Jimmy Olsen, junior reporter of the Daily Planet!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman (cameo); unnamed messenger; unnamed doctor; Henry Bascom [Mr. Bartley] (see notes); two unnamed mobsters
Synopsis
Jimmy comes to the aid of a messenger and attempts to deliver a valuable package.
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Indexer Notes

Barry inks credit from Bob Hughes. We previously credited Ray Burnley.

An error in the story has the character Henry Bascom also being referred to as Mr. Bartley.

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Amazing Ratios! / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

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First Line of Dialogue or Text
If a small steel ball dropped into a tall jar of water…
Genre
non-fiction; maths & science
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The Flying Jimmy Olsen! (Table of Contents: 8)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Your turn, Jimmy!
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Mr. Danning (circus owner); Lois Lane
Synopsis
Jimmy drinks a special potion from another world and gains the ability to fly. He uses this ability to put on a one-man show for a circus.
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Keywords
circus; lion; tiger; trapeze

The Prankster's Apprentice! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
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Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Listen to the crowd laugh!
Genre
superhero
Characters
The Prankster (Villain); The Trickster [Al Fresco] (Intro, Villain); Porky (Intro, Villain)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

100 Pieces of Kryptonite! (Table of Contents: 10)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Ray Burnley
Letters
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First Line of Dialogue or Text
Please, Jimmy--(gasp!)-
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; "Angles" Archibald; Professor Todd
Synopsis
When a kryptonite meteor explodes over the city "Angles" Archibald gathers as much as he can hoping to use it against Superman.
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Keywords
Flying Newsroom; kryptonite; meteor; signal watch

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Indexer Notes

Green back cover with white Superman insignia in the centre.

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Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
  3. 2. The City Under the Sea
    Superman
  4. 3. The Bride of Superman!
    Superman
  5. 4. The Scoop of 1869!
    Jimmy Olsen
  6. 5. Luthor's Secret Weapon
    Superman
  7. 6. The Hunted Messenger!
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. ["If a small steel ball dropped into a tall jar of water…"]
    Amazing Ratios!
  9. 8. The Flying Jimmy Olsen!
    Jimmy Olsen
  10. 9. The Prankster's Apprentice!
    Superman
  11. 10. 100 Pieces of Kryptonite!
    Jimmy Olsen
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by
  • Stephen Mitchell
  • Gary L. Watson (R.I.P.)