Superman #76

(May-June 1952)

Happy Hobby Time! (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; superhero

Characters

Superboy; Frank

Synopsis

Superboy shows Frank that he can be creative, regardless of whether his creations are perfect, and notes an expressive hobby can be life long enjoyment.

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Mightiest Team in the World! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Fischetti (pages 1-8); Stan Kaye (pages 9-12)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; John Smilter; Lois Lane; Gell; Commissioner James Gordon

Synopsis

Superman and Batman learn each other's secret identities when they meet on a cruise while trying to find a diamond thief.

Reprints

• in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #179 (October-November 1968)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #6/1969 (22.März 1969)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #15/1970 ([august] 1970)
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series) (1971) [black and white]
• in Taptoe (Malmberg, 1967 series) #11/1980-1981 (6 december 1980)
• in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #1 (March 1999)
• in Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) (May 2000)
• in Superman / Batman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2007 series) (2007)
• in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
• in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) ([November] 2013)
• in Batman Superman: The Silver Age Omnibus (DC, 2016 series) #1 ([March] 2016)
• in Batman & Superman in World's Finest Comics: The Silver Age (DC, 2017 series) #1 (2017)

Indexer Notes

1st Superman-Batman team (outside of radio and the Justice Society of America). The World's Finest Comics Archives reprint was taken from the World's Finest #179 reprint, as evidenced by the splash page blurb: "Now that you've read the 'origin' of the World's Finest Team, here's the natural follow-up...from Superman No. 76, May-June 1952...." Inker credits corrected by Craig Delich; they were reversed. It appears that Kaye's inks actually begin on lower half of page 8.

New Wheaties Are Better Than Ever! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This guard duty is easy!

Genre

humor

Characters

Pvt. Pete

Reprints

• in All-American Men of War (DC, 1952 series) #51 (November 1957)
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #157 (November 1962)

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

Riddle Me This; Necco / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Misfit Manhunter! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Joe Harris (introduction); Henry Smithers (FBI officer); Frosty Ferris (villain, introduction); Pete (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Young Joe Harris always wanted to be a G-Man, but his physical defects prevent him from being one...until Superman unwittingly gives Joe a chance to hold several non G-Man positions. Unfortunately, Frosty Harris and his gang plan to use Joe's physical liabilities against him in order to commit crimes.

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) (May 2000)
• in Superman Super Library (K. G. Murray, 1964 series) #29

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

Bendix Coaster Brake / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Adventures of Rex the Wonder Dog / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11)

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

That's Professor Eureka, our most eminent research scientist!

Genre

humor

Characters

Professor Eureka

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Pencils

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Inks

H. T. Elmo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

H. T. Elmo

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Is the old motto... 'Keep your powder dry' accurate?

Genre

non-fiction

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

Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

The Gatling Gun (Table of Contents: 14)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Ben Galloway (credited)

Pencils

Raymond Perry (signed)

Inks

Raymond Perry (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction

Characters

Richard J. Gatling

Synopsis

Story of how Richard Gatling invented the gun that carries his name.

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) (May 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15)

Susie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Stan Kaye

Pencils

Stan Kaye

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

Stan Kaye

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Omigosh! I got up an hour earlier by mistake!

Genre

humor

Characters

Susie

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

Luden's Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Mmm- I just adore men who smoke pipes...

Genre

humor

Characters

Jerry the Jitterbug; unnamed girl of Jerry's

Synopsis

When Jerry's girl sees another man smoking a pipe, she comments that it looks so masculine. Jerry retorts by saying that his father gave him one for his birthday and that he would bring it over to show her. He does...with surprising results!

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) (May 2000)

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

Mrs. Superman! (Table of Contents: 19)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Dorothy Woolfolk ?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Armand Laval (hair dresser); Lorraine Jennings (introduction); Shut-Eye Collins (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Lois gets the bright idea of arranging an engagement for Clark Kent to a girl friend of hers, all in hopes of then being able to marry Superman. But the Man of Steel learns of the plan and arranges a scheme to de-rail that attempt.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #67 ([February 1953])
• in Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) (May 2000)

Keywords

Daily Planet

Indexer Notes

Script credit based on comparisons with stories in Action Comics that Martin O'Hearn reassigned to Dorothy Woolfolk (http://martinohearn.blogspot.com/search/label/Woolfolk%20%28Dorothy%29%2...). We previously credited this story to Bill Woolfolk, but it is not on his list. Per Craig Delich, there is a good possibility that Stan Kaye did the heads of Lois Lane in this story.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 20)

Peg / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I signed up for a dancing course...

Genre

humor

Characters

Peg

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

Vitalis Hair Cream / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 22)

Learn a Bit of Magic! / activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al McLean (signed)

Pencils

Al McLean (signed)

Inks

Al McLean (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Al McLean

First Line of Dialogue or Text

I'd like you to practice these little tricks of magic...

Genre

non-fiction

Synopsis

Tricks of magic that the reader could easily perform are illustrated step by step.

Reprints

• in Millennium Edition: Superman Vol. 1, #76 (DC, 2000 series) (May 2000)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 23) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 24) (Expand) /

Sheaffer's / advertisement / 1 page (report information)