Superman #77

(July-August 1952)

Buzzy Scoffs at "That Deep, Dark Secret!" (Table of Contents: 1)

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

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

advocacy; teen

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Man Who Went to Krypton! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman (Origin retold); Jor-El (Flashback); Lara (Flashback); Professor William Enders (Introduction); Happy Murrel (Villain, Introduction)

Reprints

• in Supermán Librocomic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #7

Indexer Notes

This story redone in ACTION COMICS #281 (the Earth-One version).

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

Schwinn / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The "Popsicle" Kids Capture a Bandit (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Popsicle / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Greatest Pitcher in the World! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

The Professor (villain, introduction); the Fixer (villain, introduction)

Synopsis

Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star.

Reprints

• in Supermán Librocomic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #7
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #36 (May 1983)

Indexer Notes

adapted from Superman radio show

Turns Terrific Clout Into Out! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Another Jim Wise "P-F" Adventure Story; "P-F" Canvas Shoes / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

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

Columbia / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Whew! I'm all finished.

Genre

teen; humor

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

Riddle Me This; Necco / advertisement / 0.25 page (report information)

Greatest Showman in the World (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Don Kane (credited)

Pencils

Raymond Perry

Inks

Raymond Perry

Colors

Raymond Perry

Letters

typeset

Genre

non-fiction; biography

Characters

P. T. Barnum

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

Private Pete / comic story / 0.5 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

I just answered an ad from a magazine!

Genre

humor; military

Reprints

• in Superboy (K. G. Murray, 1949 series) #46
• in All-American Men of War (DC, 1952 series) #90 (March-April 1962)
• in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #104 (August-September 1967)

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

Stewart-Warner "Cadet" Speedometer / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

The Amazin' Maze! (Table of Contents: 15)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al McLean (signed)

Pencils

Al McLean (signed)

Inks

Al McLean (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Superman Meets Pocahontas! (Table of Contents: 16)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Pocahontas; Perry White; Chief Powatan

Reprints

• in Supermán Librocomic (Editorial Novaro, 1973 series) #7
• in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #6/1954 (juni 1954)

Indexer Notes

Time-travel story.

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

Professor Eureka / comic story / 0.67 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

I've got it at last!

Genre

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 18) (Expand) /

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

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

Quick Quiz / activity / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Horace Elmo (signed)

Pencils

Horace Elmo (signed)

Inks

Horace Elmo (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Horace Elmo (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Why are gold and silver coins milled?

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

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

The Craziest Pair in History (Table of Contents: 21) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Champion Larry Yogi Berra Sparks Yankees! (Table of Contents: 22) (Expand) /

Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)