 |
| Action Comics #271! |
Download Episode #230!
For this 250th individual episode, the featured Superman issue is ACTION COMICS 271, December 1960, published around October 27, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye.
The 13 page Superman story in this issue was titled VOYAGE TO DIMENSION X, written by Otto Binder and drawn by Al Plastino. It was reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. II.
Supergirl starred in the 13 page story, SUPERGIRL'S FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE, written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Jim Mooney. This was Supergirl's 32nd story, and Siegel's 31st silver age Superman Family story (50th overall silver age story).
Before this story, Siegel also wrote THE IMPOSSIBLE MISSION for SUPERBOY 85 and ALIAS CHIP O'DOOLE for SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 49, both with the December 1960 cover date.
Also featured in this issue is the METROPOLIS MAILBAG.
Elsewhere in DC Comics, 29 titles carried the December 1960 or December 1960/January 1961 cover date.
Click here to learn more about Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer in comic books, at Bill Jourdain's website, GOLDEN AGE OF COMIC BOOKS.
Click here to listen to Michael Bradley's interview with Marc Tyler Nobleman, author of BOYS OF STEEL, about Superman's creators, and BILL THE BOY WONDER, about Batman's uncredited co-creator, Bill Finger.
Next Episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED DECEMBER 1957: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 25!
In 2 Weeks: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JANUARY 1961: SUPERMAN 142 & ACTION COMICS 272!
Check out SLIPSTREAM, the weekly web comic book I'm drawing and lettering, which is written by Jeffrey Taylor, co-host of the FROM CRISIS TO CRISIS PODCAST and contributor to the SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE. New pages of SLIPSTREAM can be found each Saturday at http://www.clockworkcomics.co.uk. Adam Dechanel, another contributor to the SUPERMAN HOMEPAGE, also writes and draws E. O. S. for Clockwork Comics, and new pages are available on Tuesdays and Thursdays.
The new home for THE SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com. Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.
You can join the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST group or page on facebook, and follow the podcast on twitter @supermanpodcast.
SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is a proud member of thefollowing:
- The LEAGUE OF COMIC BOOK PODCASTERS at http://www.comicbooknoise.com/league ,
- The COMICS PODCAST NETWORK! - http://www.comicspodcasts.com/,
- The SUPERMAN WEBRING of websites, and
- The SUPERMAN PODCAST NETWORK at http://supermanpodcastnetwork !
The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.com/.
Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. I make no claims of ownership of these images, nor do I earn any money from this podcast.
Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!
No comments:
Post a Comment