Episode #314 Part I: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated November 1960: World's Finest Comics 113!

World's Finest Comics 113!

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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 113, November 1960, was published around September 1, 1960.  It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢. Jack Schiff was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye.

The 13 page Superman / Batman story was titled, BAT-MITE MEETS MR. MXYZPTLK, which was written by Jerry Coleman, pencilled by Dick Sprang and inked by Sheldon Moldoff, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics and the Grand Comic Book Database. comicbookdb.com only lists the inker, which it credits as Charles Paris. This story has been reprinted in BATMAN FROM THE 30'S TO THE 70'S, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVE vol. III and SHOWCASE PRESENTS; WORLD'S FINEST vol. II.

- Green Arrow and Speedy starred in the 6 page story titled, THE AMAZING MISS ARROWETTE, written by Dave Wood and drawn by lee Elias. This story has been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: GREEN ARROW vol. I.

- Tommy Tomorrow starred in the 7 page story titled, JOURNEY TO 1960, written by Jack Miller and drawn by Jim Mooney.

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Episode #313: Superman Comic Book Cover Dated September 1963: Action Comics #304!

Action Comics 304!

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ACTION COMICS 304, September 1963, was published around July 25, 1963. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Sheldon Moldoff. It featured the Superman story in this issue.

- Superman starred in the 12 page story titled, THE INTERPLANETARY OLYMPICS, written by Leo Dorfman, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. It was reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. IV.

- Supergirl fought THE MAID OF MENACE. This 13 page story was written by Leo Dorfman and drawn by Jim Mooney. This story was reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. II.

Also highlighted in this episodes are the issue's ads and other features, including the METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter page.

Elsewhere in DC Comics, 28 titles carried the September or September/October 1963 cover date, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics.

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Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!

Episode #312 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated October 1960: Superman's pal Jimmy Olsen #48!

Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen 48!

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SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 48, October 1960, was published around August 16, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The editor was Mort Weisinger, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. It featured the issue's third and final story. All three stories were pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by John Forte, and have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. IV.

- THE STORY OF CAMP SUPERMAN (9 pgs.), writer unknown.

- THE DISGUISES OF DANGER (8 pgs.), writer unknown.

- THE MYSTERY OF THE TINY SUPERMEN (9 pgs.), was written by Otto Binder. This story featured the first appearance of the Superman Emergency Squad.

Also highlighted in this episode are this issue's ads and other features, including the JIMMY OLSEN PEN PALS letter column.

Elsewhere in DC  Comics, 31 titles  carried the October or October/November 1960 cover date, and was covered in Episode 226, for the week of Wednesday, May 16, 2014.

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January 7, 2015 would have been the 125th birthday of the founder of DC Comics, Major Malcolm Wheeler Nicholson. To learn more about the Major, check this website about him, as well as this blog post about him written by Gerard Jones. He is writing a biography about the Major, along with the Major's granddaughter, Nicky Wheeler-Nicholson. She will be attending Pulp Adventurecon on Saturday, February 21, 2015.

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Episode #312 Part I: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated October 1960: Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #20!

Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane 20!

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SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 20, October 1960, was published on august 9, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye. It featured the issue's third and  final story. All three stories have been reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. IV.

- SUPERMAN'S FLIGHT FROM LOIS LANE (9 pgs.), writer is unknown according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics and comicbookdb.com, but the Grand Comic Book Database credits Jerry Siegel as the author of this story. Kurt Schaffenberger drew the art. Because there is some discrepancy about the writer's identity, this story won't be counted toward Siegel's silver age story total,

- THE LUCKIEST GIRL IN METROPOLIS (9 pgs.), writer is unknown according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics and comicbookdb.com, but the Grand Comic Book Database credits Robert Bernstein (?) as possibly the author. Al Plastino was the artist.

- This issue's cover story was the nine page tale, LOIS LANE'S SUPER-DAUGHTER, labeled the 2nd Imaginary Story, written by Jerry Siegel according to the Grand Comic Book Database and comicbookdb.com. Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics lists the writer as unknown. If Jerry Siegel wrote this story, it was his 103rd Superman family story, and his 148th overall for the silver age.

Also covered in this episode are this issue's ads and other features, including the LETTERS TO LOIS column.

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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!