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| Action Comics 332, January 1966! |
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ACTION COMICS 332, January 1966, was published on November 25, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan. According to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, George Klein was the inker, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Sheldon Moldoff as the inker. Ira Schnapp was the letterer.
- (3:38) After reading a comment left at the bottom of last week's episode, I review the biography, OTTO BINDER: THE LIFE AND WORK OF A COMIC BOOK AND SCIENCE FICTION VISIONARY, written by the late writer Bill Schelly (who sadly passed away on September 12, 2019). The book was published by North Atlantic Books in 2003.
- (6:57) MY PULL LIST segment, where I review the comic books I read which carried the September 2019 cover date and were released during the month if July, that I received from Discount Comic Book Service.
- (18:59) The Superman story in this issue was titled, THE SUPER-VENGEANCE OF LEX LUTHOR (12 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman, drawn by Al Plastino and lettered by Joe Letterese.
- (48:36) Supergirl starred in the twelve page story, HOW SUPERWOMAN TRAINED SUPERBOY, written by Leo Dorfman, drawn by Jim Mooney and lettered by Milt Snappin.
- (1:13:19) METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter column.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Next Episode: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOK COVER DATED JANUARY 1966 PART IV: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 90 and ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS where we look at the other DC Comics titles which carried the January, or January/February 1966 cover date!
Then we will feature: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED FEBRUARY 1966: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 156, PART II: SUPERMAN 184, PART III: ACTION COMICS 333 and PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 83!
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These were a couple of good stories, and I can hardly wait to hear their continuations in next month's Action Comics!
ReplyDelete"The Super-Vengeance of Lex Luthor" is a wonderful re-visit to the planet Lexor, where Lex is hailed as a hero, and Superman is considered a villain. We also get to see Luthor's antagonism to Superman mellow a bit, then flare up again, leaving us readers eager to see where the story goes. I think this is a wonderfully well-written story, and I hope the continuation lives up to this beginning.
"How Superwoman Trained Superboy" gives us a reversal, of sorts, of the normal story of Supergirl as Superman's "secret weapon", but in this case, Superboy seems more reckless and impulsive than Supergirl had been, which is not an unusual situation for adolescent boys and girls. This, too, leaves the reader wanting to read the next part of the story. If I recall correctly, it was unusual in the Silver Age of DC to have both stories in the same comic end up as continued stories. I wonder if, since the letter column in this issue addressed Marvel Comic, maybe this was a new sales strategy for DC. I'll have to pay attention to see if there are more continued stories in the future.
As a teacher, I'm sure you have first hand experience with the difference between girls and boys in regards to recklessness. As a custodian at the local high school, I notice the difference when I clean the restrooms in my area. You make a good point about both stories continuing into the next issue. I remember reading Bronze Age Superman stories in the early 1970's where subplots involving the supporting cast would continue into the next issue, even when the next issue involved a different villain. Maybe it was a change put into place when Julius Schwartz took over after Mort's retirement.
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