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| Action Comics 337, May 1966! |
ACTION COMICS 337, May 1966, was published on March 31, 1966 It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein, and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
- (3:10) After another comment about the previous episode by Halk-Kar, I review the 5th episode of the INVINCIBLE animated series, available on Amazon Prime Video. This series is rated for MATURE audiences only.
- (8:01) The Superman story in this issue was titled, FROM RICHES TO RAGS (13 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman, drawn by Al Plastino, and lettered by Joe Letterese. This story was reprinted in BEST OF DC 8, the November/December 1980 issue, released on August 14.
- (30:41) The 6th DIRECT CURRENTS checklist, featuring some of the other DC titles that were published during the month of April 1966.
- (34:59) Supergirl starred in the story, THE GREEN SUN SUPERGIRL (12 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, drawn by Jim Mooney, and possibly lettered by Joe Letterese. This story was reprinted in SUPERMAN FAMILY 170, the April/May 1975 issue, published on January 16.
- (52:34) METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter column.
- (1:02:28) ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS, 30 titles carried the May or May/June 1966 cover date, according to Mike's Amazing World Of Comics.
- (1:13:49) MY PULL LIST featuring the 16 comic books I bought that carried the March 2021 cover date, which were released during the month of January 2021, that I received from Discount Comic Book Service.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Beginning next episode we will feature: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JUNE 1966: PART I: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 93, PART II: SUPERMAN 187 (80 Pg. Giant), PART III: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 158, and PART IV: ACTION COMICS 338!
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I was 10 years old when I first read this issue, and, even then, I was less than impressed with "From Riches to Rag". I had pretty quickly picked up on the "Rich man, poor man, beggar man, thief" theme, and thought it was a red kryptonite story. The idea that it was caused by a comet from Krypton struck me as odd, since, although I was obviously not an astrophysicist, I didn't think that comets would likely travel intact through interstellar space from Krypton's solar system to ours. Even for Silver Age comics, that really seemed too "far out" for me.
ReplyDeleteI did like "The Green Sun Supergirl" story better. I remembered that Superman didn't have his powers under a green sun, so I knew just from the title that it would be a "Supergirl without her powers" story, and I thought this was a decent one, especially by Silver Age standards.
I liked your idea of comparing the Superman story to what was happening at the same time over in Marvel, and, boy, there's a large "quality gap" between this one and the Fantastic Four story with Galactus that you mentioned, and I'm a bigger DC fan, myself, but I can't deny the evidence.
I will certainly be happy with whatever schedule you follow for your podcast, but I know that Superman and his friends would want you to take some time to enjoy your new grandson, either in-person or virtually. Your audience would understand, and we'll be here for you whenever you release episodes.
I'd also mention that, when you cover the Letters to the Editors columns in the comics, you add a disclaimer at the end that time-travel mail is more expensive than regular "snail mail" (which, by the way, is a term I'm not crazy about, as the son and nephew of letter carriers and the brother of a mail handler. I prefer "real mail".). I don't know for certain, but I wouldn't be surprised if time travel-mail were subject to inspection by postal authorities to insure that senders in the present don't reveal to recipients in the past any "future information" that might alter the timeline, and that such information might be subject to censorship by those inspectors. Just a guess.
Thanks for your kind words about my Grandson. One thing I've learned is to never get on the bad side of Time Travel Postal Inspectors.
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