Episode #394 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated March 1966: Action Comics #334!

Action Comics 334, March 1966!

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ACTION COMICS 334, March 1966, was published on January 18, 1966. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Sheldon Moldoff, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Jim Mooney as the penciller of the center image, while Curt Swan pencilled the surrounding images, with the inker possibly either George Klein or Sheldon Moldoff or both, with a question mark by the names of both inkers.

- (5:25) THE SUPERGIRL FROM KRYPTON (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, drawn by Al Plastino and lettered by Joe Letterese. This story was originally published as the third and final story in ACTION COMICS 252, May 1959, released in March 31, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime, as did the issues the other stories reprinted in this comic book were. We originally covered this story back in Episode 188, for the week of July 20, 2011. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN ANNUAL 1 1960, SECRET ORIGINS 2 May/June 1973, DC SPECIAL SERIES 19 Fall 1979, GREAT SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COLLECTION 1982, SUPERMAN FROM THE 30'S TO THE 80'S, DC SILVER AGE CLASSICS ACTION COMICS 252 1992, GIANT SUPERMAN ANNUAL 1 1998, MILLENNIUM EDITION ACTION COMICS 252 (32) 2000, SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. I, SUPERMAN IN THE FIFTIES, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS vol. I, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE vol. I and ACTION COMICS: 80 YEARS OF SUPERMAN.

- (14:11) WHEN SUPERGIRL MET JIMMY OLSEN, a short article at the bottom third of the final page of the above story, possibly written by E. Nelson Bridwell, summarizing the story, titled JIMMY OLSEN, SUPERGIRL'S PAL, that first appeared in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 40, October 1959, released on August 13, 1959. This story was covered in Episode 285 Part II, for the week of October 23, 2013.

- (18:33) THE CAVE-GIRL OF STEEL (7 pgs.), written by Otto Binder and drawn by Jim Mooney. This story originally appeared as the third and final story in ACTION COMICS 259, December 1959, published on October 29, 1959. We originally covered this story back in Episode 202, for the week of October 26, 2011. It was also reprinted in SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. I, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS vol. I and SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE vol. I.

- (24:52) SUPERGIRL'S FIRST ROMANCE (10 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Jim Mooney. This story was originally published as the second and final story in ACTION COMICS 269, October 1960, released on August 30, 1960. We originally covered this story in Episode 226, for the week of May 16, 2012. This story was also reprinted in, SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. II, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS vol. I and SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE.

- (32:51) SUPERGIRL'S SUPER-PET (8 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Jim Mooney. This story originally appeared as the third and final story in ACTION COMICS 261, February 1960, published on December 31, 1959. We first covered this story in Episode 206, for the week of November 23, 2011. This story was also reprinted in SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. I, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS vol. I and SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE vol. I.

- (36:55) SUPERGIRL'S TWO SETS OF PARENTS, a full page article possibly written by E. Nelson Bridwell summarizing the story about Supergirl's Kryptonian parents of Zor-El and Allura, and her adoptive parents of Fred and Edna Danvers. Jim Mooney drew the art of both sets of parents.

- (44:49) SUPERGIRL'S FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE (11 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by Jim Mooney. This story was originally published as the second and final story in ACTION COMICS 271, December 1960, released on October 27, 1960 (exactly a month after my birth). We first covered this story in Episode 230, for the week of June 13, 2012.

- (56:35) THE THREE SUPER-HEROES (11 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, drawn by Jim Mooney and lettered by Joe Letterese. This story was originally released as the second and final story in ACTION COMICS 267, August 1960, published on June 30, 1960. We originSally covered this story in Episode 220, for the week of March 28, 2012. This story was also reprintedprinted in B in ADVENTURE COMICS 492, October 1982, LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES ARCHIVE vol. I, SUPERGIRL ARCHIVES vol. I, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: LEGION OF SUPER-HEROES vol. I, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS vol. I and SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE vol. I.

- (1:04:57) SUPERBOY MEETS SUPERGIRL (8 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, drawn by John Forte and lettered by Joe Letterese. This story was originally published as the third and final story in SUPERBOY 80, April 1960, released on February 16, 1960. This story was also reprinted in BEST OF DC 7 1980, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. I and SUPERBOY: THE GREATEST TEAM UP STORIES EVER TOLD.

- (1:14:52) THE SUPER-STEED OF STEEL (11 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman, drawn by Jim Mooney and lettered by Milt Snappin. This story originally appeared as the second and final story in ACTION COMICS 292, September 1962, published on July 26, 1962. We originally covered this story in Episode 286, for the week of October 30, 2013. This story was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol. II, SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS vol. I and SUPERGIRL: THE SILVER AGE vol. I.

- (1:23:13) THE ORIGIN OF SUPER-HORSE, a short article on the bottom third of the final page of the above story, possibly written by E. Nelson Bridwell, with the drawing of Comet done by Curt Swan, about the origin of Comet, the Super-Horse, who was introduced in the above story.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED MARCH 1966: PART III: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 156 & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 335 (with the feature ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS).

Then we will cover the: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED APRIL 1966: PART I: SUPERMAN 185, PART II: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 64, PART III: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 92 & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 336!

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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.

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Episode #391 Part III: Superman Comic Book Cover Dated January 1966: Superman #183!

Superman 183, January 1966!

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SUPERMAN 183, January 1966, was published on November 18, 1965 It contained 80 pages for the cover price of 25¢. Because this issue contained 80 pages, it also carried the issue number of G-18. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp.

After reading an e-mail and comment from last week's episode, the stories covered were:

- (8:39) CASE OF THE FUNNY PAPER CRIMES (13 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel. According to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, the story was pencilled by John Sikela and inked by Ed Dobrotka, while the Grand Comic Book Database Ed Dobrotka was the penciller and John Sikela was the inker. This story was originally published as the first of four stories that appeared in SUPERMAN 19, November/December 1942, released on September 4, 1942. It contained 64 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN FROM THE 30'S TO THE 70'S, SUPERMAN ARCHIVE vol. V and SUPERMAN CHRONICLES vol. X..

- (21:37) FAMOUS STORIES OF THE GOLDEN AGE, a list of Golden Age Superman stories that were published during the 1940's, which DC Comics might publish in future 80-page Giants.

- (28:21) CLARK KENT'S COLLEGE DAYS (10 pgs.), written by Jerry Coleman and drawn by Al Plastino. This story originally appeared as the second of three stories published in SUPERMAN 125, November 1958,  released on September 9, 1958. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢.This story was also reprinted in the GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD (which is where I first read this story),  SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. I and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I. We originally covered this story back in Episode 176, for the week of April 27, 2011.

- (37:45) WHEN SUPERMAN LOST HIS POWERS (13 pgs), written by Robert Bernstein, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye. This story was originally published as the first of two stories that appeared in ACTION COMICS 262, March 1960, released on January 28, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. II and SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW vol. III. We first covered this story in Episode 208, for the week of December 11, 2011.

- (47:50) A SUPERMAN QUIZ FOR MOM AND DAD, a list of twelve questions about Superman from stories that Mom and Dad may have read when they were young. Answers were printed upside down at the bottom of the page.

- (1:02:59) THE MYSTERIOUS MR. MXYZPTLK (12 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by Joe Shuster and inked by Ira Yarbrough. This story first appeared as the fourth and final story in SUPERMAN 30, September/October 1944, published around June 30, 1944. It contained 64 pages for the cover price of 10¢. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN FROM THE 30'S TO THE 70'S, SUPERMAN FROM THE 30'S TO THE 80'S, THE GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD (where I first read this story), SUPERMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD vol. II and SUPERMAN ARCHIVES vol. VIII. NOTE: When originally published, the Fifth Dimensional Imp's name was spelled Mr. Mxyztplk, but was changed to the then current spelling when reprinted in this issue. His name would be changed to Mxyzptlk in SUPERMAN 131, February 1963, which we covered in Episode 194 for the week of August 31, 2011. (During this episode I mistakenly said we covered this story in Episode 353 Part I for the week of October 19, 2016). After this spelling change Mr. Mxyztplk was considered the 5th Dimensional Imp of the Earth-2 Superman and Mr. Mxyzptlk plagued the Superman of Earth-1.

- (1:20:22) SUPERMAN, CARTOON HERO (12 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, layouts by Joe Shuster, finished pencils by Ed Dobrotka and inks by John Sikela. This story was originally published as the fourth and final story in SUPERMAN 19, November/December 1942, released around September 4, 1942. It contained 64 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN FROM THE 30;S TO THE 70'S (where I first read this story), SUPERMAN FROM THE 30;S TO THE 80'S, SUPERMAN ARCHIVES vol. V and SUPERMAN CHRONICLES vol. X.

- (1:34:56) THE EYE OF METROPOLIS (13 pgs.), written by Bill Finger, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye. This story first appeared as the first of three stories published in ACTION COMICS 250, March 1959, released on January 29, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 10¢.This story was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN vol. I and  SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF TOMORROW ARCHIVES vol. II. We first covered this story in Episode 184 for the week of June 22, 2011.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JANUARY 1966: PART IV: ACTION COMICS 332 & PART V: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 90 (with the ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS segment at the end of the episode).

Then we will cover: THE SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED FEBRUARY 1966; PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 156, PART II: SUPERMAN 184, PART III: ACTION COMICS 333 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 63!

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SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is a proud member of:

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- The COMICS PODCAST NETWORK.

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. "Plans in Motion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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.

If you are interested in my artwork, go to wayfarerercomics.wordpress.com. I am available for commissions, so click on the Art Commissions tab for more information. If interested, send an e-mail to wayfarercomics@gmail.com.

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

And don't forget to take care of each other out there.

Episode #388 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated October 1965: 80 Page Giant #15!

80 Page Giant 15, October 1965!

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80 PAGE GIANT 15, October 1965, was published on August 12, 1965. As the title indicates, it contained 80 pages for the cover price of 25¢. Jack Schiff was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan and Dick Sprang, and inked by Stan Kaye. This was the final 80 PAGE GIANT of the series. In the future, 80 Page Giants would be individual issues of their respective series.

- (7:16) THE CONTEST OF HEROES (10 pgs.), written by Bill Finger according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Edmond Hamilton as the writer. The story was pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Stan Kaye, and was first published in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 74, the January/February 1954 issue, released around November 26, 1954. It was also reprinted in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVES vol. I, BATMAN & SUPERMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST COMICS: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS and vol. I of the trade paperback. We first covered this story back in Episode 165 for the week of February 9, 2011.

- (20:28) THE THREE SUPER-MUSKETEERS (12 pgs.), written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Dick Sprang and inked by Stan Kaye. This story first appeared in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 82, May/June 1956, originally published around March 22, 1956. It was also reprinted in THE GREATEST TEAM-UP STORIES EVER TOLD, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVE vol. I and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. I. We first covered this story in Episode 191 for the week of August 10, 2011.

- (33:11) SUPERMAN'S AND BATMAN'S GREATEST FOES (12 pgs.), written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Dick Sprang and inked by Stan Kaye. It was first published in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 88, May/June 1957, released around March 21, 1957. This story was also reprinted in BATMAN: FROM THE 30'S TO THE 70'S, THE GREATEST JOKER STORIES EVER TOLD, STACKED DECK: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD, WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVE vol. II, SUPERMAN/BATMAN: THE GREATEST STORIES EVER TOLD, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. I and LEX LUTHOR: CELEBRATING 75 YEARS. We first covered this story back in Episode 216 for the week of February 1, 2012.

- (46:45) THE DAY SUPERMAN BETRAYED BATMAN (12 pgs.), written by Bill Finger, pencilled by Dick Sprang and inked by Stan Kaye. It first appeared in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 97, October 1958, published on August 26, 1958. This story was also reprinted in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVE vol. I and BATMAN & SUPERMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST COMICS: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS and vol. I of the trade paperback edition of this volume.We covered this story back in Episode 251 for the week of December 12, 2002.

- (1:02:20) THE TRUE HISTORY OF SUPERMAN AND BATMAN (12 pgs.), written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Dick Sprang and lettered by Stan Kaye. This story was first published in WORLD' S FINEST COMICS 81, March/April 1956, released on June 26, 1956. It was also reprinted in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS ARCHIVE vol. I, BATMAN IN THE FIFTIES, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. I and BATMAN & SUPERMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST COMICS: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS and vol. I of the trade paperback of this volume. We first covered this story in Episode 187 for the week of July 13, 2011.

- (1:13:24) THE BATTLE OF THE SUPER-HEROES (12 pgs.), written by Dave Wood according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Bill Finger as the writer. The penciller was Dick Sprang. According to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics the inker was Ray Burnley, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Stan Kaye as the inker. It was first released in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 95, July/August 1958, published on May 22, 1958. This story was also reprinted in WORLD'S FINEST ARCHIVE vol. II, SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. I and BATMAN & SUPERMAN IN WORLD'S FINEST COMICS: THE SILVER AGE OMNIBUS and vol. I of the trade paperback of this edition. We first covered this story back in Episode 245 for the week of October 24, 2012.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED OCTOBER 1965: PART III: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 60, PART IV: ACTION COMICS 329 & PART v: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 88!

Then we will cover: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1965: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 153, PART II: SUPERMAN 181, PART III: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 61 & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 330!

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SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is a proud member of:

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- The COMICS PODCAST NETWORK.

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. "Plans in Motion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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.

If you are interested in my artwork, go to wayfarerercomics.wordpress.com. I am available for commissions, so click on the Art Commissions tab for more information. If interested, send an e-mail to wayfarercomics@gmail.com.

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

And don't forget to take care of each other out there!

Episode #386 Part II: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated September 1965: 80 Page Giant #14!

80 Page Giant 14, September 1965!

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80 PAGE GIANT 14, September 1965, was published on July 15, 1965. It contained 80 pages, as the title said, for the cover price of 25¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger.

- (11:45) LOIS LANE'S SUPER-DAUGHTER (8 pgs.), writer unknown according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Jerry Siegel as the writer. Kurt Schaffenberger was the artist. This story was originally published as the nine page third and final story in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 20, October 1960, released on August 9, 1960. For the reprint, the final two panels on page six and the first three panels of page seven were cut from the original story. The story was first covered in Episode 312 Part I for the week of January 7, 2015.

- (27:25) THE DUEL OVER SUPERMAN (9 pgs.), written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger. This story was originally published as the second of three stories in SUPERMAN 150, January 1962, released on November 7, 1961. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. This story was first covered in Episode 264 for the week of April 3, 2013.

- (37:41) TEST YOUR LOIS LANE I. Q., writer unknown. Test your knowledge of Lois Lane trivia with twenty multiple choice questions.

- (52:32) SUPERMAN'S MERMAID SWEETHEART (10 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye. This story was originally published as the second of three stories in SUPERMAN 135, February 1960, released on December 17, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was first covered in Episode 206 for the week of November 23, 2011.

- (59:15) THE DAY SUPERMAN PROPOSED (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Jerry Siegel as the writer. Kurt Schaffenberger was the artist, and the letterer was Ira Schnapp. This story was originally published as the first of three stories in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 22, January 1961, released on November 15, 1960. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was first covered in Episode 318 Part I for the week of March 25, 2015.

- (1:13:21) LOIS LANE'S HAIRSTYLES writer unknown, drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger. This page displays some of the various hairstyles Lois Lane has worn in different stories of her comic book series, and the particular stories and issues they appeared in.

- (1:18:28) LOIS LANE - WANTED (12 pgs.), written by William Woolfolk, pencilled by Wayne Boring and inked by Stan Kaye. This story was originally published as the first of four stories in ACTION COMICS 195, August 1954, released on June 30, 1954. It contained 40 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was published in the same month as SHOWCASE 4, which introduced the Barry Allen Flash and began the silver age of comic books.

- (1:36:40) THE SHOCKING SECRET OF LOIS LANE (8 pgs.), writer unknown according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Bill Finger as the writer. Wayne Boring was the penciller and the inker was Stan Kaye. This story originally was released as the third and final story in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 13, November 1959, released on September 22, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was originally covered in Episode 287 Part II for the week of November 13, 2013.

- (1:53:50) KISSING CORNER, writer unknown. This half page article highlights some of Superman's other girlfriends not featured in this issue.

- (2:00:54) MRS. SUPERMAN (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder and drawn by Kurt Schaffenberger. This story was originally published as the second of three in SUPERMAN 124, the September 1958 issue, released on July 9, 1958. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was covered in Episode 172 for the week of March 30, 2011.

- (2:10:40) THE SLEEPING DOOM (9 pgs.), writer unknown according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Robert Bernstein as the writer. The artist was Kurt Schaffenberger. This story was originally published as the second of three stories in SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 18, July 1960, released on May 20, 1960. This story was originally covered in Episode 305 Part I for the week of November 5, 2014.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED SEPTEMBER 1965: PART III: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 152 & PART IV: ACTION COMICS 328!

Then we will cover: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED OCTOBER 1965: PART I: SUPERMAN 180, PART II: 80 PAGE GIANT 15 (starring Superman and Batman), PART III: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 60, PART IV: ACTION COMICS 329 & PART V: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 88!

The 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. You can also keep track of the podcast on Tumblr, Medium, Flipboard, the Internet Archive and Stitcher.

SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is a proud member of:

- The LEAGUE OF COMIC BOOK PODCASTERS and

- The COMICS PODCAST NETWORK.

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. "Plans in Motion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

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.

If you are interested in my artwork, go to wayfarerercomics.wordpress.com. I am available for commissions, so click on the Art Commissions tab for more information. If interested, send an e-mail to wayfarercomics@gmail.com.

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

And don't forget to take care of each other out there!

Episode #385 Part I: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated August 1965: 80 Page Giant #13!

80 Page Giant 13, August 1965!

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80 PAGE GIANT 13, August 1965, was published on June 10, 1965. It contained 80 pages for the cover price of 25¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled Curt Swan and inked by George Klein.

- (4:18) THE INVISIBLE LIFE OF JIMMY OLSEN (9 pgs.), was written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by John Forte. This story was originally published as the first of three stories in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 40, October 1959, released on August 13, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. The story was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. III. We first covered this story back in Episode 285 Part II for the week of October 23, 2013.

- (21:02) PERRY WHITE, CUB REPORTER (7 pgs.), written by Robert Bernstein, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by John Forte. This story originally appeared as the second of three stories in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 42, January 1960, published on November 19, 1959. It was first covered back in Episode 292 Part II for the week of January 29, 2014.

- (35:28) JIMMY OLSEN, SPEED DEMON (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley. It was first published in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 15, September 1956, around July 19, 1956. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN: DAILY PLANET and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. III. We first covered the story in Episode 199 for the week of October 5, 2011.

- (44:09) THE RADIOACTIVE BOY (8 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley. It was first published as the second of three stories SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 17, December 1956, released around October 11, 1956. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. It was first covered back in Episode 205 for the week of November 16, 2011.

- (53:26) JIMMY THE GENIE (10 pgs.), written by Robert Bernstein and pencilled by Curt Swan. According to Mike's Amazing World Of Comic Books, Craig Flessel was the inker, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits John Forte. This story was originally the third and final one in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 42, January 1960, originally released on November 19, 1959. In the story credits for this issue the inker is given as possibly John Giunta, according to the Grand Comic Book Database. We originally covered this story on Episode 292 Part II for the week of January 29, 2014. It was also reprinted in SUPERMAN: THE AMAZING TRANSFORMATIONS OF JIMMY OLSEN and SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. III.

- (1:10:47) SUPERMAN'S ENEMY (9 pgs.), written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Ray Burnley. It was first published as the third and final story in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 35, March 1959, released on January 6, 1959. We first covered this story in Episode 269 for the week of May 15, 2003. This story was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERMAN FAMILY vol. III.

- (1:21:51) JIMMY OLSEN'S KOOKIE SCOOPS (12 pgs.), written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by John Forte and inked by George Klein. It was the 92nd Siegel Superman Family story we've covered for the silver age, and his 146th story overall for the era. It was originally published as the third and final story in ADVENTURE COMICS 287, August 1961, released on June 29, 1961.This story was also reprinted in SUPERMAN: TALES OF THE BIZARRO WORLD.

- (1:37:00) SUPERMAN'S SUPER-RIVAL (9 pgs.), written by Bill Finger, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by John Forte. This story was originally published as the first of three stories in SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 37, June 1959, released on April 7, 1959. We originally coverd this story in Episode 277 for the week of August 15, 2013.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED AUGUST 1965 PART II: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 151, PART III: SUPERMAN 179, PART IV: ACTION COMICS 327 & PART V: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 59!

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