Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #11

Published
March 1966
Page count
84
Cover price
2/- [0-2-0 AUP]; 0.20 AUD
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Square bound
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover No title recorded (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Cover, 1 page

"Good heavens, Clark! This perfectly preserved Egyptian mummy looks exactly like me!"

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
George Klein, inker
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #123 (September 1965)
The Curse of the Superboy Mummy!
Show/hide 1. The Curse of the Superboy Mummy! (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lana Lang; Seth (death); Neferti (death); Anton

Credits

Writing
Leo Dorfman, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
George Klein, inker
Text
Milt Snapinn, letterer [as Milton Snapinn]
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

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First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #123 (September 1965)
The Curse of the Superboy Mummy!

Synopsis

Anton creates a magic potion that gives his son, Seth, the powers of Superboy. But Neferti is tricked by a rival into wearing a magic scarab that removes his powers. She drowns trying to save Seth and they are entombed together. 5,000 years later Lana wears Neferti's scarab which almost kills Superboy.

Show/hide 2. The Bank That Sailed the Seven Seas! (Captain Compass) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Captain Compass
Genre
Adventure

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Paul Norris , line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

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First print
United States
Star Spangled Comics (DC, 1941 series) #121 (October 1951)
The Bank That Sailed the Seven Seas!
Show/hide 3. The Shadow of the Monster Comic story, 7.67 pages

Featuring

Genre
Horror-Suspense

Credits

Writing
Ed Herron, scripter
Art
George Roussos, line art
Text
Stan Starkman, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #182 (November 1965)
The Shadow of the Monster

Synopsis

A mountain climber is weirdly affected by sunspots, acquiring great strength and casting the shadow of a giant monster.

Show/hide 4. Untitled (Cap's Hobby Center) Comic story, 0.33 pages

"I got your phone call. What's wrong with those model cars you received?"

Featuring

Feature
Cap's Hobby Center
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

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First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #337 (October 1965)
Untitled

Synopsis

Cap discusses model cars.

Show/hide 5. The Girl Atlas! (Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Robert Bernstein, scripter
Art
Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #12 (October 1959)
The Girl Atlas!
Also printed
United States
Lois Lane Annual (DC, 1962 series) #2 (Summer 1963)
The Girl Atlas!
 
Australia
Giant Lois Lane Album (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #2 ([June 1965?])
The Girl Atlas

Synopsis

Professor Morris' serum gives Lana Lang super-strength.

Show/hide 6. The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil! (The Green Arrow; Editor's Round-Table) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Green Arrow; Editor's Round-Table
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Lee Elias, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #259 (April 1959)
The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil
Also printed
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #154 (December 1965)
The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #36 ([February 1966?])
The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil
 
United States
Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1 (2006)
The Green Arrow's Mystery Pupil

Synopsis

Millionaire Hector Vance offers a million dollars to charity if Green Arrow will teach him archery. Shortly after the archery lessons stop, The Crimson Archer starts a crime spree and GA learns that Hector Vance is really underworld kingpin Herb Vraney.

Show/hide 7. The Double-Cross! Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Crime

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ruben Moreira, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor

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First print
United States
Gang Busters (DC, 1947 series) #38 (February-March 1954)
The Double-Cross!
Show/hide 8. The Deadly Sting of the Bug Man [Part 1] (The Doom Patrol) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Doom Patrol
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Arnold Drake, scripter
Art
Bob Brown, line art
Text
Stan Starkman, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

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First print
United States
The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #99 (November 1965)
The Deadly Sting of the Bug Man [Part 1]

Synopsis

The Doom Patrol fight amongst themselves while battling a new villain: Bug Man.

Show/hide 9. In the Spider's Parlor Part 2 (The Doom Patrol) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Doom Patrol
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Arnold Drake, scripter
Art
Bob Brown, line art
Text
Stan Starkman, letterer
Editing
Murray Boltinoff, editor

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First print
United States
The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #99 (November 1965)
Part 2: In the Spider's Parlor
Also printed
United States
The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([February] 2006)
In the Spider's Parlor (part 2)

Synopsis

Bug Man captures Elasti-Girl, and the team must rescue her and defeat Bug Man.

Show/hide 10. Roundup Racketeer (Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Bob Powell, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Raymond C. Krank, editor

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First print
United States
Bobby Benson's B-Bar-B Riders (Magazine Enterprises, 1950 series) #1 (May-June 1950)
Roundup Racketeer!

Synopsis

With some phony land grants two villains lay claim to the water rights to the B-Bar-B ranch, and also attempt to steal the payroll.

Show/hide 11. The Case of the Twice-Told Tale! Comic story, 4 pages

Featuring

Genre
Fantasy-Supernatural

Credits

Writing
Jack Miller, scripter
Art
Gil Kane, penciller
 
Joe Giella, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Julius Schwartz, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #27 (December 1952)
The Case of the Twice-Told Tale!
Also printed
United States
From Beyond the Unknown (DC, 1969 series) #7 (October-November 1970)
The Twice-Told Tale

Synopsis

How could George Mitchell write a novel that turned out to be a word-for-word copy of a book he had never seen that was written more than 100 years in the past?

Show/hide 12. Untitled (Cap's Hobby Center) Comic story, 1 page

"Give me that model plane kit!"

Featuring

Feature
Cap's Hobby Center
Genre
Humour
Code
6340

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

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First print
United States
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #104 (December 1965)
"Give me that model plane kit!"
Show/hide 13. Jimmy the Genie! (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Robert Bernstein, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
John Giunta , inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #42 (January 1960)
Jimmy the Genie
Also printed
United States
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #13 (August 1965)
Jimmy the Genie
 
Australia
Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (Colour Comics, 1966 series) #1 ([September 1966?])
Jimmy the Genie
 
United States
Superman: The Amazing Transformations of Jimmy Olsen (DC, 2007 series) ([July] 2007)
Jimmy the Genie!

Synopsis

Jimmy releases a genie named Abdul and accidentally switches places with him, becoming a genie under Abdul's power. Jimmy prevents Abdul from taking advantage of the situation until he can turn Abdul back into a genie under his control.

Show/hide 14. Untitled (Moolah The Mystic) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"Here's the Airport."

Featuring

Feature
Moolah The Mystic
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #74 (September-October 1965)
No title recorded

Notes

This sequence is partway through the previous story, before page 8 of the sequence.

Show/hide 15. This Wonderful World Atlas [only 6/-!] (Magazine Services) Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

"Special offer 50% off. … Magazine Services Ltd., 142 Clarence St., Sydney."

Details

Printed
1965
More...
This Wonderful World Atlas [only 6/-!]

Notes

In February 1962, Publishers Holdings (KG Murray) acquired the Scientific Magazines Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., a long established company producing automobile technical manual that also exported its products to the United Kingdom and United States.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 1234

Entry created

  • 25/01/2004

Cover added

  • 26/07/2019

Index completed

  • 11/03/2005

Last updated

  • 26/07/2019