Superman Color Comics #28

Published
September 1949
Page count
36
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Some colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled (Superman) Cover, 1 page

"Action-Thrills-Suspence with the World's Greatest Adventure Character!"

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #59 (July-August 1949)
Untitled
Show/hide 1. Meet Superboy in Superboy Comics Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

"Meet Superboy in Superboy Comics the Adventures of Superman when he was a boy. 36 Thrill-packed pages for 6d. Action! Suspense! Drama!"

Details

Printed
1950
Genre
Superhero
More...
Meet Superboy in Superboy Comics

Notes

From issue 6 onwards, this series was re-named Superboy instead of Adventure Comics.

Show/hide 2. Lois Lane, Queen of the Amazons (Superman) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Woolfolk , scripter [as William Woolfolk]
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #59 (July-August 1949)
Lois Lane - Queen of the Amazons!
Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #5 (August 1958)
Lois Lane - Queen of the Amazons!

Synopsis

Under a mysterious spell, Lois joins a tribe of Amazon women in the Amazon jungle.

Show/hide 3. The Man of Steel's Super Manhunt (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Woolfolk , scripter [as William Woolfolk]
Art
Al Plastino, line art
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #59 (July-August 1949)
The Man of Steel's Super Manhunt!
Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #4 ([April 1958])
The Man of Steel's Super Manhunt!
Show/hide 4. Untitled (Harry Screwball) Comic story, 2 pages

"Ah! A beautiful day to take Pam for a walk!"

Featuring

Feature
Harry Screwball
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Jeff Wilkinson, scripter [as Wilko]
Art
Jeff Wilkinson, line art [as Wilko]
Text
Jeff Wilkinson, letterer [as Wilko]
Show/hide 5. Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Bill Woolfolk, scripter [as William Woolfolk]
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
 
Mort Weisinger, editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #58 (May-June 1949)
Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent!
Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #5 (August 1958)
Lois Lane Loves Clark Kent!

Synopsis

Lois' doctor advises her to try to transfer her love for Superman to a normal human, but her attempt to fall in love with Clark fails.

Notes

Story printed in black and white only.

Show/hide 6. Untitled (Sir Blight... the Boy Knight) Comic story, 1 page

"That's as good as mine."

Featuring

Feature
Sir Blight... the Boy Knight
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Vernon Hayles, scripter [signed as Hayles]
Art
Vernon Hayles, line art [signed as Hayles]
Text
Vernon Hayles , letterer
Show/hide 7. Untitled (Doc Foozle, The Test-Tube Wizard) Comic story, 1 page

"It works! Once more I have achieved the impossible!"

Featuring

Feature
Doc Foozle, The Test-Tube Wizard
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Hart Amos, scripter [signed]
Art
Hart Amos, line art [signed]

Notes

Story printed single colour blue, not black.


Status

This issue includes help from

  • Book Palace

AusReprints ID

  • 126

Entry created

  • 21/11/2003

Cover added

  • 10/06/2017

Index completed

  • 10/06/2017

Last updated

  • 04/09/2019