Superman Comics #39
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
"Full Size 36 page comic"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
Reprint history
1"Meet Batman! He's terrific! He's one of the world's best known adventure characters! You can follow the adventures of Batman and his young assistant Robin every month in Batman Comics Sixpence at all Newsagents."
Details
- Printed
- 1950 to 1951
- Genre
- Superhero
- More...
- Meet Batman! [Sixpence]
![Meet Batman! [Sixpence] (1950-1951)](/image/gallery/423/meet-batman-sixpence.jpg "Meet Batman! [Sixpence] (1950-1951)")
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #41 (July-August 1949) — The Discovery of Supermanium!
- Also printed
-
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #11 (February 1951) — The Discovery of Supermanium
-
All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?]) — The Discovery of Supermanium
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Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #20 ([January 1966?]) — The Discovery of Supermanium!
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?]) — The Discovery of Supermanium
Synopsis
A unscrupulous promoter gets Superman to discover a new element and then tries to corner the market.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Johnny Quick and his Magic Formula
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-4260
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Dan Barry, line art
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-4335
Credits
- Writing
- Don Cameron, scripter [as Jerry Siegel]
- Art
- Win Mortimer, penciller [as Joe Shuster]
- Ed Dobrotka , inker [as Joe Shuster]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #30 (September-October 1947) — Sheriff Clark Kent
- Also printed
-
Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #11 (February 1951) — The Rockdust Bandits
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All Favourites Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1955 series) ([July 1956?]) — The Rockdust Bandits
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #39 ([November 1966?]) — The Rockdust Bandits
Synopsis
When Clark accidently knocks out members of the Rockdust Gang, who are smuggling out stolen gold from town, the timid reporter is made Sheriff of Saddle Rock. But it's Superman who uncovers the identity of the real criminal boss of the gang.
Notes
Story appears to be called "The Rockdust Bandits" on the splash page, but is called "Sheriff Clark Kent" in the original comic's table of contents and text in the form of a 'signature' on the splash page.
Indicia
Printed by Rotary Colorprint Pty. Ltd. and Holland and Newton for Color Comics Pty. Ltd., Sydney, proprietors, and produced by the K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., 56 young Street, Sydney. Gordon and Gotch (A/sia) Ltd., wholesale distributors.