Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly #4

Published
August 1965
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 The War between Superboy and Krypto! (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Cover, 1 page

"Also in this issue Superman Lois Lane."

Featuring

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

Credits

Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
George Klein, inker

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #118 (January 1965)
The War Between Superboy and Krypto
Show/hide 1. The War Between Superboy and Krypto (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; Krypto; Superboy Revenge Squad; Rava; Red Kryptonite

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
George Papp, line art
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #118 (January 1965)
The War Between Superboy and Krypto!
Also printed
United States
Four Star Spectacular (DC, 1976 series) #6 (January-February 1977)
The War Between Superboy and Krypto!
 
Australia
Superman Presents Superboy Comic (Murray, 1976 series) #106 ([August 1977?])
The War Between Superboy and Krypto!

Synopsis

The Revenge Squad uses Red K to make Krypto hate Superboy.

Show/hide 2. The Flash's Sensational Risk (The Flash) Comic story, 14 pages

Featuring

Feature
The Flash
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Flash [Barry Allen]; Kid Flash [Wally West]; K-10 Gang; Rudy West; Mary West

Credits

Writing
John Broome, scripter
Art
Carmine Infantino, penciller
 
Joe Giella, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #149 (December 1964)
The Flash's Sensational Risk
Also printed
United States
The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #208 (August 1971)
Flash's Sensational Risk
 
Australia
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #96 ([April 1973?])
The Flash's Sensational Risk
 
Australia
The Flash Album (Murray, 1977? series) #17 ([September 1978?])
The Flash's Sensational Risk

Synopsis

When Kid Flash traces a mysterious explosion to another dimension he finds that they are being caused by the K-10 gang.

Show/hide 3. Rescue Squad of Tomorrow Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
Jack Miller, scripter
Art
Gil Kane, penciller
 
Bernard Sachs, inker
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #25 (April-May 1955)
Rescue Squad of Tomorrow!
Show/hide 4. Untitled (Mopey and the Mob) Comic story, 1 page

"Hey gang, luck is with us. Look at what's coming down the street!"

Featuring

Feature
Mopey and the Mob
Genre
Humour
Characters
Mopey

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art

Reprint history

First print
United States
Blackhawk (DC, 1957 series) #208 (May 1965)
Untitled

Synopsis

Mopey's gang thinks they've found a rich man to rob, but things aren't as they seem.

Show/hide 5. Trapped in Kandor (Lois Lane) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Lois Lane
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Lois Lane; Superman [also appear as Clark Kent]; Van-Zee; Sylvia; Dik-Zee (Van's twin brother); Lili; Lyle; Cyril Madison

Credits

Writing
Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
Art
Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #21 (November 1960)
[Dolls of Doom] Part II Trapped in Kandor
Also printed
Australia
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #6 ([May 1961?])
[Dolls of Doom!] Part 2: Trapped In Kandor

Synopsis

Lois Lane spends some time in Kandor to escape poison gas in the Fortress of Solitude.

Notes

This is only the second part of a two part story, "Dolls of Doom!" The full story is reprinted in Super Adventure Comic #6.

Show/hide 6. Wonder Girl's Stolen Face (Wonder Woman) Comic story, 25 pages

Featuring

Feature
Wonder Woman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Wonder Girl; Bird Boy; Mer Boy; Hippolyta; Wonder Woman; Wonder Tot; Duke of Deception

Credits

Writing
Robert Kanigher, scripter
Art
Ross Andru, penciller
 
Mike Esposito, inker
Editing
Robert Kanigher, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #153 (April 1965)
Wonder Girl's Stolen Face

Notes

This is the fourteenth "Impossible Tale".

Show/hide 7. The Living Camera (Interplanetary Insurance, Inc) Comic story, 6 pages

Featuring

Feature
Interplanetary Insurance, Inc
Genre
Science fiction

Credits

Writing
Sid Gerson, scripter
Art
Carmine Infantino, line art
Editing
Julius Schwartz, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Mystery in Space (DC, 1951 series) #23 (December 1954-January 1955)
The Living Camera!
Show/hide 8. Susie Reforms (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Susie Tompkins; Tambu (villain, introduction); Kadir (villain, introduction); Crawley (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White

Credits

Writing
Don Cameron, scripter
Art
Ira Yarbrough, penciller
 
Stan Kaye , inker
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, editor
 
Jack Schiff, Assistant Editor
 
Mort Weisinger, Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #47 (July-August 1947)
Susie Reforms!
Also printed
Australia
Superman All Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #8 ([January 1948?])
Susie Reforms
 
Australia
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #1 ([August 1956])
Susie Reforms!

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 1455

Entry created

  • 12/06/2004

Cover added

  • 25/02/2020

Index completed

  • 25/04/2005

Last updated

  • 25/02/2020