Superman Supacomic #8

Published
March 1960
Page count
100
Cover price
2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
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 Untitled (Superman) Cover, 1 page

"What would Superman's other life have been if krypton had not exploded?"

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Kal-El [Superman]; Futuro

Credits

Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)
No title recorded
Show/hide 1. Superman's Other Life, Part 1: Krypton Lives On (Superman) Comic story, 10 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman; Robin

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)
Superman's Other Life, Part 1: Krypton Lives On

Notes

First "iminaginary story".

Show/hide 2. Superman's Other Life, Part 2: Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)
Superman's Other Life, Part 2: Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton
Show/hide 3. Superman's Other Life, Part 3: The Superman of Two Worlds (Superman) Comic story, 7 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #132 (October 1959)
Superman's Other Life, Part 3: The Superman of Two Worlds
Show/hide 4. The Secret of the Dragon Society (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne] (flashback); Robin [Dick Grayson] (flashback); Commissioner Gordon (supporting); The Dragon Society [Dragon One [Harvey Straker]; Dragon Two; Dragon Three; Dragon Four; Mack Hodges; Grimes; Chief Dragon] (intro, villain, flashback)

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
 
Charles Paris, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original Editor
 
Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #273 (November 1959)
The Secret of the Dragon Society

Synopsis

Batman goes undercover to infiltrate the Dragon Society.

Show/hide 5. The Creature from Planet X (Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner Gordon (supporting); Bart Travers (intro, villain); Creature From Planet X; Bat-Missile (intro)

Credits

Writing
Jack Miller, scripter
Art
Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
 
Charles Paris, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original Editor
 
Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #270 (August 1959)
The Creature from Planet X

Synopsis

A giant alien is convinced by a gang of criminals that Batman is a criminal.

Show/hide 6. The Super-Monkey From Krypton (Superboy, an Untold Tale of Superboy) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, an Untold Tale of Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy; Beppo the Super-Monkey (introduction, origin); Superbaby; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
George Papp, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #76 (October 1959)
The Super-Monkey from Krypton!
Also printed
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #5 ([July 1965?])
The Super-Monkey from Krypton
 
United States
DC Goes Ape (DC, 2008 series) ([October] 2008)
The Super-Monkey from Krypton!

Synopsis

Clark goes to the zoo with his parents and seeing the monkeys reminds him of an adventure he had when he was a baby. A monkey from Krypton stowed away in his rocket and caused mischief which his parents blamed on Clark. Eventually the super monkey is chased away into space by a comet.

Notes

Beppo is not named in this story, only referred to as Super-Monkey.

Show/hide 7. The Day Clark Kent got a Haircut (Superboy) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superboy [Clark Kent]; Joe Timmons; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang; Superboy robots

Credits

Writing
Robert Bernstein, scripter
Art
John Sikela, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #76 (October 1959)
The Day Clark Kent Got a Haircut!
Also printed
United States
Superboy Annual (DC, 1964 series) #1 (Summer 1964)
The Day Clark Kent Got a Haircut
 
Australia
Giant Superboy Album (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #1 ([June 1965?])
The Day Clark Kent Got a Haircut
 
United States
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #15 (August 1981)
The Day Clark Kent Got a Haircut!

Synopsis

Smallville's barber wonders why he's never given Clark Kent a haircut.

Show/hide 8. The Punishment of Superboy (Superboy) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Superboy robots; Superboy

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
John Sikela, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #75 (September 1959)
The Punishment of Superboy!
Also printed
United States
Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #7 (Summer 1963)
The Punishment of Superboy!
 
Australia
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #4 ([September 1964?])
The Punishment of Superboy

Synopsis

Dad Kent tries to solve the dilemma of teaching obedience to someone who's invulnerable.

Show/hide 9. The Duplicate Man (Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman and Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Duplicate Man; Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Perry White

Credits

Writing
Bill Finger, scripter
Art
Dick Sprang, penciller
 
Sheldon Moldoff, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Jack Schiff, original Editor
 
Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Associate Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #106 (December 1959)
The Duplicate Man
Also printed
Australia
Superman and Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1968 series) #3 ([November 1968?])
The Duplicate Man
 
United States
Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([October] 2007)
The Duplicate Man

Synopsis

The Duplicate Man can split into two copies of himself, allowing him to rob to locations at once. If one version is caught, it can be recalled by the other version, thus avoiding capture. Until Superman and Batman come up with a plan to stop him.

Show/hide 10. The Super-Pranks of Krypto (Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Krypto; Ma Kent; Pa Kent; Lana Lang; Kosmon the Space Hunter; Prof Lang

Credits

Writing
Jerry Siegel, scripter
Art
George Papp, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #266 (November 1959)
The Super-Pranks of Krypto!

Synopsis

Krypto hounds Smallville with his practical jokes.

Show/hide 11. Weirdo's 'House of Fun' Novelties from around the World (Weirdo's) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Weirdo's

Reprint history

First print
Unknown
Show/hide 12. Wrigley's ["You and Your World" Australia 150,000,000 Years Ago] [L2] (Wrigley's) Advertisement, 1 page

Details

Printed
1960
More...
Wrigley's ["You and Your World" Australia 150,000,000 Years Ago] [L2]

Notes

Wriggley's P.K. chewing gum.


Status

AusReprints ID

  • 195

Entry created

  • 21/11/2003

Cover added

  • 11/12/2020

Index completed

  • 21/11/2003

Last updated

  • 11/12/2020