Colossal Comic Annual #4
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
- Published
- April 1958
- Page count
- 148
- Cover price
- 3/6 [0-3-6 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/579363
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Batman; Robin; Aquaman
Credits
- Art
- Hart Amos, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Stephen Van Schuyler III; Mary Jones
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Woolfolk, scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #55 (November-December 1948) — The Richest Man in the World!
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #21 ([February 1949]) — The Richest Man in the World
-
Colossal Comic Annual (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #4 ([April 1958])
Synopsis
Millionaire Stephen Van Schuyler wants to marry Lois Lane, so she stages a contest to see who can give her the most spectacular gifts, Schuyler or Superman.
Notes
DC logos and “Superman” banner removed from every page of story. pp2: “$500,000” changed to “£100,000”. All other “$” or “Dollars” changed to “£” or “Pounds” throughout story.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Percy the robot (intro); Prof Harmon
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger , scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
- Mort Weisinger, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #9 (July-August 1950) — Superboy's Man of Steel!
- Also printed
-
Superboy Comics (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #21 ([October 1950]) — Superboy's Man of Steel!
-
Superboy Adventure Book (Atlas Publishing, 1955 series) #1956-57 (1956) — Superboy's Man of Steel
Notes
DC logos and “Superboy” banner removed from every page of story. pp3: wording: “Trigger grabs a bulb of deadly chemical gas, and...” changed to “Trigger grabs a glass bulb, and......”; and “before he dies of asphyxiation!” changed to “before it harms him.”
3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Karnes (space college director); Karne's assistants [Hawley; Wilson; Smith; Venner]; Groff (villain, a spy); Duke (villain); Duke's men (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Herron, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #208 (June 1954) — The Nine Worlds of Batman
- Also printed
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #56 ([April 1955?]) — The Nine Worlds of Batman
Synopsis
When a gang uses an experimental missile to rob a bank vault, Batman suspects the device was taken from a space college and joins the college's volunteer staff to ferret out the truth.
Notes
DC logos and “Detective Comics” banner removed from every page of story.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Hopalong Cassidy; Zake Enders; Lucas; Charles Drewson
Credits
- Writing
- John Broome, scripter
- Art
- Gene Colan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #93 (September 1954) — The Silver Badge of Courage!
- Also printed
-
Hopalong Cassidy (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #70 ([April 1955?]) — The Silver Badge of Courage!
Notes
DC logos and “Hopalong Cassidy” banner removed from every page of story. pp2, panel 5: wording changed from: “Aw, why don’t we plug the old guy?” to “Why don't we get rid of this old fellow”; and “Let him live!” changed to “Leave him alone”. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into a full page instead on 0.67 page.
Prairie Town.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Luthor (villain); Nostradamus (modern day hermit); Nostradamus (original, flashback); King Henry II (flashback)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
Reprint history
- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #125 (October 1948) — The Modern Nostradamus!
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #21 ([February 1949]) — The Modern Nostradamus
Synopsis
A modern day Nostradamus predicts calamities that Superman must prevent, unaware that the "predictions" are part of Luthor's latest scheme.
Notes
DC logos and “Action Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp1: Three written predictions deleted from Nostradamus’s book; and wording changed from “I predict” to “ I predict 1: Superman will”.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Ma Kent; Perry White
Credits
- Writing
- Al Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #152 (May 1950) — Superboy Hunts for a Job
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #20 ([September 1950?]) — Superboy Hunts For a Job
-
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #49 ([May 1969?]) — Superboy Hunts for a Job
Synopsis
Clark goes to Metropolis during school vacation to try to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up.
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp3: wording: “--with Easter vacation starting, I’d go” changed to “that next holidays I’ll go”; and “Easter vacation” changed to “school vacation”. pp4: “busboy” changed to “waiter”. pp6: “frozen fudge” changed to “ice cream”; and “patrolman’ changed to “policeman”.
7Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Magda Lupescu (a model, introduction); Jacques Terlay (villain, international fugitive, introduction); Big Charley Vance (villain, introduction); Vance's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller (Batman and Robin figures only)
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #87 (October 1954) — Batman Falls In Love!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #56 ([January 1955]) — Batman Falls in Love!
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #56 ([April 1955?]) — Batman Falls In Love
Synopsis
Batman is to guard a foreign model, whose life has been threatened by a smuggling ring. But Vicki Vale nearly messes everything up with her jealousy.
Notes
DC logos and “Batman” banner removed from every page of story. pp1: wording: There’s a crime wave on!” changed to “There’s work to be done”. pp3: wording “gotten away” changed to “got away”. pp5, panel 3: word balloon deleted: “Death to Magda Luvescu! Ha-Ha!”. pp6: wording “acting like a sophomore in love!” changed to “like a kid in love!”. pp9 panel 1: wording “When I’ve killed you, no one will know!” changed to “When I take care of you Batman, no one will know”. pp9 panel 2: caption wording changed from “Soon after...” to “Soon after tying up his victims and closing all windows.” and word balloon changed from “After I’ve made an important phone call from the next room. I’ll shut the windows and turn on the kitchen gas! Ha-ha… bullets can be traced— but not gas! Have you any last requests, Batman-- before you die?” to “I have a little surprise for you Batman ha ha ha just wait a few minutes. Have you any last requests?”
8Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy
- Genre
- Western-frontier
- Characters
- Hopalong Cassidy; Pierre Dauphin; Smoky; Jack; Bill
Credits
- Writing
- Don C. Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Gene Colan, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Hopalong Cassidy (DC, 1954 series) #92 (August 1954) — The Sky-Riding Outlaws!
- Also printed
-
Hopalong Cassidy (Colour Comics, 1954 series) #70 ([April 1955?]) — The Sky-Riding Outlaws!
-
Mighty Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #67 ([October 1968?]) — The Sky-Riding Outlaws
Notes
DC logos and “Hopalong Cassidy” banner removed from every page of story. pp1: word “Jailed” changed to “Gaoled”. Last page of original story artwork extended and altered to make it into a full page instead on 0.67 page.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Alan Shotwell (Intro, Dies, villain); Lois Lane
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #59 (July-August 1949) — The Man of Steel's Super Manhunt!
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #28 ([September 1949]) — The Man of Steel's Super Manhunt
Notes
DC logos and “Superman” banner removed from every page of story.
10"Okay, Casey, let's go! I'll watch the prisoners from here..."
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- Based on
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958) — Untitled
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #195 (May 1953) — Untitled
Notes
DC logos and “Detective Comics” banner removed from above story.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Pete Bates
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Woolfolk , scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
- Mort Weisinger, editor [credited] (unoriginal credited editor)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #7 (March-April 1950) — The Man Who Knew Superboy's Secret Identity!
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #19 ([August 1950?]) — The Man Who KnewSuperboy's Secret Identity
Notes
DC logos and “Superboy” banner removed from every page of story. pp2: words “$100” changed to “£100”. pp3: word “cached” changed to “hid”; and words “Later, after an auto trip to Smallville, U.S.A!” changed to “Later, after a car trip to Smallville.” pp4: words “cookie cutter” changed to “cake cutter”. pp5: words “cookie cutter” changed to “cutter”. pp12: words “normal American kid” changed to “normal everyday kid”.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Batman and Robin
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Joe Hardy (MC for "Your Life Story"); King Zabot of Morbania (the "Man in the Iron Mask"); Janie; Johnny Taylor (Australian rancher); The Joker (villain); The Joker's gang (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Bob Kane, penciller [signed]
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- Pat Gordon, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Batman (DC, 1940 series) #87 (October 1954) — Batman's Greatest Thrills!
- Also printed
-
Batman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #57 ([February 1955]) — Batman's Greatest Thrills
-
Batman (KGM, 1952 series) #57 ([May 1955?]) — Batman's Greatest Thrills!
-
80 Page Giant Magazine (DC, 1964 series) #5 (December 1964) — Batman's Greatest Thrills!
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #8 ([November 1965?]) — Batman's Greatest Thrills
Synopsis
Batman is surprised and honored that a TV station is presenting his life story and recounting some of his greatest feats...until the Joker decides to break out of prison and do his own "honoring" of the Caped Crusader!
Notes
DC logos and “Batman” banner removed from every page of story. pp7: word “dollars” changed to “pounds”; and words “I thought you were in Australia operating a ranch” changed to “I thought you were in America operating a ranch”.
GCD previously credited the script to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not listed in his records.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Aquaman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Aquaman; Blackjack; Jerry Higgins
Credits
- Writing
- Joe Samachson, scripter
- Art
- John Daly, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #150 (March 1950) — The Boy Who Went to Sea!
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #18 ([July 1950]) — The Boy Who Went to Sea
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages. pp2: wording “They’re crooks, murderers... and they’re robbing the yacht and its passengers!” changed to “Great Heaven! Crooks attacking this yacht and its passengers.”. pp3 and pp6: word “jail” changed to “gaol”.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Hunters' Club (introduction); John J. Vandergilt; Percy De Lancey; Tom Alden; Wells; Orr
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton , scripter
- Art
- Win Mortimer, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, Editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, editor (assistant editor uncredited)
- Mort Weisinger, editor (assistant editor uncredited)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #50 (January-February 1948) — The Hunters' Club!
- Also printed
-
Superman All Color Comics (Colour Comics, 1948 series) #10 ([March 1948]) — The Hunter's Club!
Synopsis
When three older hunters are turned down for membership in the prestigious Hunters' Club, Superman helps give them the opportunity to capture rare trophies.
Notes
DC logos and “Superman” banner removed from every page of story. pp11 deleted from story. pp11 (was original pp12): words “trolley tracks” changed to “tram tracks”.
15Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Tommy; The Forger
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Al Wenzel, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #137 (February 1949) — The Treasure of Tondimo
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1949 series) #18 ([July 1950]) — The Treasure of Tondimo
Synopsis
Clark and his friends search for buried treasure, but a bunch of convicts are looking for it also.
Notes
DC logos and “Adventure Comics” banner removed from every page of story. pp5: word “jail” changed to “gaol”. pp10: words “twenty dollar note” changed to “twenty pound note”; word “jail” changed to misspelled “goal” [gaol]; words “$20 bills embedded” changed to “notes embedded”, and word “F.B.I” changed to “cops”. Also, on pp10: another instance of “jail” is crossed out but not edited.
Script previously credited to Bill Woolfolk but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.
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Printed by Land Newspaper Ltd., 59 Regent ST., Sydney, for the Proprietors, Colour Comics Pty. Ltd., Sydney, and produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., 56 Young Street, Sydney. Gordon & Gotch (Australasia) Ltd., distributors for Australia and New Zealand.--(42411)