Superman #176

DC Comics

United States

Published
April 1965
Page count
36
Cover price
0.12 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/19086

Credits

Editing
Mort Weisinger

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Superman's Day of Truth! (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane

Credits

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein ?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Show/hide 1. No title recorded (100 Magnets) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
100 Magnets

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Revenge of the Super-Pets! (Superman) Comic story, 9 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Legion of Super-Pets [Beppo; Comet the Super-Horse; Krypto; Streaky] (guest stars); Cyrus Atwill (introduction, villain); Henry Bergh (founder of SPCA, guest star); Superman; Perry White

Credits

Script
Leo Dorfman ?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #75 ([November 1965?])
The Revenge of the Super-Pets
Show/hide 3. No title recorded (Tricksy) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"Here I go-- testing another new parachute."

Featuring

Feature
Tricksy
Genre
Humor
Characters
Tricksy

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Show/hide 4. Statement of Ownership, Management and Circulation Statement of ownership, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Script
Irwin Donenfeld (business manager)
Letters
typeset
Show/hide 5. No title recorded (Hasbro's G. I. Joe) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Hasbro's G. I. Joe

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 6. Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 2 (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Superboy (flashback); Professor Clyde (intro); Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen

Credits

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein

Notes

another chunk of Green K gets to speak

Show/hide 7. 10 Issues of Superman for Only $1.00 Promo (ad from the publisher), 1 page

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 8. No title recorded (Jerry the Jitterbug) Comic story, 0.5 pages

"Oh my gosh! Class has already started..."

Featuring

Feature
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
Humor
Characters
Jerry; Mr. Elby

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #134 (July 1949)
Untitled
Also printed
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #91 (November-December 1957)
Oh my gosh- Class has already started!
 
Australia
My Greatest Adventure (Colour Comics, 1955 series) #37 ([April 1958?])
Untitled
Show/hide 9. No title recorded (Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

"Everyone should go with the goodness of Cheerios!"

Featuring

Feature
Rocky and Bullwinkle; Cheerios
Genre
Anthropomorphic-funny animals
Characters
Rocky; Bullwinkle
Show/hide 10. No title recorded (Professor Eureka) Comic story, 0.67 pages

"This new vault is ten inches thick..."

Featuring

Feature
Professor Eureka
Genre
Humor
Characters
Professor Eureka

Credits

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Art
Henry Boltinoff
Letters
Henry Boltinoff
Show/hide 11. No title recorded (Silly Putty) Advertisement, 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Silly Putty
Show/hide 12. Superman's Day of Truth! (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Lana Lang (guest star); Supergirl Fan Club (guest appearance); Professor Potter (guest appearance); Val-Lor (intro, death, flashback); Vrangs (intro, villain, flashback); Lois Lane; Perry White; Atlanteans (cameo)

Credits

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein

Synopsis

Superman and Supergirl spend an entire day telling nothing but the truth in honor of the Kryptonian hero Val-Lor.

Show/hide 13. No title recorded (80-Page Giant; The Flash) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
80-Page Giant; The Flash
Show/hide 14. No title recorded (Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co.) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
Jaro Stamp Co.; Stamp Specialties; Anca Stamp Co.

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 15. No title recorded (Metropolis Mailbag) Letters page, 0.67 pages

Featuring

Feature
Metropolis Mailbag

Credits

Letters
typeset
Show/hide 16. Coming... Super-Attractions! (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy) Promo (ad from the publisher), 0.33 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Superboy
Show/hide 17. No title recorded (American Body Building Club) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
American Body Building Club

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 18. No title recorded (American Seed Co.) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
American Seed Co.

Credits

Letters
typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

Copyright © 1965 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.

On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #322 and copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 22900

Entry created

  • 07/09/2019

Cover added

  • 07/09/2019

Index completed

  • 07/09/2019