Superman v1#1
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
- Published
- April 1950
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 6d [0-0-6 GBP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
-
None
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
This issue is a variant of:
Issue contents
Cover
Superman and the Man Who Outsupered Superman
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Credits
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Assistant Editor [attributed]
- Mort Weisinger, original Assistant Editor [attributed]
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #46 (May-June 1947) — Untitled
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #3 ([August 1947?]) — Untitled
1"Just look at that--electricity off again!! How I'm expected to cook the roast for dinner I don't know!!"
Featuring
- Feature
- "Atomical Tom" the Boy Inventor
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Jim Borella Swan, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Jim Borella Swan, line art [signed]
- Text
- Jim Borella Swan, letterer [signed]
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2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Margie Crosby; Nelson Swayne
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel , scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, penciller [as Joe Shuster]
- Stan Kaye, inker [as Joe Shuster]
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #27 (March-April 1947) — The Man Who Out-Supered Superman
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #3 ([August 1947?]) — The Man Who Out-Supered Superman
Synopsis
Frustrated by the fact that his girl friend loves and adores Superman, Nelson Swayne vows to "out-super" Superman in five different events, all to be judged by prominent citizens of Metropolis. And, amazingly enough, his super-sharp brain figures out ways to do just that!
Notes
Writer credit by Bob Hughes, art credits by Craig Delich (May, 2004).
3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Tom Trent; Arnold Carlyle; Jean Dixon; Quent
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- John Sikela, penciller
- George Roussos , inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original Assistant Editor [attributed]
- Mort Weisinger, original Assistant Editor [attributed]
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #46 (May-June 1947) — High Man on a Flagpole!
- Also printed
-
Superman Color Comics (KGM, 1947 series) #3 ([August 1947?]) — High Man on a Flagpole
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #249 (March 1972) — High Man on a Flagpole!
-
Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #26 ([November 1975?]) — High Man on a Flagpole
Synopsis
As Tom Trent attempts to break a world record by sitting on a flagpole for 51 days in order to win the hand of Jean Dixon, Superman must intervene when an unknown party attempts to sabotage Tom's record-breaking attempt.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Hurricane Hardy
- Genre
- Adventure
Credits
Reprint history
5"Lub, old sport, we'll be searching all day -- if its game we're after, we've come the wrong way!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Lemmy Loo
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Lloyd Piper, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Lloyd Piper, line art [signed]
- Text
- Lloyd Piper , letterer
Reprint history
6"A u-beaut circus on this afternoon!! Real lions an' tigers an' clowns an' everything--the poster says!!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Splinter
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Jim Borella Swan, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Jim Borella Swan, line art [signed]
- Text
- Jim Borella Swan, letterer [signed]
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Notes
This story is printed in colour.
Indicia
Printed by Gale & Polden Ltd., London, for K.G. Murray, 56 Young Street, Sydney, Australia.