Superman #116

DC Comics

United States

Published
September 1957
Page count
36
Cover price
0.10 USD
Colour
Colour
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Glossy colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
DC: Superman National Comics
 
DC: Superman National Comics
GCD
www.comics.org/issue/13786

Credits

Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, Editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover The Mechanized Superman! (Superman) Cover, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Superman

Credits

Art
Al Plastino, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #97 ([May 1958])
The Mechanized Superman!
 
United States
Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown, 1983 series) (1983)
Superman in the 1950s
Show/hide 1. Yogi Berra Homers in the 9th - Wins Big Game! (Wilson Chemical Co.) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Wilson Chemical Co.

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Ray Thompson, line art [signed]
Text
, letterer

Notes

Inside front cover.

Show/hide 2. The Ray That Changed Superman (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Rex Malcolm (villain, introduction)

Credits

Writing
Jerry Coleman, scripter
Art
Al Plastino, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #92 ([November 1957])
The Ray that Changed Superman
 
Australia
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #124 ([November 1957])
The Ray that Changed Superman
 
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #52 ([February 1970?])
The Ray that Changed Superman
Original
Superman 116, September 1957
Show/hide 3. Untitled (100 Toy Soldiers) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
100 Toy Soldiers

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Writing
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Art
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Text
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Show/hide 4. Danger: Prejudice at Work! Public service announcement, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Advocacy

Credits

Writing
Jack Schiff, scripter
Art
Ruben Moreira, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
Ira Schnapp, letterer
Show/hide 5. Untitled (Palisades Amusement Park) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

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Feature
Palisades Amusement Park

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Writing
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Art
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Text
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Show/hide 6. Untitled (DeLuxe Photo Service) Advertisement, 0.5 pages

Featuring

Feature
DeLuxe Photo Service

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Text
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Show/hide 7. Disaster Strikes Twice (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Al Plastino, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Printed in
Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #14/1967 ([4] juli 1967)

Synopsis

Superman returns to Smallville

Show/hide 8. Untitled (Ollie) Comic story, 1 page

"Oh boy, I'm umpiring a big ball game!"

Featuring

Feature
Ollie
Genre
Humour

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
Australia
The Brave and the Bold (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #24 ([March 1958])
Untitled
 
United States
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #190 (December 1969)
two cents for the umpire
 
Australia
Giant Supergirl Album (Colour Comics, 1970 series) #1 ([March 1970])
Untitled
Printed in
Lynvingen (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #8/1970 ([august] 1970)
Show/hide 9. Untitled (Garcelon Stamp Co.) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Garcelon Stamp Co.

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Art
, line art
Colours
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Text
, typeset
Show/hide 10. So You Want to Be a Magician Text article, 1 page

Featuring

Genre
Non-fiction

Credits

Writing
, author
Text
, typeset
Show/hide 11. The Mechanized Superman (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero
Characters
Professor Ephraim Snively (villain, introduction)

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Al Plastino, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, letterer

Reprint history

Also printed
United Kingdom
Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #97 ([May 1958])
The Mechanized Superman

Synopsis

A Green Kryptonite dust cloud endangers Superman.

Show/hide 12. Untitled (Stephens Credit Sales) Advertisement, 1 page

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Stephens Credit Sales

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Show/hide 13. Untitled (Honor House Products Corp.) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Honor House Products Corp.

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Art
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Text
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Show/hide 14. Untitled (Jowett Institute of Physical Training) Advertisement, 1 page

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Feature
Jowett Institute of Physical Training

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Writing
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Art
, line art
Text
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Notes

Inside back cover.

Show/hide 15. Untitled (Schwinn) Advertisement, 1 page

Featuring

Feature
Schwinn

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Art
, line art
Colours
, colourist
Text
, typeset

Notes

Back cover.


Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 39286

Entry created

  • 21/08/2017

Index completed

  • 08/12/2021

Last updated

  • 08/12/2021