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Issue Details

Issue #45
Published September 1983
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.60 USD; 0.75 CAD; 0.25 GBP (See Notes)
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (Consulting Editor)
Notes Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007. The Newsstand Edition has the US price only.

Cover Details

Characters Superboy; Sunburst
Genre superhero
Pencils Gil Kane [as GK]
Inks Gil Kane [as GK]

15 page Superboy story "Sunburst-- Public Enemy #1"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Sunburst (introduction); Lisa Davis; Jake; Bash; Nancy; Mr. Shaw; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Malcolm
Synopsis A fictional Japanese movie character appears as a live super-villain.
Genre superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Alex Saviuk
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Todd Klein
Notes Continued next issue.

7 page Dial "H" For Hero story "Dial 'O' for Origin!"

Characters Nick Stevens; Chris King; Vicki Grant; The Master; The Wizard (introduction)
Synopsis Chris, Nick and Vicki learn the origin of the H Dials.
Genre superhero
Script E Nelson Bridwell; Bob Rozakis
Pencils Howard Bender
Inks Dennis Jensen
Colors Shelley Eiber
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Pages 4 and 5 printed out of order. Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007. These records also list a subtitle of "Secret of The H Dials."

Half page Dial "H" For Hero activity Now You Can Dial "H" for Hero

Letters typeset

1 page Smallville Mailsack letters page "Smallville Mailsack"

Script Bob Rozakis
Letters typeset
Notes Letters of comment from readers Kent A. Phenis, Mary Bailey, T.M. Maple, Andrew MacLaney, Wade Basher, Gilbert Compo and Michael Allen Vorwald, with replies from Rozakis.