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Issue Details

Issue #C-39
Published October-November 1975
Cover Price 1.00
Pages 68
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes Art credits from Jim Vandore via the GCD Error List (1 July 2005)

Cover Details

Characters Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Captain Marvel; Flash; Batman; Superman; Lex Luthor; the Joker; Captain Cold; Dr. Sivana; Sinestro; the Cheetah
Genre superhero
Pencils Dick Giordano
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Art credits from Jim Vandore via the GCD Error List (1 July 2005)

1 page Joker, The illustration "Ha, ha, ha! You know me -- The Joker!"

Characters The Joker
Genre superhero

13 page Batman story "The Man Behind the Red Hood!"

Characters Batman, Robin, the Joker (o), Earl "Farmerboy" Benson; Dean Chalmers
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Lew Sayre Schwartz, Win Mortimer (Robin figure on splash)
Inks Charles Paris (credit by Delich)
Editing Jack Schiff
Reprinted from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #168 (February 1951)

1 page Lex Luthor illustration "I'm Lex Luthor, arch-enemy of Superman!"

Characters Lex Luthor
Genre superhero

13 page Superboy story "How Luthor Met Superboy!"

Characters Superboy [Kal-El, a.k.a. Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (origin); green kryptonite; Superbaby; Krypton; Krypto; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Lana Lang
Synopsis Young Lex and Superboy start out as friends, but after Superboy accidentally destroys Luthor's laboratory and accidentally causes Lex to lose his hair, Luthor vows revenge.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Editing Mort Weisinger (original)
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #271 (April 1960)

1 page Captain Cold illustration "Captain Cold they call me!"

Characters Captain Cold
Genre superhero

12 page Flash, The story "The Coldest Man on Earth!"

Characters The Flash; Captain Cold (o)
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Frank Giacoia
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Showcase #8 (May-June 1957)

3 page Rogue's Gallery of Super-villains illustration

Characters Mr. Atom; King Kull; Sivana; Aunt Minerva; Terra-Man; The Blockbuster; Poison Ivy; The Scarecrow; Captain Cold; The Catwoman; Captain Boomerang; Mr. Element; The Trickster; Grodd, The Super-Gorilla; The Weather Wizard; continued in next sequence
Genre superhero

Rogue's Gallery of Super-villains (continued) illustration

Characters Continued from previous sequence: Prof. Zoom, the Reverse-Flash; Abra Kadabra; The Mirror Master; The Pied Piper; Mr. Mind; The Top; Heat Wave; IBAC; The Joker; Black Adam; The Penguin; The Riddler; Ra's Al Ghul; Talia; Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk; The Toyman
Genre superhero

1 page Sivana illustration "Heh, Heh, Heh! I am Dr. Thaddeus Bodog Sivana!"

Characters Dr. Sivana
Genre superhero

11 page Captain Marvel story "The Origin of Dr. Sivana"

Characters Captain Marvel; Sterling Morris; Beautia Sivana (O); Dr. Sivana (O; flashback); Magnificus Sivana (I & O)
Genre superhero
Script Bill Parker
Pencils C. C. Beck
Inks C. C. Beck
Editing Bill Parker
Reprinted from Whiz Comics (Fawcett, 1940 series) #15 (March 1941)

1 page Terra-Man illustration "Terra-Man's the handle -- and I'm a powerful mean hombre!"

Characters Terra-Man; Nova
Genre superhero

7 page Terra-Man story "The Origin of Terra-Man"

Characters Terra-Man (O); Jess Manning; Nova; The Collector
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Neal Adams
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #239 March 1972

1 page text article "Super-Heroes and Their Arch-Enemies!"

Characters Wonder Woman; The Cheetah (text origin); Green Lantern; Sinestro (text origin); Hawkman; The Shadow Thief (text origin); The Atom; Chronos (text origin)
Genre superhero

1 page Table-Top Diorama activity

Characters Wonder Woman; Green Lantern; Captain Marvel; Flash; Batman; Superman; Lex Luthor; the Joker; Captain Cold; Dr. Sivana; Sinestro; the Cheetah