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Issue Details

Issue #1
Published March-April 1976
Frequency bi-monthly
Cover Price 0.50 USD
Pages 68
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell

Cover Details

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Hawkman [Katar Hol]
Genre superhero
Pencils Ernie Chan (Chua)
Inks Ernie Chan (Chua)

13 page Superboy story "The Stolen Identities!"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Nerp Gikk; Irm Gikk; Superboy robots; Red Kryptonite; Lana Lang
Synopsis Two Xelthunians secretly replace Ma and Pa Kent to perform a secret mission, not knowing that the Kents are Superboy's foster parents. After Ma Kent unwisely mentions Superboy's vulnerability to kryptonite, the Xelthunians power the transporter ray they plan to use to send Superboy to their planet with red kryptonite and it turns him into a fat Boy of Steel, a bullet-sized Boy of Steel, and a giant Boy of Steel. Once Superboy discovers their secret mission -- moving their sub-atomic world -- and helps them accomplish it, everyone goes home happy.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn. Mistakenly included on Otto Binder's list of stories.
Reprinted From Adventure (DC, 1938 series) #270 (March 1960)

13 page Wonder Woman story "The Talking Lion"

Characters Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Princess Yasmini (Intro, villain); Nazis; Bobby Lee (intro); Sally Lee; Steve Trevor; Etta Candy; Ginger (Steve Trevor's niece); Smaltz
Synopsis Wonder Woman takes Bobby to the zoo, where they meet Steve Trevor and his niece. The two kids discover that one of the lions can talk. This leads Wonder Woman and Steve to Cairo where the uncover Princess Yasmini and her group of spies.
Genre superhero
Script William Moulton Marston [as Charles Moulton]
Pencils Frank Godwin
Inks Frank Godwin
Reprinted From Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #17 (May 1943)

9 page Hawkman story "Attack of the Crocodile-Men!"

Characters CAW (Criminal Alliance of the World; Intro); Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Hawkgirl [Shiera Hall]
Synopsis When Shiera is teleported out of the museum, Hawkman traces the radiation to Egypt and the secret lair of the Criminal Alliance of the World. Hawkman manages to rescue Hawkgirl, but CAW escapes.
Genre superhero
Script Gardner Fox
Pencils Murphy Anderson
Inks Murphy Anderson
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
Reprinted From Hawkman (DC, 1964 series) #7 (April-May 1965)

13 page Flash story "The City of Shifting Sand"

Characters The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Liars' Club; Joan Garrick; Ben Otan (silicon sand being)
Synopsis At the annual meeting of the Liar's Club , Jay Garrick relates a strange tale of the Flash and his battle against deadly sand....sand that hates human beings!
Genre superhero
Script John Broome
Pencils Edgar Bercasio
Inks Edgar Bercasio
Notes Story is re-drawn. Originally drawn by Martin Naydel.
Reprinted from All-Flash (DC, 1941 series) #22 (April-May 1946) [script only, see note]

2 page text article "Four-Thought"

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters Typeset
Notes Background of the reprinted stories.

1 page Shazam!; Hostess advertisement "The Cup Cake Caper"

Characters Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta