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Issue Details

Issue #65
Published July-August 1950
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger, (actual)

Cover Details - "The 3 Supermen From Krypton!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Mala; U-Ban; Kizo
Genre superhero
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino

12 page Superman story "The Testing of Superman"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Ephraim Potts (Intro); The Professor [Dr. Bertram Smiggs] (Intro, Villain)
Synopsis As a reward for saving Lois's life, Superman lets Dr. Potts perform a complete set of scientific tests on his powers. But Dr. Smiggs tries to horn in the act with criminal intent.
Genre superhero
Script Alvin Schwartz ?
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes pg. 4, panel 3 reproed in STERANKO'S HISTORY OF THE COMICS (last pg.)

9 page Superman story "Superman's Sweetheart"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Peggy Wilkins; Whitey Nelson (Intro, Villain)
Synopsis Lois gets jealous when Superman seems to be paying more attention to Peggy, her roommate.
Genre superhero
Script William Woolfolk
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Stan Kaye

1 page Buzzy public service announcement "Balance Your Fun Diet"

Characters Buzzy; Wolfie; Suzy
Genre teen; humor
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer

Half page Shorty filler

Genre humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff (signed)

2 page text story "The Story Behind History"

Synopsis "You Are There" show history.
Pencils Raymond Perry ?
Inks Raymond Perry ?
Colors Raymond Perry ?
Letters Typeset

Half page Poor Dad! filler

Genre humor
Script Phil Berube (signed)
Pencils Phil Berube (signed)
Inks Phil Berube (signed)

13 page Superman story "Three Supermen from Krypton!"

Characters Superman; Kizo; Mala; U-Ban; Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis Superman meets three Kryptonian brothers who were convicted and sentenced by Krypton's Ruling Council to a sentence of suspended animation adrift in space due to their efforts to overthrow the Council and rule Krypton. Now that they have crashed on Earth they plan to rule it instead. Superman tricks them into turning on each other and they knock themselves out. Superman returns them to suspended animation and exiles them back into space.
Genre superhero
Script William Woolfolk
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes The first appearance of other survivors of Krypton. In this story, the natives of Krypton are called Kryptonites. All Kryptonites have x-ray vision, super strength, and super speed, but flying is new to them. Writing credit from reprint.
Reprinted in Superman in the Fifties (DC, 2002 series) #[nn]

Half page Peg filler

Genre teen; humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff (signed)