Issue Details

Issue	#65
Published	May 1966
Cover Price	0.12 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant)
Notes	Wayne Boring credit removed May 2009, thanks to Ted Watson

Cover Details - "The Musical Murder of Superman!"

Characters	Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Notes	Wayne Boring credit removed May 2009, thanks to Ted Watson
Reprinted	In Superman Family, The (DC, 1974 series) #169 (Cover Three)

1 page Superman advertisement "Watch Superman on Television!"

Characters	Superman
Synopsis	Ad for the TV stations that carry the Superman television show.
Notes	Inside cover.

8 page Lois Lane story "The Musical Murder of Superman! [The Musical Murder of Superman!]"

Characters	Lexo [Lex Luthor]; Lola [Lois Lane]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Statue of Liberty; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis	Lexo and Lola steal the gifts at Superman Day.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger (signed)
Letters	Vivian Berg
Notes	Imaginary Story, story continued from last issue.

Half page AMT Models advertisement "Kat Corners The King"

Characters	George Barris (Real life automobile customizer); The Kat from AMT
Pencils	Chic Stone
Inks	Chic Stone

Half page Cap's Hobby Center activity "It's tough living in a city apartment."

Synopsis	How to turn a roll-top desk into a workbench.
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

Half page Direct Currents promo (ad from the publisher)

Synopsis	Checklist of DC comics available for April 1966.
Letters	Typeset

1 page Cheerios; Rocky and Bullwinkle advertisement "Are cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?"

Characters	Rocky; Bullwinkle
Notes	Comic style ad.

1 page public service announcement "Health Myths Debunked!"

Synopsis	How to treat frostbite, a black eye, and does cutting your hair make it grow faster?
Genre	Fact
Script	Jack Schiff
Pencils	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff
Letters	Ira Schnapp

8 page Lois Lane story "Lola's Crime Rampage! [The Musical Murder of Superman!]"

Characters	Lexo [Lex Luthor]; Lola [Lois Lane]; Lana Lang; Ashley (butler; cameo); Mona Lisa painting; Statue of Liberty; Superman [Clark Kent]; Kandor
Synopsis	Lois Lane, in a fit of jealosy after she thinks Lana Lang is trying to steal her man, Lex Luthor, goes on a crime spree and is caught by Superman.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters	Vivian Berg
Notes	Imaginary Story

8 page Lois Lane story "Lexo's Last Caper! [The Musical Murder of Superman!]"

Characters	Lexo [Lex Luthor]; Lola [Lois Lane]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (Cameo); Klavan; Merko; Randozzi
Synopsis	Superman stops Lexo and Lola but Luthor is killed in the process.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters	Vivian Berg
Notes	Imaginary Story

1 page Letters to Lois and Lana letters page

Letters

Typeset

Half page Peg filler "How's the basketball, Tom?"

Characters	Peg; Tom
Synopsis	Tom's coach wants him asleep by 10 O'Clock.
Genre	gag
Script	Henry Boltinoff
Pencils	Henry Boltinoff
Inks	Henry Boltinoff
Letters	Henry Boltinoff

1 page GI Joe Club advertisement "This G.I. Joe's Star Jeep is just like the real thing, Andy"

Synopsis	Comic style advertisement for GI Joe figures.
Pencils	Irv Novick
Inks	Irv Novick
Notes	Inside back cover.