Superman #90

Published
September 1957
Page count
32
Cover price
6d [0-0-6 AUP]
Colour
Black & white
Size
Standard size
Interior paper
Newsprint
Cover stock
Matte colour
Binding
Saddle-stitched
Format
Comic series
Branding
Colour Comics Pty Ltd
 
Colour Comics Pty Ltd

Credits

Editing
, editor

Issue contents Hide all

Show/hide Cover Untitled [The Superman Satellite!] (Superman) Cover, 1 page

"There's Superman! He's become a satellite--doomed to circle earth forever!"

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Superhero

Credits

Art
Al Plastino, line art
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
 
Mort Weisinger, original Assistant Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #229 (June 1957)
The Superman Satellite!
Also printed
Australia
Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #122 ([September 1957?])
The Superman Satellite!
Show/hide 1. The Superman Satellite (Superman) Comic story, 12 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original Managing Editor
 
Mort Weisinger, original Assistant Editor
 
George Kashdan, original Assistant Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #229 (June 1957)
The Superman Satellite

Synopsis

After Superman destroys a deadly meteor he cannot return to Earth.

Show/hide 2. Jerry the Jitterbug (Jerry the Jitterbug) Comic story, 1 page

"Whew! What a tough exam that was!"

Featuring

Feature
Jerry the Jitterbug
Genre
Gags

Credits

Writing
Henry Boltinoff, scripter
Art
Henry Boltinoff, line art
Text
Henry Boltinoff, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
 
Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)

Reprint history

First print
United States
Big Town (DC, 1951 series) #2 (February 1951)
No title recorded
Show/hide 3. Wonder Lad (Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
Otto Binder, scripter
Art
Curt Swan, penciller
 
Ray Burnley, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #21 (June 1957)
Wonder Lad
Also printed
Australia
Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #34 ([August 1965?])
Wonder Lad
 
United States
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #Volume One (2006)
Wonder Lad

Synopsis

Superman gives Jimmy a gift of an invulnerable suit, equipped with flying jets, from an alien world and Jimmy uses it to become the superhero Wonder Lad.

Show/hide 4. The Secret of the Superman Trophy (Superman) Comic story, 8 pages

Featuring

Feature
Superman
Genre
Super-hero

Credits

Writing
, scripter
Art
Wayne Boring, penciller
 
Stan Kaye, inker
Text
, letterer
Editing
Mort Weisinger, editor

Reprint history

First print
United States
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #110 (January 1957)
The Secret of the Superman Trophy

Status

AusReprints ID

  • 134

Entry created

  • 21/11/2003

Index completed

  • 21/11/2003

Last updated

  • 04/09/2019