Superman's Supacomic #2
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
- Published
- December 1958
- Page count
- 100
- Cover price
- 2/- [0-2-0 AUP]
- Colour
- Black & white
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Square bound
- Format
- Comic series
- Branding
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Colour Comics Pty Ltd
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- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/315389
Credits
- Editing
- , editor
Issue contents
Cover
The Witch of Metropolis!
(Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane)
Cover, 1 page
"Hee-hee! Thanks to this witch's broomstick, now I can fly as fast as you, Superman!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman
Credits
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Colours
- , colourist (Australian)
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
1"Shoplifting again, eh Benny?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Casey the Cop
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Casey the Cop; Benny (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Batman (DC, 1940 series) #72 (August-September 1952) — Untitled
- Also printed
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Superman (KG Murray, 1952 series) #40 (July 1953) — Untitled
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Professor Jason
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #1 (March-April 1958) — The Witch of Metropolis
- Also printed
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Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #1 ([August] 1960) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #2 ([September 1962?]) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #77 (October 1967) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Giant Lois Lane Album (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #5 ([June 1968?]) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Giant Superman Annual #1 Replica Edition (DC, 1998 series) #[nn] (June 1998) — The Witch of Metropolis
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Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — The Witch of Metropolis
Synopsis
Lois thinks she turns into a witch at night.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Supergirl
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Super-Girl (introduction, a magically-created female partner for Superman, death); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958) — The Three Magic Wishes, Chapter I: The Girl of Steel
- Also printed
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988]) — The Girl of Steel
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([April] 1989) — The Girl of Steel; (The Three Magic Wishes part 1)
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The Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #Volume 1 (2001) — The Girl of Steel [The Three Magic Wishes Chapter I]
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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004) — The Girl of Steel [The Three Magic Wishes Part 1 of 3]
Synopsis
Jimmy Olsen is granted three wishes by an Indian totem, the first wish being for a Super-Girl with powers equal to Superman to be his companion. When she feels as if she's always in the way, Super-Girl sacrifices herself to save Superman.
Notes
Introduction of Super-Girl, a precursor to Supergirl (Kara Zor-El). Story continues in sequence 5.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Perry White; Ron Harris; Jed Brant; Joe Hogg
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Coleman, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #4 (September-October 1958) — Lois Lane, Working Girl
- Also printed
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #13 ([May 1966?]) — Lois Lane, Working Girl
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Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — Lois Lane, Working Girl
Synopsis
Lois is offered a starring role as a working girl in a play, but the director thinks she needs some practical experience, so he gets her a job in a pretzel factory. The foreman there resents Lois because she was hired in place of his girlfriend, so he tries to get her fired, and Superman has to help her keep her job.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Supergirl
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958) — [The Three Magic Wishes] Part II: The Lost Super-Powers
- Also printed
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988]) — The Lost Super Powers
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The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([April] 1989) — The Lost Super-Powers; (The Three Magic Wishes part 2)
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The Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #Volume 1 (2001) — The Lost Super-Powers [The Three Magic Wishes Chapter II]
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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004) — The Lost Super-Powers [The Three Magic Wishes Part 2 of 3]
Synopsis
Criminals steal the magic totem and use the second wish to remove Superman's powers.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Professor Hale (museum curator, death); Albert Linke (museum taxidermist); Mario Hazzara; John Logan (master electrician); Mr. X [Carl Danton] (villain, introduction); Fingers Nolan (villain, introduction)
Credits
- Writing
- Bill Finger, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #255 (May 1958) — Death in Dinosaur Hall!
- Also printed
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Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #6 (Winter 1963-64) — Doom in Dinosaur Hall!
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Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #6 ([December 1964?]) — Doom in Dinosaur Hall
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DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #2 ([August] 2010) — Doom in Dinosaur Hall!
Synopsis
Responding to an urgent call from Professor Hale at the Mechanical Museum of Natural History, Batman and Robin arrive only to find the professor has apparently died at the "hands" of one of the mechanical dinosaurs on exhibit. When they examine the body more closely, they discover the dead man has left them a clue to his killer!
7Featuring
- Feature
- Supergirl
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El; Lara; Kil-Lor (introduction, death)
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 (August 1958) — [The Three Magic Wishes] Part III: Superman's Return to Krypton
- Also printed
-
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988]) — Superman's Return to Krypton
-
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([April] 1989) — Superman's Return to Krypton; (The Three Magic Wishes part 3)
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The Supergirl Archives (DC, 2001 series) #Volume 1 (2001) — Superman's Return to Krypton [The Three Magic Wishes Chapter III]
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Superman: The Man of Tomorrow Archives (DC, 2004 series) #Volume 1 ([September] 2004) — Superman's Return to Krypton [The Three Magic Wishes Part 3 of 3]
- Adapted
-
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #6 ([November 1965?]) — The First Supergirl
Synopsis
Superman time travels back to Krypton and meets his parents for the first time, and arranges their betrothal!
8"This is the big day, Dr. Rocket."
Featuring
- Feature
- Doctor Rocket
- Genre
- Humour
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy, the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superboy; Lana Lang; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Kryptonite
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #67 (September 1958) — The Three Secret Identities of Superboy
- Also printed
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #324 (September 1964) — The Three Secret Identities of Superboy
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #26 ([June 1967?]) — The Three Secret Identities of Superboy
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Superman Presents Superboy Comic (Murray, 1976 series) #114 ([January 1979?]) — The Three Secret Identities of Superboy
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Superboy Spectacular (DC, 1980 series) #1 (1980) — The Three Secret Identities of Superboy
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Masters of the Universe (Federal, 1984 series) ([August 1984]) — The Three Secret Identities of Superboy
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Masters of the Universe (Federal, 1984 series) ([August 1984])
Synopsis
Superboy appears as a guest on the TV Show 'Unmask the Truth'.
Notes
The TV show in this story is based on a real TV show 'To Tell The Truth'.
10Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Superbaby and as Clark Kent]
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Coleman, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #3 (July-August 1958) — Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — Lois Lane and the Babe of Steel
Synopsis
When Superman travels to the past to retrieve his super-baby booties, Superbaby is transported to the present and falls into the hands of Lois Lane.
Notes
The original version of this story was a "Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane" feature.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Z. Parker
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #4 (September-October 1958) — Super-Courtship of Lois Lane
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — Super-Courtship of Lois Lane
Synopsis
Trying to be helpful, Jimmy uses a doctored tape of Clark's voice to hypnotize him into proposing to Lois, but when Lois refuses Clark, he tries again as Superman. However, it's April Fools' Day, so Lois refuses Superman too, thinking it's just a joke.
12Featuring
- Feature
- Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Professor Dekker; Miss Jenkins
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Ray Burnley, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #31 (September 1958) — The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman
- Also printed
-
Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #12 ([April 1966?]) — The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #104 (September 1967) — The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman
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Giant Jimmy Olsen Album (Colour Comics, 1966 series) #3 ([September 1968?]) — The Boy who Hoaxed Superman
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Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — The Boy Who Hoaxed Superman
Synopsis
Jimmy tries to trick Perry into giving him a raise by pretending to quit his job and getting his new identity hired to take his position.
13Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Rackets Williams; Dan Jones (Superman Imposter, Elevator Operator at the Daily Planet); Perry White
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Coleman, scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Mort Weisinger, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #2 (May-June 1958) — Superman's Forbidden Room
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #33 ([March 1968?]) — Superman's Forbidden Room
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Showcase Presents: Superman Family (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2008) — Superman's Forbidden Room
Synopsis
Rackets Williams and Dan Jones try to trick Lois into thinking that Dan is really Superman.
Notes
Original story was a Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane feature.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Frew Publications
Indicia
Printed by Land Newspaper Ltd., 59 Regent St., Sydney, for the Proprietors, Colour Comics Pty. Ltd., Sydney, and produced by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., 142 Clarence St., Sydney. Gordon & Gotch (Australasia) ltd., distributors for Australia and New Zealand.--(45560)