Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly #10
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia.
Issue contents
Cover
The Death of the Doom Patrol!
(The Doom Patrol)
Cover, 1 page
"Mr. 103--The Atom Master--is changing himself into the three elements that can destroy each of us!"
Featuring
- Feature
- The Doom Patrol
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol [Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Mr. 103
Credits
- Art
- Bruno Premiani, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- Ira Schnapp, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
Reprint history
1Featuring
- Feature
- Seven Seas Stamps Pty. Ltd.
2Featuring
- Feature
- The Doom Patrol
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Mr. 103 [Jon Dubrovny] (introduction, villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Arnold Drake, scripter
- Art
- Bruno Premiani, line art
- Text
- Stan Starkman, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #98 (September 1965) — The Death of the Doom Patrol, Part 1
- Also printed
-
Superman Presents Tip Top Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #45 ([January 1969?]) — The Death of the Doom Patrol
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The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([February] 2006) — The Death of the Doom Patrol (part 1)
Synopsis
The Chief abruptly disbands the Doom Patrol, but Larry, Cliff, and Rita decide to stay together and build a new headquarters, unaware that the real reason the Chief dismissed them is because he has found that he only has 90 days to live. A new villain, Mr. 103 strikes.
Notes
Mr. 103 is named for the then-current number of elements in the Periodic Table. He later appears in issues 105 and 106.
Story includes a diagram of Doom Patrol Headquarters. The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
3Featuring
- Feature
- The Doom Patrol
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Doom Patrol [The Chief [Niles Caulder]; Elasti-Girl [Rita Farr]; Negative Man [Larry Trainor]; Robotman [Cliff Steele]]; Mr. 103 [Jon Dubrovny] (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Arnold Drake, scripter
- Art
- Bruno Premiani, line art
- Text
- Stan Starkman, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
The Doom Patrol (DC, 1964 series) #98 (September 1965) — Part 2: It Takes a Chief to Kill a Chief
- Also printed
-
The Doom Patrol Archives (DC, 2002 series) #3 ([February] 2006) — It Takes a Chief to Kill a Chief (part 2)
Synopsis
A dying Chief helps the Doom Patrol find a way to defeat Mr. 103 and to use the villain to cure his own condition.
Notes
The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Dizzy Dog & McSnurtle the Turtle
- Genre
- Anthropomorphic-Funny Animals
- Characters
- Dizzy Dog; McSnurtle the Turtle
Credits
- Writing
- Sheldon Mayer, scripter
- Art
- Sheldon Mayer, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
Reprint history
5Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Gil Kane, penciller
- Frank Giacoia, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
- First print
-
Sensation Comics (DC, 1942 series) #109 (May-June 1952) — The Beast That Walked Like a Man!
Notes
The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Lana Lang; Uniform Gang (introduction); Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Tom Keating; Pug Waters; Superboy
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #72 (April 1959) — The Day Superboy Was a Coward
- Also printed
-
Superboy (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #126 ([August 1959?]) — The Day Superboy Was a Coward
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #325 (October 1964) — The Day Superboy Was a Coward!
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Colossal Comic (Colour Comics, 1958 series) #35 ([November 1965?]) — The Day Superboy was a Coward
Synopsis
Superboy loses all confidence after he apparently kills an escaping criminal.
Notes
"A Hall of Fame Classic". The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
7Featuring
- Feature
- The Green Glob
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
- Characters
- Green Glob; Doug Douglas
Credits
- Writing
- David Wood , scripter [as Dave Wood]
- Art
- George Roussos, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #88 (April-May 1965) — The Curse of the Mystic Mask
Notes
The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Hopalong Cassidy [Wyoming Kid]
- Genre
- Western-Frontier
Credits
- Writing
- Don Cameron, scripter
- Art
- Howard Sherman, line art
- Text
- Gaspar Saladino, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Assistant Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Western Comics (DC, 1948 series) #44 (March-April 1954) — The Boy Lawman!
- Also printed
-
Five-Score Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #63 ([July 1963?]) — The Boy Lawman
Notes
This story was originally a Wyoming Kid feature. It has been edited to feature Hopalong Cassidy with changes to the lead character and logo.
9"Have you ever been in this jungle before, Puptent?"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peter Puptent, Explorer
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Peter Puptent
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original editor [credited]
Reprint history
10Featuring
- Genre
- Science fiction
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- Lee Elias, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
- Murray Boltinoff, original Associate Editor
- George Kashdan, original Associate Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Tales of the Unexpected (DC, 1956 series) #72 (August-September 1962) — The Creature of 1,000 Dooms
Synopsis
A band of space explorers take a small creature aboard their ship as a pet, but it soon begins to absorb nearby objects, growing in size and taking on the dangerous properties of the things it absorbs.
Notes
The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Eclipso
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Eclipso; Bruce Gordon; Mona Bennet; Professor Simon Bennet
Credits
- Writing
- Bob Haney, scripter
- Art
- Jack Sparling, line art
- Text
- Stan Starkman, letterer
- Editing
- Jack Schiff, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
House of Secrets (DC, 1956 series) #75 (November-December 1965) — Eclipso Must Die!
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents: Eclipso (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009) — Eclipso Must Die
Synopsis
The Syndicate sends a man with a special suit to kill Eclipso. Little does this man know but the "secret weapon" built into the suit is a bomb that will kill him along with Eclipso.
Notes
Introductory text has been removed from the splash page, leaving a large blank area. The original read: "We're kicking off this latest and greatest House of Secrets with that fabulous hero-villain, Eclipso, in a novel blockbuster that'll fill your arteries with ice… when the incredible split-man meets the challenge of a foe with a single deadly mission…" A reference to House of Secrets has also been removed from the final panel. The final page in the original printing was two-thirds of a page; this reprint has been stretched to a full page.
12Featuring
- Genre
- Fantasy-Supernatural
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- John Giunta, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
Reprint history
13Featuring
- Feature
- Jimmy Olsen
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Sheldon Moldoff, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #50 (January 1961) — The Weirdest Asteroid in Space!
- Also printed
-
Super Adventure Comic (Colour Comics, 1960 series) #6 ([May 1961?]) — The Weirdest Asteroid in Space
Synopsis
Jimmy and Superman land on a strange asteroid that wakes up, breathes fire, and requires Supes to juggle glowing rocks to hypnotize it and send it back to slumberland.
14Featuring
- Feature
- Weirdo's Pty Ltd
15"Special offer 50% off. … Magazine Services Ltd., 142 Clarence St., Sydney."
Details
- Printed
- 1965
- More...
- This Wonderful World Atlas [only 6/-!]
Notes
In February 1962, Publishers Holdings (KG Murray) acquired the Scientific Magazines Publishing Company Pty. Ltd., a long established company producing automobile technical manual that also exported its products to the United Kingdom and United States.
![This Wonderful World Atlas [only 6/-!] (1965)](/image/gallery/874/this-wonderful-world-atlas-only-6-.jpg "This Wonderful World Atlas [only 6/-!] (1965)")
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