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Issue Details

Issue #285
Published June 1961
Frequency monthly
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes Tales of the Bizarro World series begins.

Cover Details - "Tales of the Bizarro World"

Characters Superboy; Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Krypto
Genre superhero; humor
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #nn; in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]

13 page Superboy story "Gravity Girl of Smallville!"

Characters Superboy; Krypto; Lana Lang (also as Gravity Girl); Professor Lewis Lang; Mrs. Lang
Synopsis Lana gets an anti-gravity belt.
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #183 (March 1972)

1 page Ollie filler "Milkman"

Synopsis Lots of steps and mean dog: no milk today
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Superman promo (ad from the publisher) "As the lad grew older..."

Synopsis Origin of Superman
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster
Inks Joe Shuster
Editing Vin Sullivan
Notes Page 2 of first Superman story (2-color); used to promote a new origin of Superman in the July 1961 issue of Superman Comics (Superman (DC, 1939 series) #146), on sale May 4th.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1

12 page Tales of the Bizarro World story "The Shame of the Bizarro Family!"

Characters Superboy; Krypto; Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Jr.
Synopsis Bizarro Junior No. 1 is too smart.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/2005. Formerly given as Wayne Boring.
Reprinted in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #202 (December 1967-January 1968); in Superman: Tales of the Bizarro World (DC, 2000 series) #nn

1 page public service announcement "Parents Have Rights Too"

Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bernard Baily
Inks Bernard Baily

Half page Honey in Hollywood filler "Laguna Beach, where all the movie stars vacation..."

Characters Honey
Synopsis It's only a home movie
Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff