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