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Issue Details

Issue #219
Published December 1955
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth, Jack Schiff (managing editor), Mort Weisinger, George Kashdan (story editors)

Cover Details - "The Gorilla With X-Ray Eyes"

Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Superboy story "The Gorilla With X-Ray Eyes!"

Characters Professor John Lang (incorrectly called Thaddeus); Chandu (intro); Lana Lang; Jonathan Kent; "Doc" Baird
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes Inker id by Bob Hughes (8/2005); also credited in the reprint. Professor Lang was incorrectly called Thaddeus in this story. In Superboy 37 it was established that Thaddeus is Lewis Lang's brother. When this story was reprinted in Superboy #174, it was retitled "The Gorilla with Super-Eyes!", and Professor Lang's first name was changed to Lewis.
Reprinted in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #174 (June 1971) [retitled]

Half page Varsity Vic filler "The length of the lecture'

Genre teen humor
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff

6 page Aquaman story "The Greatest Show On Water"

Genre superhero
Pencils Ramona Fradon
Inks Ramona Fradon

1 page public service announcement "How a Nation Is Born: Your United Nations at Work"

Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Win Mortimer

2 page text article "Hunters With the Bow"

Script Hal J Marks
Letters typeset

6 page Green Arrow story "The Human Chess Game"

Genre superhero
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Green Arrow has red hat