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Issue Details

Issue #96
Published September 1958
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 36
Editing Whitney Ellsworth (editor-in-chief); Jack Schiff (managing editor); Murray Boltinoff (associate editor); George Kashdan (associate editor)

Cover Details - "The Super-Foes from Planet X!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

12 page Superman and Batman story "The Super-Foes From Planet X"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson; Solar Sponge; Storm Top; Crawler; J-47 (robot)
Synopsis Aliens from another planet have used robots for so long that they have forgotten how to think and work for themselves. When their robots begin to deactivate, they test Superman, Batman and Robin against natural threats on their planet so they can see how to defeat those same menaces themselves.
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Dick Sprang
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #161 (October 1966); in World's Finest Comics Archives (DC, 1999 series) #2; in Showcase Presents: World's Finest (DC, 2007 series) #1

1 page public service announcement "Know Your Pet!"

Characters Jimmy; Jimmy's mom; Rags (dog)
Synopsis Jimmy tries to treat his dog like a poodle, not realizing that different pets need different care.
Genre fact
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Lou Cameron
Inks Lou Cameron
Letters Ira Schnapp

Half page Varsity Vic filler "I'm glad I got this job as usher on Saturdays"

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

6 page Tomahawk story "Tomahawk's Pony Partner"

Genre western; period
Script Dave Wood
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Bob Brown

Half page Peg filler "What? You got a new convertible?"

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

2 page text article "Hitting the Starry Trail"

Letters typeset

6 page Green Arrow story "Five Clues to Danger"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Speedy [Roy Harper]; Arrowplane; Arrowcar; Professor Anderson
Synopsis Gangsters abduct Prof. Anderson to find out his secret of making artificial diamonds.
Genre superhero
Pencils Jack Kirby
Inks Jack Kirby; Roz Kirby (backgrounds)
Notes 96-99 feature art by Kirby, (tandem strip in Adventure). GA has Green hat.
Reprinted in Green Arrow by Jack Kirby, The (DC, 2001 series) #nn; Showcase Presents Green Arrow (DC, 2006 series) #1