Issue Details

Issue	#1
Published	August 1966
Cover Price	$0.30
Pages	44
Editing	Milton Duggan

Cover Details

Genre	Humor
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

1 page photo story

Synopsis	Action photos with humorous captions
Genre	Humor

1 page credits "Bob Sproul's POW! Magazine"

1 page letters page "POW! Mail Call"

Synopsis	Letters supposedly swiped from other magazines (Lifee, Saturday Evening Pest, Newsweak) with joke answers; 2 spot illos (1 by John Severin) probably swiped from Cracked Magazine.
Genre	Humor
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

5 page story "Super Hero Confidential"

Synopsis	Starring Powman!
Genre	Humor; Super-Hero
Pencils	Vic Martin
Inks	Vic Martin

1 page photo story "Pow! Puts You in the Laughing Seat"

Synopsis	Action photos with humorous captions
Genre	Humor

1 page story "Mail this Risky Coupon Now!"

Synopsis	Not a real ad; parody of self-help ads
Genre	Humor

3 page story "Arnold Hitchshnook Presents the Case of the Case"

Genre

Humor

1 page story "Arrowed Shirts For the Smart Looking Man"

Synopsis	Arrow Shirts Parody
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Don Orehek
Inks	Don Orehek

4 page story "Play Pool"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Bill Ward
Inks	Bill Ward

2 page story "Wacky Inventions"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Joe Sinnott
Inks	Joe Sinnott

2 page story "Ignited Air Lines' DC-9 Jet Brainliner, the Nation's Newest and Roomiest Jet!"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

2 page text story "Historical Telegrams... That Never Got There"

Genre

Humor

1 page story "Remember! Forest Fires Can Prevent Bears!"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	Russ Heath
Inks	Russ Heath

1 page photo story "Pow's Pix!!"

Synopsis	Photos with humourous captions
Genre	Humor

4 page story "Digest Magazines"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	John Severin
Inks	John Severin

3 page story "Have Grunion Will Travel"

Genre	Humor
Pencils	G. Peltz
Inks	G. Peltz

1 page story "Nuts a Go-Go"

Synopsis	5 individual gag panels
Genre	Humor
Pencils	J. Kiernan; O' Brien; Don Orehek; Pete Wyman; "O'K"
Inks	J. Kiernan, O' Brien, Don Orehek, Pete Wyman, "O'K"

1 page photo story "Quiz Time"

Synopsis	Photo puzzle pieces which cannot possibly make a picture
Genre	Humor

3 page story "Zwordo"

Synopsis	Zorro Parody
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Carl Burgos
Inks	Carl Burgos

2 page photo story "Grins That Won the West!"

Synopsis	Photos with humorous captions
Genre	Humor

1 page story "Stories of the Month"

Synopsis	Gag illustrations
Genre	Humor
Pencils	Kirschen
Inks	Kirschen

1 page story "L&N Filtered Stacks"

Synopsis	Cigarette parody
Genre	Humor

1 page (backcovers) *do not use* / *please fix* "Pow's Power-Packed Premium!!"

Synopsis	Advertised on front as "travel stickers" but really just cut-outs on back cover (no adhesive! cheap!).
Genre	Humor