Superman Fan Podcast Episode #393 Part IV: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated June 1965: World’s Finest Comics #150!
World’s Finest Comics 150, June 1965!
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WORLD’S FINEST COMICS 150, June 1965, was published on April 29, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp.
– (5:49) THE SUPER-GAMBLE OF DOOM (17 pgs., Part I is 8 pgs.), written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by Sheldon Moldoff. This story was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD’S FINEST vol. III.
– (14:54) Part II: THE DUEL OF THE SUPER-GAMBLERS.
– (34:38) Congorilla starred in THE ONE-APE CIRCUS, written by Robert Bernstein and drawn by Howard Sherman. This story was originally published in ACTION COMICS 259, December 1959, published on October 29, 1959. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of a dime. We covered this issue on Episode 202, for the week of October 26, 2011.
– (38:26) CAPE AND COWL COMMENTS letter column.
– (48:32) ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS, 30 titles carried the June or June/July 1965 cover date, according to Mike’s Amazing World Of Comics.
Also highlighted on this episode are the ads and other features in this issue.
Beginning next episode: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JULY 1965: PART I: SUPERMAN 178, PART II: SUPERMAN’S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 58, PART III: ACTION COMICS 326 & PART IV: SUPERMAN’S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 86!
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