Super DC Giant #S-13 - First Appearance of Godzilla, Printings and Contents

Identification plate

Series: Super DC Giant (DC, 1970 series)
Issue: #S-13
Publication date: September-October 1970
Key date: September 1970
On-sale date: July 2, 1970
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.25
Pages: 68
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance (advertisement) of Godzilla - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of The Forgotten Prisoner of Castlemare - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of Larry Talbot - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

First appearance (advertisement) of The Wolf Man - the earliest appearance on record is an advertisement, not a story.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Henry Scarpelli	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
2	A Person Could Starve!	comic story	7	pencils: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Henry Scarpelli	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
3	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
4	Fun Shop	activity	1
5	-	comic story	6	pencils: Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli; inks: Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli	Peggy Baxter, Alice Biggs, Bertram Biggs, Binky Biggs
6	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Professor Eureka
8	Expressions Kwiz	activity	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
9	-	comic story	6.67	pencils: Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli; inks: Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs
10	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		Aquaman, Arthur Curry
11	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Peter Puptent
13	-	activity	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel	Annie Gram
14	-	comic story	3	script: Mort Drucker; pencils: Mort Drucker, Henry Scarpelli; inks: Mort Drucker, Henry Scarpelli	Amy, Benny Howe, Sherwood
16	-	comic story	6	pencils: Graham Place, Henry Scarpelli; inks: Graham Place, Henry Scarpelli	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
17	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Moolah the Mystic
18	A Good Listener!	comic story	1	pencils: Henry Scarpelli; inks: Henry Scarpelli	Allergy Biggs, Buzzy
19	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Dr. Floogle
22	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	2	letters: typeset	Barry Allen, The Atom, Batman, Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Black Canary, The Flash, Green Arrow, Green Lantern, Hal Jordan, Clark Kent, Dinah Lance, Jerry Lewis, Ray Palmer
23	Picture Criss Cross; Word Hunt	activity	1	script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
24	-	comic story	6	pencils: Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli; inks: Bob Oksner, Henry Scarpelli	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
25	-	letters page	1		Peggy Baxter
26	-	comic story	5.67	pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner	Peggy Baxter, Binky Biggs, Sherwood
27	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33		The Phantom Stranger

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Before you buy

Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

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Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)
Wikidata, Q6567 (Godzilla), first-appearance property (CC0)

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