Superman (1939 series) (DC) #140

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Number 140 140
Volume
No Volume No Yes
Volume Not Printed False False
Display Volume With Number No No
Indicia Publisher National Comics Publications Inc.
Indicia Publisher Not Printed Printed Printed
Brand Superman DC National Comics Superman DC National Comics
No Brand No No
Publication Date October 1960 October 1960
Year On Sale None None
Month On Sale None None
Day On Sale None None
On Sale Date Uncertain No No
Key Date 1960-10-00 1960-10-00
Indicia Frequency Monthly with the exception of March, June, September and December
No Indicia Frequency No No
Price 0.10 USD 0.10 USD
Page Count 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 28.75) 36 (note: total sum of story page counts is 28.67)
Page Count Uncertain No No
Editing Mort Weisinger Mort Weisinger
No Editing
Indicia Printer
No Indicia Printer No No
Barcode
No Barcode Yes Yes
Rating Approved by the Comics Code Authority
No Rating False False
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0. The Son of Bizarro! (Superman) cover, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 0 0
Title The Son of Bizarro! The Son of Bizarro!
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type cover cover
Feature Superman Superman
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Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
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Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script
No Script X X
Pencils Curt Swan Curt Swan
No Pencils
Inks Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
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No Editing X X
Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1 Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1
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1. The Son of Bizarro! Part 1 (Superman) comic story, 10p [S P I C L E]

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Title The Son of Bizarro! [Part 1] The Son of Bizarro! Part 1
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature Superman Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Page Count 10 10
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Otto Binder Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils Wayne Boring Wayne Boring
No Pencils
Inks Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters Superman; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1 (born); Bizarro World; Lex Luthor (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback) Superman; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1 (born); Bizarro World; Lex Luthor (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback)
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Synopsis Bizarro-Lois gives birth to Bizarro-Jr. No. 1 who, while he thinks like a Bizarro looks like Superman when he was Super-Tot. When B-Jr. No. 1 becomes publicly known, Bizarro takes him out into space and stores him in an abandoned space capsule. The capsule crashes on Earth and Bizarro-Jr. No 1 is taken to the same Midvale Orphanage where Linda Lee (Supergirl) lives. Bizarro-Lois gives birth to Bizarro-Jr. No. 1 who, while he thinks like a Bizarro looks like Superman when he was Super-Tot. When B-Jr. No. 1 becomes publicly known, Bizarro takes him out into space and stores him in an abandoned space capsule. The capsule crashes on Earth and Bizarro-Jr. No 1 is taken to the same Midvale Orphanage where Linda Lee (Supergirl) lives.
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Notes 3-part novel Synopsis by Kevin Roward 2/23/09 3-part novel Synopsis by Kevin Roward 2/23/09
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2. ["Help! Let me up!"] (Dexter) comic story, 0.67p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 2 2
Title "Help! Let me up!"
Unofficial Title? No Yes
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Type filler comic story
Feature Dexter Dexter
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Feature Logo
Genre humor humor
Job Number
Page Count 0.75 0.67
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Henry Boltinoff (signed) Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Script
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed) Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Pencils
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed) Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Inks
Colors ?? ?
No Colors
Letters Henry Boltinoff Henry Boltinoff (signed)
No Letters
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No Editing X X
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3. Part II The "Orphan" Bizarro! (Superman) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 3 3
Title The "Orphan" Bizarro! [part 2] Part II The "Orphan" Bizarro!
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature Superman Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Page Count 8 8
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Otto Binder Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils Wayne Boring Wayne Boring
No Pencils
Inks Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters Superman; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Supergirl; Krypto; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1 Superman; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Supergirl; Krypto; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1
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Synopsis Linda Lee is assigned to watch the newly named baby Buster which lasts until B-Jr. No. 1 remembers the existence of his parents and flies off. Supergirl and Superman take Bizarro Jr. to the Fortress where they have him adopted by two of Superman's robots. During Jr.'s sleep period Supergirl's tries to do her chemistry homework and when her Heat Vision blows up her assignment she thinks she's turned "baby buster" into a Bizarro! Linda Lee is assigned to watch the newly named baby Buster which lasts until B-Jr. No. 1 remembers the existence of his parents and flies off. Supergirl and Superman take Bizarro Jr. to the Fortress where they have him adopted by two of Superman's robots. During Jr.'s sleep period Supergirl's tries to do her chemistry homework and when her Heat Vision blows up her assignment she thinks she's turned "baby buster" into a Bizarro!
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Notes synopsis by Kevin Rowand 9/23/09 synopsis by Kevin Rowand 9/23/09
Keywords Fortress of Solitude Fortress of Solitude
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4. no title (Metropolis Mailbag) letters page, 1p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 4 4
Title
Unofficial Title? No No
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Type letters page letters page
Feature Metropolis Mailbag Metropolis Mailbag
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Feature Logo
Genre
Job Number
Page Count 1 1
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Mort Weisinger Mort Weisinger
No Script
Pencils Wayner Boring Wayner Boring
No Pencils
Inks Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters typeset typeset
No Letters
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Notes Letters from Enoch Prentice, Bruce Minzer, Peter Goldberger, Royal Mace, Anonymous, Thomas McGeehan, Kenneth Greenhouse, Marc Krass, Yvonne Rice
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5. Part III The Bizarro Supergirl! (Superman) comic story, 8p [S P I C L E]

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Sequence Number 5 5
Title The Bizarro Supergirl! [part 3] Part III The Bizarro Supergirl!
Unofficial Title? No No
First Line
Type comic story comic story
Feature Superman Superman
Feature Object
Feature Logo
Genre superhero superhero
Job Number
Page Count 8 8
Page Count Uncertain No No
Script Otto Binder Otto Binder
No Script
Pencils Wayne Boring Wayne Boring
No Pencils
Inks Stan Kaye Stan Kaye
No Inks
Colors ? ?
No Colors
Letters ? ?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing X X
Characters Superman; Bizarro-Supergirl (intro); Supergirl; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Krypto; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro #1 Superman; Bizarro-Supergirl (intro); Supergirl; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Krypto; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro #1
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Synopsis Bizarro-Jr. finds Lex's original Imperfect Duplicator while playing in the Fortress of Solitude and creates a Bizarro-Supergirl. Superman and Supergirl decide to return "Buster" to Bizarro world but Bizarro-Supergirl wants to keep him for her own. Bizarro spots his now-acceptable-looking child and and leads all the Bizarros into War against Earth. Bizarro-Jr. finds Lex's original Imperfect Duplicator while playing in the Fortress of Solitude and creates a Bizarro-Supergirl. Superman and Supergirl decide to return "Buster" to Bizarro world but Bizarro-Supergirl wants to keep him for her own. Bizarro spots his now-acceptable-looking child and and leads all the Bizarros into War against Earth.
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Notes synopsis by Kevin Rowand 2/23/09 synopsis by Kevin Rowand 2/23/09
Keywords blue kryptonite; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite blue kryptonite; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite
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Comments

Commenter Comment Revision Timestamp Old State New State
Chris Boyko Editing 2014-06-18 15:58:34 Available Editing
Chris Boyko 2014-06-18 16:03:38 Editing Pending Review
Jim Van Dore 2014-06-20 11:13:39 Pending Review Under Review
Jim Van Dore 2014-06-20 11:13:51 Under Review Approved

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