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This issue went on sale 1960-11-10. |
On Sale Date - November 10th 1960 |
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| 0. An All-Star Line-Up of the Greatest Super-Villains Ever Featured! (Superman) cover, 1p |
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An All-Star Line-Up of the Greatest Super-Villains Ever Featured! |
An All-Star Line-Up of the Greatest Super-Villains Ever Featured! |
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Superman; Titano; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Metallo; Brainiac; Bizarro #1; The Invulnerable Enemy; green kryptonite |
Superman; Titano; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Metallo; Brainiac; Bizarro #1; The Invulnerable Enemy; green kryptonite |
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- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] [central figure only]
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- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn] [central figure only]
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Though DC credits the inking of at least the main figure to Al Plastino in the Superman in the Sixties reprint, when asked in February 2009 by Bryan Stroud, Plastino said he was "pretty sure" the entire cover was inked by Stan Kaye. |
Though DC credits the inking of at least the main figure to Al Plastino in the Superman in the Sixties reprint, when asked in February 2009 by Bryan Stroud, Plastino said he was "pretty sure" the entire cover was inked by Stan Kaye. |
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| 1. Table of Contents (Superman) foreword, introduction, preface, afterword, 1p |
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| 2. The Invulnerable Enemy (Superman) comic story, 12p |
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The Invulnerable Enemy |
The Invulnerable Enemy |
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Otto Binder |
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Wayne Boring |
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Stan Kaye |
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Superman; The Invulnerable Enemy; Barnum Bolton; Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White |
Superman; The Invulnerable Enemy; Barnum Bolton; Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White |
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A petrified spaceman is brought back to life by Lex Luthor and rampages through Metropolis collecting pieces of broken glass along the way. |
A petrified spaceman is brought back to life by Lex Luthor and rampages through Metropolis collecting pieces of broken glass along the way. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #226 (March 1957)
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- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #226 (March 1957)
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| 3. The Menace of Metallo! (Superman) comic story, 12p |
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The Menace of Metallo! |
The Menace of Metallo! |
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Robert Bernstein |
Robert Bernstein |
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Al Plastino |
Al Plastino |
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Superman; Lois Lane; Metallo [John Corben] (intro, villain); Professor Vale; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen |
Superman; Lois Lane; Metallo [John Corben] (intro, villain); Professor Vale; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen |
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Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses. |
Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) [page 8, panel 6 through page 9, panel 2 cut]
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- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) [page 8, panel 6 through page 9, panel 2 cut]
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| 4. Titano the Super-Ape! (Superman) comic story, 8p |
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Titano the Super-Ape! |
Titano the Super-Ape! |
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Otto Binder |
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Wayne Boring |
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Stan Kaye |
Stan Kaye |
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Superman; Titano (intro, villain, origin, formerly Toto); Lois Lane; green kryptonite |
Superman; Titano (intro, villain, origin, formerly Toto); Lois Lane; green kryptonite |
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Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite and a kryptonite meteorite, which cause the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of his transformation, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity, and Superman, Lois and the army trap the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a plan to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the distant past where he can't harm anyone. |
Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite and a kryptonite meteorite, which cause the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of his transformation, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity, and Superman, Lois and the army trap the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a plan to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the distant past where he can't harm anyone. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)
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- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127 (February 1959)
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| 5. The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! (Superman) comic story, 10p |
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The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! |
The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! |
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Bill Finger |
Bill Finger |
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Wayne Boring |
Wayne Boring |
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Stan Kaye |
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Superman; The Thing from 40,000 A.D. (intro, villain, death); Lois Lane; Perry White |
Superman; The Thing from 40,000 A.D. (intro, villain, death); Lois Lane; Perry White |
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A protoplasmic being appears in Metropolis with the power to assume any form - including Superman's, complete with super powers, this inevitably results in a super-showdown with the Man of Steel. |
A protoplasmic being appears in Metropolis with the power to assume any form - including Superman's, complete with super powers, this inevitably results in a super-showdown with the Man of Steel. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954)
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- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954)
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| 6. The Amazing Bizarro (Superboy) comic story, 8p |
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The Amazing Bizarro |
The Amazing Bizarro |
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Superboy |
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Otto Binder |
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George Papp |
George Papp |
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Superboy; Bizarro #1 (intro, origin); Professor Dalton; Martha Kent; Superboy Robots; Melissa |
Superboy; Bizarro #1 (intro, origin); Professor Dalton; Martha Kent; Superboy Robots; Melissa |
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Professor Dalton's duplicator ray produces flawed results including an imperfect Superboy - Bizarro, who is befriended by sightless girl Melissa. |
Professor Dalton's duplicator ray produces flawed results including an imperfect Superboy - Bizarro, who is befriended by sightless girl Melissa. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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| Notes |
"The Thing of Steel" Chapter I. 1st appearance of Bizarro. |
"The Thing of Steel" Chapter I. 1st appearance of Bizarro. |
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| 7. Superman's Super Vision (Superman) text article, 0.3p |
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Superman's Super Vision |
Superman's Super Vision |
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| 8. The Runaway Super-Creature (Superboy) comic story, 8p |
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The Runaway Super-Creature |
The Runaway Super-Creature |
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Superboy |
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Otto Binder |
Otto Binder |
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George Papp |
George Papp |
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George Papp |
George Papp |
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Superboy; Bizarro #1; Martha Kent; Melissa; green kryptonite |
Superboy; Bizarro #1; Martha Kent; Melissa; green kryptonite |
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Superboy attempts to subdue Bizarro with green kryptonite, but discovers that he is immune to it, he then uses a dummy of Melissa to lure dim witted Bizarro into a military trap. |
Superboy attempts to subdue Bizarro with green kryptonite, but discovers that he is immune to it, he then uses a dummy of Melissa to lure dim witted Bizarro into a military trap. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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| Notes |
"The Thing of Steel" Chapter II. |
"The Thing of Steel" Chapter II. |
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| 9. Glossary of Kryptonian Names (Superman) text article, 0.33p |
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Glossary of Kryptonian Names |
Glossary of Kryptonian Names |
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Superman |
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0.33 |
0.33 |
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Wayne Boring? |
Wayne Boring? |
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Wayne Boring? |
Wayne Boring? |
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Jor-El; Lara |
Jor-El; Lara |
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| 10. The Battle with Bizarro (Superboy) comic story, 8p |
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The Battle with Bizarro |
The Battle with Bizarro |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Superboy |
Superboy |
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superhero |
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Otto Binder |
Otto Binder |
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George Papp |
George Papp |
| No Pencils |
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George Papp |
George Papp |
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Superboy; Bizarro #1; Melissa; Krypton (flashback); green kryptonite (flashback) |
Superboy; Bizarro #1; Melissa; Krypton (flashback); green kryptonite (flashback) |
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The army cannot stop Bizarro but his will is sapped when he realises that blind Melissa only likes him because she cannot see his face. Superboy finds his imperfect duplicate's one weakness but the desperately unhappy Bizarro goes meekly to meet his fate, the resulting explosion restoring Melissa's sight. Superboy wonders if Bizarro knew that his demise would cure Melissa's blindness. |
The army cannot stop Bizarro but his will is sapped when he realises that blind Melissa only likes him because she cannot see his face. Superboy finds his imperfect duplicate's one weakness but the desperately unhappy Bizarro goes meekly to meet his fate, the resulting explosion restoring Melissa's sight. Superboy wonders if Bizarro knew that his demise would cure Melissa's blindness. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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| Notes |
"The Thing of Steel" Chapter III. |
"The Thing of Steel" Chapter III. |
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| 11. How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton (Superman) comic story, 1p |
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How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton |
How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Superman |
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| Reprint Notes |
- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100 (October 1962) [in black and white]
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]
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- in Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100 (October 1962) [in black and white]
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]
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| 12. The Super-Duel in Space (Superman) comic story, 13p |
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The Super-Duel in Space |
The Super-Duel in Space |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Superman |
Superman |
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superhero |
superhero |
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13 |
13 |
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No |
No |
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Otto Binder |
Otto Binder |
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| Pencils |
Al Plastino |
Al Plastino |
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Al Plastino |
Al Plastino |
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Superman; Brainiac (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Koko; Kandor (intro); Professor Kimda (intro); Krypton (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superbaby (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Fortress of Solitude |
Superman; Brainiac (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Koko; Kandor (intro); Professor Kimda (intro); Krypton (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superbaby (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Fortress of Solitude |
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While Clark Kent and Lois Lane are passengers on an experimental rocket, the rocket is snagged by the alien Brainiac. Clark switches to Superman, but can't penetrate Brainiac's force shield, so moves the rocket out of the control of Brainiac's ship. Brainiac turns to his primary goal, which is to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth in order to restore them to normal size and repopulate his own planet, whose native people have all been wiped out by a plague. Superman returns to Metropolis, expecting Brainiac to also snatch that city, and through that gain entrance into Brainiac's ship. Once inside, he finds a bottle with a shrunken Kryptonian city. he enters the bottle, but loses his powers under it's artificial gravity. There he seeks the help of a scientist who helps him plan a way to restore the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for the trip back to his own planet. But unfortunately there isn't enough power to restore Kandor, so Superman places it in his Fortress until he can find a way, as Brainiac's ship rockets away, with Brainiac unaware that he is returning home empty-handed. |
While Clark Kent and Lois Lane are passengers on an experimental rocket, the rocket is snagged by the alien Brainiac. Clark switches to Superman, but can't penetrate Brainiac's force shield, so moves the rocket out of the control of Brainiac's ship. Brainiac turns to his primary goal, which is to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth in order to restore them to normal size and repopulate his own planet, whose native people have all been wiped out by a plague. Superman returns to Metropolis, expecting Brainiac to also snatch that city, and through that gain entrance into Brainiac's ship. Once inside, he finds a bottle with a shrunken Kryptonian city. he enters the bottle, but loses his powers under it's artificial gravity. There he seeks the help of a scientist who helps him plan a way to restore the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for the trip back to his own planet. But unfortunately there isn't enough power to restore Kandor, so Superman places it in his Fortress until he can find a way, as Brainiac's ship rockets away, with Brainiac unaware that he is returning home empty-handed. |
| Reprint Notes |
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
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- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
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1st appearance of Brainiac and Kandor |
1st appearance of Brainiac and Kandor |
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| 13. [page 2 of two-page origin] (Superman) comic story, 1p |
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page 2 of two-page origin |
page 2 of two-page origin |
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comic story |
comic story |
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Superman |
Superman |
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superhero |
superhero |
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1 |
1 |
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No |
No |
| Script |
Jerry Siegel |
Jerry Siegel |
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| Pencils |
Joe Shuster |
Joe Shuster |
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Joe Shuster |
Joe Shuster |
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Superman |
Superman |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939)
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- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #1 (Summer 1939)
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| Notes |
not from Action #1 as stated |
not from Action #1 as stated |
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| 14. Bizarro--The Super-Creature of Steel! (Superboy) cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25p |
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Bizarro--The Super-Creature of Steel! |
Bizarro--The Super-Creature of Steel! |
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No |
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cover reprint (on interior page) |
cover reprint (on interior page) |
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Superboy |
Superboy |
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Superhero |
Superhero |
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0.25 |
0.25 |
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No |
No |
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X |
X |
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Curt Swan |
Curt Swan |
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Stan Kaye |
Stan Kaye |
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Superboy; Bizarro #1 |
Superboy; Bizarro #1 |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #68 (October 1958)
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| 15. The Thing from 40,000 A.D. (Superman) cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25p |
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The Thing from 40,000 A.D. |
The Thing from 40,000 A.D. |
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cover reprint (on interior page) |
cover reprint (on interior page) |
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Superman |
Superman |
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Superhero |
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0.25 |
0.25 |
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X |
X |
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Superman; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Lois Lane |
Superman; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Lois Lane |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954)
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- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #87 (February 1954)
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| 16. The Invulnerable Enemy! (Superman) cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25p |
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The Invulnerable Enemy! |
The Invulnerable Enemy! |
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cover reprint (on interior page) |
cover reprint (on interior page) |
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Superman |
Superman |
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Superhero |
Superhero |
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0.25 |
0.25 |
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No |
No |
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X |
X |
| Pencils |
Wayne Boring |
Wayne Boring |
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Stan Kaye |
Stan Kaye |
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? |
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Superman; The Invulnerable Enemy |
Superman; The Invulnerable Enemy |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #226 (March 1957)
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- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #226 (March 1957)
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| 17. The Super-Duel in Space (Superman) cover reprint (on interior page), 0.25p |
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The Super-Duel in Space |
The Super-Duel in Space |
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No |
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cover reprint (on interior page) |
cover reprint (on interior page) |
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Superman |
Superman |
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Superhero |
Superhero |
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0.25 |
0.25 |
| Page Count Uncertain |
No |
No |
| Script |
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| No Script |
X |
X |
| Pencils |
Curt Swan |
Curt Swan |
| No Pencils |
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Stan Kaye |
Stan Kaye |
| No Inks |
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? |
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| No Colors |
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| No Letters |
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| No Editing |
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X |
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Superman; Brainiac |
Superman; Brainiac |
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| Reprint Notes |
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
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- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 (July 1958)
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