Superman (1939 series) (DC) #45

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Number	45
Volume
No Volume	No
Display Volume With Number	No
Indicia Publisher
Indicia Publisher Not Printed	Printed
Brand
No Brand	No
Publication Date	March-April 1947
Key Date	1947-03-10
Year On Sale	None
Month On Sale	None
Day On Sale	None
On Sale Date Uncertain	No
Indicia Frequency
No Indicia Frequency	No
Price	0.10
Page Count	52 (note: total sum of story page counts is 42.25)
Page Count Uncertain	No
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth; [Jack Schiff; Mort Weisinger]
No Editing
Barcode
No Barcode	Yes
Notes	inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; First issue published by National Comics. Statement of ownership--National Comics, H & G Donenfeld, J & R Liebowitz, P & S Sampliner, Irwin and Sonia Donenfeld, owners; J Liebowitz manager
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Sequence Number	0
Title
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	cover
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script
No Script	X
Pencils	Jack Burnley
No Pencils
Inks	George Roussos?
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters
No Letters	X
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	1
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman
Synopsis
Reprint Notes	in Superman From the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971) in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn
Notes	inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04; First issue published by National Comics. Statement of ownership--National Comics, H & G Donenfeld, J & R Liebowitz, P & S Sampliner, Irwin and Sonia Donenfeld, owners; J Liebowitz manager
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Sequence Number	1
Title	Lois Lane, Superwoman!
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Alvin Schwartz
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	George Roussos
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	12
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Brute; Buzzard; Bear (all as the BBB Gang, all intro, all villains); Superman; Hocus; Pocus; Lois Lane (as Superwoman); Perry White
Synopsis	Lois believes Hocus and Pocus have given her super powers.
Reprint Notes	in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #nn (1971) in Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn (1983)
Notes	writer id by Martin O'Hearn. Inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
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Sequence Number	2
Title	Showdown on the Showboat
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Alvin Schwartz
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	George Roussos?
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	12
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; Hugh Rowland (intro, villain); Captain George Golden (intro); Gilda Golden (intro, George's daughter)
Synopsis
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Notes	inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
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Sequence Number	7
Title	The Case of the Living Trophies
Unofficial Title?	No
Type	comic story
Feature	Superman
Genre	superhero
Job Number
Script	Jerry Siegel
No Script
Pencils	John Sikela
No Pencils
Inks	George Roussos?
No Inks
Colors	?
No Colors
Letters	?
No Letters
Editing
No Editing	X
Page Count	12
Page Count Uncertain	No
Characters	Superman; an alien (intro, villain); Lois Lane
Synopsis	When kidnapped by an alien collector, Superman uses his telepathic will control and face changing powers to escape.
Reprint Notes	in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #251 (May 1972)
Notes	writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. inker credit by Bob Hughes 12/04
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