Superman #128

(April 1959)

Superman Versus the Futuremen, Chapter 1 (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

O: Superman (retold; swipe from 1st pg. of ACTION COMICS #1); GA: Jonathan & Martha Kent (fb); V: The Futuremen (I; Vard & Boka)

Synopsis:

Earth Bureau of Investigation agents from the year 2000 arrive in the present and claim that Superman is an escaped criminal from their time. In order to arrest him, they expose Superman to red kryptonite, which takes aware his powers for two hours.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

[Tootsie Roll ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

[The Brave and the Bold #23 ad] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

["Pete, sweep out the store and I will give you an ice cream cone"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / filler / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

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Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

The Secret of the Futuremen, Chaper 2 (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Synopsis:

After they capture Superman and take him to the future, the EBI agents reveal that they are not agents at all, but criminals who want Superman to help them blackmail Earth.

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• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

[Tootsie Roll Pop ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

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Script:

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Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Mentions Supergirl's debut and plugs other Superman Family titles. Sequence added by Ed Boner, February 2009.

The Sleeping Beauty from Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

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Letters:

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Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lara (in picture); Batman [Bruce Wayne]

Synopsis:

Lois poses as Rama, a survivor from Krypton, in order to find out Superman's secret identity. But after he reveals his identity, Superman realizes that Rama is really Lois and has to rely on the help of a friend to restore his double identity.

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• in Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #5 (Summer 1962)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)

[Tootsie Roll Fudge ad] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

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Indexer Notes

Sequence added by Ed Boner, February 2009.