Superman #143

(February 1961)

The Great Superman Hoax! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein ?

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Professor Otto Juris (introduction, villain); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (robot; cameo); Eddie (photo-retouch expert at the Daily Planet)

Synopsis:

Professor Juris pretends that he is secretly Superman to attempt to steal some Red Kryptonite from Perry White.

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• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]

Our American Heritage (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Content Information

Characters:

William Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman

Synopsis:

historical quiz

Indexer Notes

published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

Lois Lane's Lucky Day! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Clip Carson (introduction, villain); Zelda; Max

Synopsis:

Perry White sends Clark and Lois to a carnival to determine if the games are rigged. Upon finding the games rigged, Clark uses his super powers to allow customers to win.

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• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]

["Tricksy, you've done everything in this circus!"] (Table of Contents)

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Liebowitz

Letters:

typeset

Content Information

Genre:

fact

Indexer Notes

avg sales 810,000

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger

Pencils:

Curt Swan (logo Illustration)

Inks:

Stan Kaye (logo illustration)

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

letters submitted by Jeff Menkes; Roy Martin; Martin Revelski; Johnny Redmond; Tony Amarlis

Bizarro Meets Frankenstein! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Bizarro-Lois Jr. #1 (intro); The Abominable Snowman (intro, cameo); Bizarro World; Charlie Chaplin (cameo; image on TV); an actor (as Frankenstein's Monster)

Synopsis:

After seeing an Earth program claiming that Frankenstein was the scariest monster, Bizarro #1 travels to Earth to prove that he is scarier than Frankenstein.

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• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #202 (December 1967-January 1968)
• in 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G42 (December-January 1968)
• in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #6/1969 ([juni] 1969) [1 page removed]
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006) [black and white]