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(May 1963)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume:
?
Price:
0.12 USD
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
?
Indicia Publisher:
?
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format:
Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)

Issue Notes

Parts of this issue are reprinted:

Superman Goes to War! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman
Reprints:
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The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent! (Table of Contents)

Superman; An Untold Story of Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Leo Dorfman
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Jonathan Kent (death); Martha Kent (death); Lana Lang; Blackbeard (intro, villain); Lex Luthor; Superboy (guest star); Phantom Zone; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue) (all in flashback); Superman
Synopsis:
On the anniversary of his adoptive parents' deaths, Superman recalls how he, as Superboy, sent his parents on a Caribbean cruise on which they contracted the fever plague that, despite his best efforts to cure them, led to their sad passing.
Reprints:

Superman Goes To War! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
George Klein
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Supergirl (guest appearance); Zhorians (intro); Mr. Haller [a Hollywood producer] (intro); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Editing
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Table of Contents

  1. 1. The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!
    Superman; An Untold Story of Superman
  2. 2. Superman Goes To War!
    Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Per Sandell
Issues in this series have been indexed by:
  • Bob Hughes
  • Dwayne Best
  • Pat Lang
  • Bob Rivard
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Ed Boner
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