Superman #104
(March 1956)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Oct., and Dec.
On-sale Date
1956-01-24
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth (editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Super-Family from Out of Space! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Vitor Vall
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Davy to the Rescue! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Wilson Chemical Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Lois Lane, Super-Genius (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Wayne Boring
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
First Line of Dialogue or Text
H'lo, Buzzer. Now that you go to school, how do you like it?
Genre
humor; children
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet! (Table of Contents: 5)

Binky / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen

Clark Kent Jailbird! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Ed Rowse (introduction, villain)
Reprints

Hot as a Firecracker! (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Varsity Vic / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I hear this movie is awful!
Genre
humor; teen

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Supermen of America / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

I Found the Lost Continent (Table of Contents: 10)

text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jack Miller
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
adventure

The Super-Family from Outer Space (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Vitor Vall (introduction)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Stephens Credit Sales / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

Zenith Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Fashion Frocks, Inc. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

American Seed Company / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Super-Family from Out of Space!
    Superman
  2. 1. Davy to the Rescue!
    Wilson Chemical Co.
  3. 2. Lois Lane, Super-Genius
    Superman
  4. 3. ["H'lo, Buzzer. Now that you go to school, how do you like it?"]
    Little Pete
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Fearless Fosdick; Wildroot Cream-Oil
  6. 5. Healthy Teeth for You and Your Pet!
    Binky
  7. 6. Clark Kent Jailbird!
    Superman
  8. 7. Hot as a Firecracker!
    Showcase
  9. 8. ["I hear this movie is awful!"]
    Varsity Vic
  10. 9. Superman's Secret Message
    Supermen of America
  11. 10. I Found the Lost Continent
  12. 11. The Super-Family from Outer Space
    Superman
  13. 12. [no title indexed]
    Stephens Credit Sales
  14. 13. [no title indexed]
    Zenith Co.
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    Fashion Frocks, Inc.
  16. 15. [no title indexed]
    American Seed Company
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