(July 1959)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 0.10 USD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Publisher's Age Guidelines:
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- Superman DC National Comics
- Editing:
- Mort Weisinger
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock:
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
The Town That Hated Superman!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman
- Reprints:
-
in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)
-
The Curse of Kryptonite
Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Al Plastino
- Inks:
- Al Plastino
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent; also as Superboy]; Superman robots; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Krypto
- Synopsis:
- When Superman accidentally exposes himself to kryptonite, he recalls his lifetime of experience with the mineral from his home planet.
- Reprints:
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #36 (May 1983) which is reprinted
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
First appearance of Krypto in Superman.
The Super-Servant of Crime
Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Script:
- Robert Bernstein
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- John Giunta ?
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Mark Mulloy; Baldy; Perry White
- Synopsis:
- When Mark Mulloy, the owner of property from which Superman has been mining gold, returns to claim his rights, Superman agrees to perform six tasks for him as compensation. But Superman interprets Mulloy's requests so literally that Mulloy can't benefit from the deal.
- Reprints:
-
in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #147 ([October 1959]) - in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #209 (August 1968)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #11/1969 (31 Mai 1969) - in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)
-
Indexer Notes
inker id by Bob Hughes 3/09
The Town That Hated Superman!
Superman / comic story / 10.67 pages
- Script:
- Otto Binder
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Bruce Cyrus
- Synopsis:
- When Superman is shocked to find a town that prohibits his entrance, he investigates as Kent Clark and discovers that Mayor Bruce Cyrus blames Superman for his not being adopted as a child.
- Reprints:
-
in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1961-1962 (1961) - in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #208 (July 1968)
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #112 (Circa December 1968)
- in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #1 ([September] 2005)
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Table of Contents
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0.
The Town That Hated Superman!
Superman -
1.
The Curse of Kryptonite
Superman -
2.
The Super-Servant of Crime
Superman -
3.
The Town That Hated Superman!
Superman
This issue was most recently modified by:
- Jim Van Dore
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- 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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