Superman #153

(May 1962)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Best Values Co. / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Day Superman Broke the Law! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger ?

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Councilman Finch (intro, villain); Sheriff Todd

Synopsis

Councilman Finch has Superman arrested for tiny infractions of the law so he will be in jail and unable to prevent his theft from the bank.

Reprints

• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Indexer Notes

Theater in story shows "Superman vs. the Mole Men."

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

Palisades Amusement Park / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Just One Second! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Triple Life of Green Lantern! (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

Green Lantern / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

The Secret of the Superman Stamp! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Ed Hamilton ?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane

Synopsis

The city of Rangoon wants a photo of Superman for a new postage stamp.

Reprints

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #7/1968 (6.April 1968)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Superman Museum

Indexer Notes

Reworked from a story in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #91.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script

Mort Weisinger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Melvin Herbers, Mark Gotay, Chris Brown, Pvt M. Maxwell, John Tatum, Ben Him, Peter Kassan, and Abner Risher.

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

Casey the Cop / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Hmm - That window looks open!

Genre

humor

Reprints

• from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #246 (August 1957)

The Town of Supermen! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Phantom Zone inhabitants [ten unnamed prisoners, eight of whom escape]

Synopsis

Lois Lane is invited to a ghost town by eight escaped Phantom Zone criminals in a plot to capture Superman.

Reprints

• in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #104 (September-October 1970)
• in Giant Lois Lane Album (K. G. Murray, 1964 ? series) #9 ([Circa 1970-1972])
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]

Keywords

Phantom Zone

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Tricksy / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Look at Tricksy! He doesn't use an umbrella for balance!

Genre

humor

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Time-Out for Talk! (Table of Contents: 12)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Sheldon Moldoff

Inks

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

advocacy

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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Revolutionary War Soldiers / advertisement / 1 page (report information)