Superman
#253
(June 1972)
DC,
1939 Series
- Volume
- 34
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, (semi-monthly June, December)
- On-sale Date
- 1972-04-13
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [character]
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from Action Comics #412 and Comic Reader #83.
The Kid Who Saved Superman
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy (signed as
NC [N in C]) - Inks
- Nick Cardy (signed as NC [N in C])
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Job Number
- S-1220
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Billy Anders
- Synopsis
- Superman cradles unconcious Billy as lynx approaches from behind with Billy's thoughts.
- Reprints
-
in Seriepocket (Semic, 1972 series) #131 -
in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #67 -
in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1973 ([juni] 1973) - in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #7/1973 (3 juli 1973)
-
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1974 (19. Januar 1974)
-
Indexer Notes
Artist credits from Kurt Mitchell; confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Kid Who Saved Superman!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
- Job Number
- S-1198
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Ferlin Nyxly (villain); Superman; Morgan Edge; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Dr. Ezra Royko; Sourdough Jim; Dr. Farr; Billy Anders; Mr. Duffy; S.T.A.R. Labs; Martian Manhunter [J'onn J'onzz]
- Reprints
- in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #67
- in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #6/1973 ([juni] 1973)
- in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #7/1973 (3 juli 1973)
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #2/1974 (19. Januar 1974)
- in Serie-pocket (Semic, 1977 series) #85 (1983) [2. translation]
-
Another Ice Age!
Just Imagine / comic story / 2 pages
- Job Number
- S-1146
- Genre
- science fiction; non-fiction
- Reprints
-
from Real Fact Comics (DC, 1946 series) #12 (January-February 1948)
-
Indexer Notes
Reprint information from Denys Howard.
[Baby on the Doorstep]
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Job Number
- S-1173
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- foreign spies (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Baby Bob Pierson; Clara Pierson
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #13 (November-December 1941)
-
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Kid Who Saved Superman
Superman -
1.
The Kid Who Saved Superman!
Superman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
3.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
4.
Another Ice Age!
Just Imagine -
5.
[Baby on the Doorstep]
Superman
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- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
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- Jim Van Dore
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