Superman #51

(March-April 1948)

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

Mr. Mxyztplk Seeks a Wife! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyztplk (villain); King of Topsy Turvy World (introduction); Princess of Topsy Turvy World (introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White; Seymour Salmon

Synopsis

Mxyztplk tries to get Lois Lane to marry him so he won't have to marry the king's daughter.

Reprints

• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Mxyztplk's home called Topsy Turvy World, instead of Zrfff. The king is not Brpxz.

Writer verified by Martin O'Hearn.

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Wheaties / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

She Makes a Honey of a Rescue! (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Meet a Bit-o-Honey / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Magnetic Mobster! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Al Schwartz

Pencils

Win Mortimer

Inks

Win Mortimer

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Ohm (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Brighton; Jack; Felix

Synopsis

To foil armored car robberies, a security company switches to tanks to make its shipments. But Mr. Ohnm develops a powerful magnet plane that is able to lift the tanks into the air and steal them.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #68 ([March 1953])
• in Superman Super Library (K. G. Murray, 1964 series) #32 ([January 1967])
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

writer verified by Martin O'Hearn

The Dummy in the Wax Museum! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

The Adventures of Sam Spade; Wildroot Cream-Oil / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Danny's Dream (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Smith Brothers Cough Drops / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Editorial Advisory Board (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

Book Learning (Table of Contents: 9)

text story / 1.67 pages (report information)

Script

Cliff Rhodes

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

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statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Script

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Colors

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Letters

typeset

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Mr. District Attorney / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Death on Wheels! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Adventures of "R. C." and Quickie; Royal Crown Cola / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Man Who Bossed Superman! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Steve Brodie ?

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Pudge Purdy (villain, introduction); gang members

Synopsis

To raise money for charity, a contest is held where the winner will get Superman to carry out their wishes for a day. When gangster Pudge Purdy wins the contest, Superman must use his wits to fulfill the terms of the contest without allowing Purdy to profit from Superman's deeds.

Reprints

• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1947 series) #61 ([September 1952])
• in Superman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #34 (January 1953)
• in Three-Dimension Adventures Superman (DC, 1953 series) ([November] 1953)
which is reprinted
• in Superman 3-D (DC, 1998 series) ([February] 1998)
• in Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus (DC, 2013 series) #6 ([September] 2019)

Indexer Notes

Rehashed in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130.

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

Superman's Secret Message (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16)

Chief Hot Foot / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

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Letters

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First Line of Dialogue or Text

The hurricane is headed due north...

Genre

humor

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Leave It to Binky / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

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Illinois Merchandise Mart / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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National Radio Institute / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Easy Way to Change a Fuse (Table of Contents: 20) (Expand) /

Eveready / advertisement / 1 page (report information)