Superman
#73
(November-December 1951)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- bi-monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1951-08-29
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Hank Garvin, Man of Steel!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1 (1º de marzo de 1952)
-
Superman Says: "The World Is Our Schoolroom!"
Superman / public service announcement / 1 page
- Genre
- advocacy; superhero
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
Hank Garvin, Man of Steel!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hank Garvin (Intro); Honest Jack Dugan (Intro, Villain); Friendly Al Piper (Intro, Villain); Harry Dane (Intro; Villain)
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1 (1º de marzo de 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum / advertisement / 0.5 page
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Inks
- Ray Thompson (signed as Ray T.)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Wonder what's on top?
- Genre
- children
Editorial Advisory Board
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Indexer Notes
Includes a plug for A Date with Judy on ABC.
The Mighty Mite!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman (Origin, details); Jonathan Kent (Flashback); Martha Kent (Flashback); Jeremy Kendall (Intro); Henrietta Kendall (Intro); Horace Preson (Intro); Cynthia Preston (Intro); Mr. Joe Smith (Flashback); Mrs. Joe Smith (Flashback); Superbaby (Flashback)
- Reprints
-
in Superman Super Library (K. G. Murray, 1964 series) #29 - in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1 (1º de marzo de 1952)
-
in Supermann (Semic, 1977 series) #2/1980 (uke 8 1980)
-
Beating the Beach Barrage
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires / advertisement / 1 page
- Genre
- adventure
[A Famous Composer of Italian Operatic Music]
Cartoon Criss-Cross / activity / 0.75 page
- Script
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Pencils
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Inks
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Martin Naydel (signed)
- Reprints
-
in The Adventures of Bob Hope (DC, 1950 series) #43 (February-March 1957)
-
[no title indexed]
Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 2 pages
- 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, Jerry. I hear your folks are away for the week-end...
- Genre
- humor
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1 (1º de marzo de 1952)
- in Stålmannen (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1952 series) #3/1953 (mars 1953) which is reprinted
-
Boxing's Forgotten Man
text article / 2 pages
- Genre
- non-fiction
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1 (1º de marzo de 1952)
-
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Where are you going in your baseball uniform?
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- in Batman (K. G. Murray, 1950 series) #24 ([1952])
-
Perry White vs. Clark Kent!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Maxwell Leeds (Intro, Daily Planet publisher); Curtis (Intro, Daily Dispatch editor); Ruth Dugan (Intro)
- Synopsis
- Clark Kent briefly becomes the Daily Planet editor. The Planet combines with rival the Daily Dispatch.
- Reprints
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1 (1º de marzo de 1952)
-
- Keywords
- Daily Dispatch; Daily Planet
Indexer Notes
Script credit from Martin O'Hearn.
[no title indexed]
Quick Quiz / cartoon / 0.75 page
- Script
- Horace Elmo (signed as H. T. Elmo)
- Pencils
- Horace Elmo (signed as H. T. Elmo)
- Inks
- Horace Elmo (signed as H. T. Elmo)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Horace Elmo (signed as H. T. Elmo)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How high does the atmosphere above the Earth extend?
- Genre
- non-fiction
[no title indexed]
Varsity Vic / comic story / 1 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Two, please!" "I hear the picture is super...
- Genre
- humor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Hank Garvin, Man of Steel!
Superman -
1.
Superman Says: "The World Is Our Schoolroom!"
Superman -
2.
Hank Garvin, Man of Steel!
Superman -
3.
[no title indexed]
Royal Desserts -
4.
["Wonder what's on top?"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum -
5.
Editorial Advisory Board
-
6.
The Mighty Mite!
Superman -
7.
Beating the Beach Barrage
"U. S." Royal; U. S. Royal Bike Tires -
8.
[A Famous Composer of Italian Operatic Music]
Cartoon Criss-Cross -
9.
[no title indexed]
Riddle Me This; Necco -
10.
["H'lo, Jerry. I hear your folks are away for the week-end..."]
Jerry the Jitterbug -
11.
Boxing's Forgotten Man
-
12.
["Where are you going in your baseball uniform?"]
Little Pete -
13.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America -
14.
Favorites in Fantasy!
-
15.
Perry White vs. Clark Kent!
Superman -
16.
["How high does the atmosphere above the Earth extend?"]
Quick Quiz -
17.
[no title indexed]
Charlie Wild, Private Detective; Wildroot Cream-Oil -
18.
["Two, please!" "I hear the picture is super..."]
Varsity Vic -
19.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles -
20.
Stan Musial
Wheaties
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- Katie
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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