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Superman
#78
(September-October 1952)
DC
, 1939 Series
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Price
0.10 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly
On-sale Date
1952-07-07
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Whitney Ellsworth
(credited) (editor);
Mort Weisinger
(actual editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Beast from Krypton!
(Table of Contents)
Superman
/ cover / 1 page
(report information)
Pencils
Wayne Boring
(sourced)
Inks
Stan Kaye
(sourced)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Reprints
in
Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #22/1952
in
Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #11
Edit cover
Cover gallery
Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
(Table of Contents: 1)
Buzzy
/ public service announcement / 1 page
(report information)
Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp
Genre
advocacy; teen
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Beast from Krypton!
(Table of Contents: 2)
Superman
/ comic story / 12 pages
(report information)
Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jor-El (flashback); A snagriff (villain, introduction, death, a Kryptonian dragon)
Reprints
in
Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #22/1952
2 More Great Magazines!
(Table of Contents: 3)
(Expand)
/
All-American Men of War; Our Army at War
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 4)
(Expand)
/
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 5)
Varsity Vic
/ comic story / 0.5 page
(report information)
Script
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
It was a swell break getting the job...
Genre
humor; teen
The Strong Man Club!
(Table of Contents: 6)
Superman
/ comic story / 12 pages
(report information)
Script
Bill Finger
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
An unnamed crime boss (villain); The Atlas Club (introduction)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 7)
Private Pete
/ comic story / 0.5 page
(report information)
Script
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Now that we pitched the tent...
Genre
humor; military
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 8)
(Expand)
/
Necco
/ advertisement / 0.5 page
(report information)
The Outwitted Outlaws!
(Table of Contents: 9)
comic story / 3 pages
(report information)
Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
western-frontier
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 10)
Quick Quiz
/ cartoon / 0.67 page
(report information)
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 do the moon and sun cause tides?
Genre
non-fiction
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 11)
(Expand)
/
Wildroot Cream-Oil
/ advertisement / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 12)
Chief Hot Foot
/ comic story / 0.5 page
(report information)
Script
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
That smoke signal come from White-Fox's camp...
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Editorial Advisory Board
(Table of Contents: 13)
(Expand)
/
promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
(report information)
The Man Who Was Kind to Animals
(Table of Contents: 14)
text article / 2 pages
(report information)
Script
Donald Queen
(credited as
Don Queen
)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Genre
non-fiction; biography
Characters
Henry Bergh (founder of ASPCA)
The Girls in Superman's Life!
(Table of Contents: 15)
Superman
/ comic story / 12 pages
(report information)
Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lana Lang (first appear in Superman, as an adult); Mrs. Lewis Lang; Superboy (flashback); Lens Lewis (villain, introduction)
Reprints
in
Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1963
(1963)
in
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, 1971 series)
(1971) [black and white]
in
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, 1983 series)
(1983)
Extra! Howie's in the Army!
(Table of Contents: 16)
(Expand)
/
Here's Howie
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
(report information)
You'll Howl with Hope!
(Table of Contents: 17)
(Expand)
/
The Adventures of Bob Hope
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 18)
Sagebrush Sam
/ comic story / 0.67 page
(report information)
Script
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff
(signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
Hmm - One of them artists at work!
Genre
humor; western-frontier
Superman's Secret Message
(Table of Contents: 19)
(Expand)
/
Supermen of America
/ promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 20)
(Expand)
/
Jowett Institute of Physical Training
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
[no title indexed]
(Table of Contents: 21)
(Expand)
/
Daisy Air Rifles
/ advertisement / 1 page
(report information)
Editing
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0.
The Beast from Krypton!
Superman
1.
Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!
Buzzy
2.
The Beast from Krypton!
Superman
3.
2 More Great Magazines!
All-American Men of War; Our Army at War
4.
["Golly, he's good!"]
Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
5.
["It was a swell break getting the job..."]
Varsity Vic
6.
The Strong Man Club!
Superman
7.
["Now that we pitched the tent..."]
Private Pete
8.
[no title indexed]
Necco
9.
The Outwitted Outlaws!
10.
["How do the moon and sun cause tides?"]
Quick Quiz
11.
[no title indexed]
Wildroot Cream-Oil
12.
["That smoke signal come from White-Fox's camp..."]
Chief Hot Foot
13.
Editorial Advisory Board
14.
The Man Who Was Kind to Animals
15.
The Girls in Superman's Life!
Superman
16.
Extra! Howie's in the Army!
Here's Howie
17.
You'll Howl with Hope!
The Adventures of Bob Hope
18.
["Hmm - One of them artists at work!"]
Sagebrush Sam
19.
Superman's Secret Message
Supermen of America
20.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training
21.
[no title indexed]
Daisy Air Rifles
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Matthew Head
Bob Hughes
Mike Nielsen
Per Sandell
Daniel Thingvold
Jim Van Dore
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