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131August 1959
$0.10

Superman #131

DC · August 1959 · on sale 1959-06-18

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Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#131
Publication date
August 1959
Key date
1959-08-00
On-sale date
1959-06-18
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Superman's Future Wife!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman
2The Menace of Mr. Mxyzptlk!comic story8.67script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
4-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffJerry the Jitterbug
7Superman's Future Wife!comic story7.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt SchaffenbergerClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffPeg
10Coming Super-Attractionspromo (ad from the publisher)0.33
13-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
14The Unknown Super-Deeds!comic story7.67script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Martha Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy, Perry White

Plus 8.49 pages of advertisements and other matter across 12 sequences, as published.

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