Superman #142 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Flame Dragon from Krypton!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
2	Lois Lane's Secret Helper!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger	Clark Kent, Krypto, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Supergirl, Superman, Perry White, Kara Zor-El
3	Giant Superman	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	Get a Grip on Your Gripes!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
5	Superman Meets Al Capone!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Clark Kent, Superman, Titano, Perry White
6	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
7	Coming... Super-Attractions!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
8	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
9	Flame-Dragon from Krypton!	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo; as statue); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto (cameo); a Kryptonian Flame-Dragon (introduction, villain); Superman robots; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Plates" Finnegan (villain); Jimmy Olsen

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
World's Finest Comics #142	1964	On eBay ›
Superman #197	1967	On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]	1971	On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-31	1974	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #2 ISBN 1-4012-1041-4; 978-1-4012-1041-0	2006	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Superman Family: The Giant Turtle Man #[nn] ISBN 978-1-79950-110-7	2025	On eBay ›

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