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172October 1964
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Superman #172

DC · October 1964 · on sale 1964-08-06

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Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#172
Publication date
October 1964
Key date
1964-10-00
On-sale date
1964-08-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Tyrant Superman!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent [Superman]; Ar-Val
1Smoking Is for Squares!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Part I: The New Superman!comic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperman (origin retold in brief); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Lana Lang (guest star); New Superman [Ar-Val] (introduction); Bran-Een; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
6-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
7Part II: Clark Kent -- Former Superman!comic story7.67script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon MoldoffLegion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Saturn Girl] (guest stars); Superman [also as the Former Superman]; Lex Luthor (villain); Brainiac (villain); Perry White; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; New Superman [Ar-Val]
12How Perry White Has Helped Supermantext article0.33letters: typeset
13-letters page0.5letters: typeset
15Part III: The Struggle of the Two Supermen!comic story7.67script: Ed Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperman; New Superman [Ar-Val] (death); Nor Kann (guest appearance); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Brainiac (villain); Lex Luthor (villain)

Plus 9.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 14 sequences, as published.

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