Advertising disclosure: ComicRecord is a participant in the eBay Partner Network. Links to eBay on this site are advertising, and as an eBay Partner Network affiliate we earn from qualifying purchases.
Publishers / DC / Superman (1939) / #246
246December 1971
$0.25

Superman #246

DC · December 1971 · on sale October 21, 1971

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies ›
How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#246
Publication date
December 1971
Key date
December 1971
On-sale date
October 21, 1971
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
52
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Danger- Monster at Work!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; colors: Jack AdlerSuperman, Clark Kent
1Danger-- Monster at Work!comic story17script: Len Wein; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: John Costanzaa protoplasmic glob (intro, villain); Superman; Harold Jenkins; Nathan Warbow; Dr. Farr; S.T.A.R. Labs (intro)
2Marriage, Kryptonian Style!comic story8script: Cary Bates; pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Murphy AndersonJor-El; Lara; Matricomp [a computer]; Anr-Mu; Krypton; Superman
3-letters page1letters: typeset
4Metropolis Mailbag Extraletters page1letters: typeset
5There Is No Superman!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Professor Whiffensniff; Lois Lane; Flatnose Flanagan (villain); George Taylor

Where to read it

CollectionYear
The Best of DC #401983On eBay ›
The Best of DC #561985On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Before you buy

  • Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
  • Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #245246 of 423#247 ›

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com