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44January-February 1947
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Superman #44

DC · January-February 1947 · on sale 1946-10-28

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#44
Publication date
January-February 1947
Key date
1947-01-00
On-sale date
1946-10-28
Indicia publisher
Superman Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Playthings of Perilcover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Toyman
2Playthings of Peril!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Toyman (villain); Lois Lane; J. Price Conway (railroad president); Morgan Bliss (auto magnate); Martin Mink (businessman); Mr. Crystal (jewelry store owner); John Tarr (steamship company president); Grigg
5The Men Who Didn't Die on Time!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Samuel C. Owens (villain, intro); Joe Swift (intro); George Ryan; Jan Lassen; Charles
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
8O Is for Opposumpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
9Sky Ridetext story2script: Mal Terret
10-comic story0.67script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
11Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
12Shakespeare's Ghost Writer!comic story13script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Rinton (inventor); William Shakespeare; Sir Harry Stafford; King James I; Ben Jonson
14-comic story1script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube

Plus 9 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
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Series context

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