Superman #49 (1947) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane
2	Toyman and the Gadgets of Greed!	comic story	12	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George Roussos	Superman [Clark Kent]; The Toyman [Winslow Scott; also as Amos Chuckle] (villain); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Arnold Langs (jeweler); George Ames; Ed Gorham; Al Porter (sportsman); Bill Wayne (fisherman)
5	Clark Kent's Most Dangerous Assignment!	comic story	12	script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George Roussos	Superman [Clark Kent]; The Gargoyle (villain, introduction); J. C. Quagmire (villain, introduction); Ira Stone (introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White
7	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	pencils: Graham Place; inks: Graham Place	Judy
8	Trick Play	text story	2	script: Pat Parris
10	Lois Lane, Globe-Trotter!	comic story	13	script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George Roussos	Superman [Clark Kent]; Ryall (villain, introduction); Heaves (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White
12	Willy	comic story	0.67	script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube	Willy
13	Superman's Secret Message	in-house column	0.33	letters: typeset

Plus 10 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 ISBN 978-1-4012-9193-8	2019	On eBay ›

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