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52May-June 1948
$0.10

Superman #52

DC · May-June 1948 · on sale 1948-03-01

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#52
Publication date
May-June 1948
Key date
1948-05-00
On-sale date
1948-03-01
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
2-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
3Preview of Plundercomic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; The Prankster; Marble (Prankster's henchman); Captain Jones (police captain)
6Superman Turns On the Heat!comic story12script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Hiram Brownlee; Mayor Hawkins; Perry White
10Open for Businesstext story1.67script: Bill Carlton
11Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
14Superman in Valhalla!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jack Allen; Daniel Drake; Bushy Barnes [also as Odin]; Thor (imposter); Loki (imposter)

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
ISBN 978-1-4012-9193-8
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