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55November-December 1948
$0.10

Superman #55

DC · November-December 1948 · on sale 1948-08-30

First appearance: Little Pete
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#55
Publication date
November-December 1948
Key date
1948-11-00
On-sale date
1948-08-30
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Little Pete - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Too Many Heroes!cover1pencils: Wayne Boring, Stan Kaye; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Superman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.4letters: typeset
2America's Greatest Comics Characterspromo (ad from the publisher)0.6Batman, Brooklyn, The Flash, Jay Garrick, Dick Grayson, Green Lantern, Jeff, Clark Kent, Mutt, Princess Diana, Robin, Alan Scott, Superman, Bruce Wayne
3Prankster's Second Childhood!comic story12pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Lois Lane, Oswald Loomis, The Prankster, Superman, Perry White
9The Richest Man in the World!comic story8script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
14-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
15-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
16Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
17The Boy Who Wasn't Too Brighttext article2script: Joe SamachsonAlbert Einstein
18-comic story0.5script: Jack Bogle; pencils: Jack Bogle; inks: Jack BogleSonny
21Too Many Heroes!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Superman
24-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete First

Plus 15 pages of advertisements and other matter across 17 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman Special Edition [Kellogg's Mini-Comic] #[nn]1954On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-77950-560-6		2023On eBay ›

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Series context

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Sources

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