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57March-April 1949
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Superman #57

DC · March-April 1949 · on sale 1948-12-29

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#57
Publication date
March-April 1949
Key date
1949-03-00
On-sale date
1948-12-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois 4XR
2The Menace of the Machine Men!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Perry White
4-comic story0.5script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-WinDaffy; Doodle
6Every Man a Superman!comic story10pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Jack; Betty; Professor Wilson; Lois 4XR (intro)
7Superboypromo (ad from the publisher)1
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey
9Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
10-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffBebe; Bebe's dad; Willy Pepper (flashback)
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPete; Miss Brown
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty; Willie
14-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz
15The Deaf Man of Bonntext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond PerryBeethoven
16-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVic; Jeff
17-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
18Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
19The Son of Superman!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Tommy Barstow (intro, briefly adopted by Superman); Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Barstow; Mrs. Barstow
20Everything You Want in a Magazine!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 6 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
DC Comics: Sixty Years of the World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes #[nn]
ISBN 0-8212-2076-4		1995On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-77950-560-6		2023On eBay ›

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