Publishers / DC / Superman (1939) / #60
60September-October 1949
$0.10

Superman #60

DC · September-October 1949 · on sale 1949-06-29

How to read this file
  • Every claim on this page traces to a public bibliographic record; the sources are listed at the bottom of the file.
  • A first-appearance badge means this is the earliest non-flashback appearance on record in this database.
  • Buy links are eBay affiliate links. They never change what the record says.

Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#60
Publication date
September-October 1949
Key date
1949-09-00
On-sale date
1949-06-29
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

Match the book in your hand against this plate before paying an edition-specific price.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman
2The Two Identities of Superman!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Hollis Shore (villain); Toyman (cameo); Prankster (cameo); Luthor (cameo)
5The Men Who Had to Guard Superman!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Lois Lane; Prof. Johns (intro); James Carson; Perry White
7Smokey, the Fire-Preventing Bear Comes to the Rescue of Peter Porkchopspublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Otto Feuer; inks: Otto FeuerSmokey the Bear; Peter Porkchops
8-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
12Pow-Wow Smith; Detective Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
13Birth of the Leatherneckstext article2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
14-cartoon0.67script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel; letters: Martin Naydel
15Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
16Follow the Danger Trail with Tomahawkpromo (ad from the publisher)1
17Superman Fights the Super-Brain!comic story12script: Don C. Cameron; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; The Toyman (villain); the Super-Brain (Intro, Dies, a computer); Lois Lane; Perry White
19Watch for Wakely!promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 7.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Detective Comics #2301956On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn]
ISBN 0517551004
1983On eBay ›
Limited Collectors' Edition #C-311974On eBay ›
Flippity & Flop #381958On eBay ›
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0
2006On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age #[nn]
ISBN 0-8118-2457-8
1999On eBay ›
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #7
ISBN 978-1-77950-560-6
2023On eBay ›

Reading the story costs a fraction of owning the issue. Both routes are on every file.

Buy this issue

Buy it now on eBay ›Graded copies on eBay ›

Affiliate links. ComicRecord shows no prices and no census data; the listings speak for themselves.

Before you buy

  • Golden-age paper is brittle. Ask about page suppleness and check edges for chips in the photos.
  • Check for trimmed edges, married covers, and clipped coupons - all common on books this old.
  • Confirm the indicia matches this plate; many golden-age titles changed names mid-run.

Series context

Sources

Found an error in this file? corrections@comicrecord.com