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69March-April 1951
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Superman #69

DC · March-April 1951 · on sale 1950-12-27

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#69
Publication date
March-April 1951
Key date
1951-03-00
On-sale date
1950-12-27
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Prankster's Apprenticecover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp
1Tops in Comics!promo (ad from the publisher)1
2The Prankster's Apprentice!comic story12pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeThe Prankster (Villain); The Trickster [Al Fresco] (Intro, Villain); Porky (Intro, Villain)
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6Sandor Sandor, Genius!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSandor Sandor (Intro)
7Smart!cartoon1script: Stookie Allen; pencils: Stookie Allen; inks: Stookie Allen; letters: Stookie AllenWinnifred McPortland; Myrene Sprink; Saul Sternberg; Keith Beery
8-cartoon0.75script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
10Peril at the Peaktext article2script: David Kahn
11-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
13-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
14Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
15The Man Who Didn't Know He Was Superman!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoInspector Erskine Hawkins (last app: ACTION COMICS #100)
16Buzzy Scores One for the Handicapped!public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
17Big Townpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
18-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
19-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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