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83July-August 1953
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Superman #83

DC · July-August 1953 · on sale 1953-05-04

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#83
Publication date
July-August 1953
Key date
1953-07-00
On-sale date
1953-05-04
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Clark Kent, Convict!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman
1Buzzy Says: "Get a Box-Seat to Nature's Wonders!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Destination X!comic story9.67pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Perry White; Lois Lane; The Brain (villain, introduction)
6Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5
7The Search for the Bravest Woman!comic story9.67pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Greta Gage (a stunt actor; introduction); Lynne Paris (a trapeze artist; introduction); Billie Brown (a stunt pilot; introduction); Hilda Gaye (a diver; introduction); Grissom (villain, introduction)
8Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
10-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11African Adventuretext story2pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
15Clark Kent --- Convict!comic story9.67script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Warden Graham Ellis (introduction); Phil Casan (villain, introduction)
19The Line of Starspromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 7.66 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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