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88March 1954
$0.10

Superman #88

DC · March 1954 · on sale 1954-01-25

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#88
Publication date
March 1954
Key date
1954-03-00
On-sale date
1954-01-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
44

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Terrible Trio!cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerClark Kent, Oswald Loomis, Lex Luthor, The Prankster, Winslow Schott, Superman, The Toyman
2The Toughest Job in the World!comic story9.67pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman, Perry White
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6Buzzy Says "Start the Day Off Right!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; editing: Jack SchiffBuzzy Brown
7The Dog Who Loved Superman!comic story10script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoClark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Perry White
9-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffShorty
10St. Bernards of the Seatext article2script: William H. Prosser; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
11-activity0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
12Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
13-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffVarsity Vic
14The Terrible Trio!comic story9.67script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeClark Kent, Lois Lane, Oswald Loomis, Lex Luthor, The Prankster, Winslow Schott, Superman, The Toyman

Plus 7.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 9 sequences, as published.

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