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Issue: Superman #153
Publication Date: May 1962
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Issues: #153 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/20/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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Adult Image
Title Page
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The Super-Showdown!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Phantom Zone villains
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Best Values Co.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Day Superman Broke the Law!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger ?
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Councilman Finch (intro, villain); Sheriff Todd
Synopsis: Councilman Finch has Superman arrested for tiny infractions of the law so he will be in jail and unable to prevent his theft from the bank.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Day Superman Broke The Law! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Theater in story shows "Superman vs. the Mole Men."
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Palisades Amusement Park
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Just One Second!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Flash
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Triple Life of Green Lantern!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Green Lantern
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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The Secret of the Superman Stamp!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Ed Hamilton ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane
Synopsis: The city of Rangoon wants a photo of Superman for a new postage stamp.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #7/1968 published April 1968
as Das Rätsel der Superman-Sondermarke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Secret of the Superman Stamp! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Reworked from a story in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #91.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Metropolis Mailbag
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Melvin Herbers, Mark Gotay, Chris Brown, Pvt M. Maxwell, John Tatum, Ben Him, Peter Kassan, and Abner Risher.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Casey the Cop
First Line: Hmm - That window looks open!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Town of Supermen!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): John Forte
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Phantom Zone inhabitants [ten unnamed prisoners, eight of whom escape]
Synopsis: Lois Lane is invited to a ghost town by eight escaped Phantom Zone criminals in a plot to capture Superman.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagGiant Lois Lane Album #9 published January 1970
as The Town of Supermen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #104 published September 1970
as The Town of Supermen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Town Of Supermen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tricksy
First Line: Look at Tricksy! He doesn't use an umbrella for balance!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Time-Out for Talk!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): American Body Building Club
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Revolutionary War Soldiers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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