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Issue: Superman #113 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] #[nn]
Publication Date: January 1977
 
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Issues: #[nn] of 1 Issue
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating:
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher:
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN:
UPC/EAN:
Price: $0.00 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 13 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ? (reprint editor)
Disclose Notes: Reprint of Superman #113 (DC, 1939 series) with original ads removed and replaced by Pizza Hut ads and other fillers. Cover has "Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1." However, the indicia is unchanged from the original "Superman No. 113, May 1957." According to Comic Reader #152, these Pizza Hut editions were actually first made available on January 2, 1978.

There are 6 issues in the series: Batman #122, Batman #123, Superman #97, Superman #113, Wonder Woman #60, and Wonder Woman #62.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:  
Binding: saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: one-shot
Format Notes:  
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There is currently no data for this Issue being reprinted anywhere.
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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The Superman of the Present and the Superman of the Past

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Jor-El; Queen Latora
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was The Superman of the Present and the Superman of the Past [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus the price and the contest blurb
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Superman of the Past (Chapter 1)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Queen Latora (intro, flashback); Lara (flashback); the Vergoans (flashback)
Synopsis: After disposing of a Kryptonite meteor Superman finds a box containing a mysterious helmet which contains "mind-tapes" of an adventure Jor-El had before Krypton blew up.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was Chapter 1: The Superman of the Past [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Synopsis: Facts about bees producing honey, entomology of hippopotamus, size of the moon, and grapes.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was [untitled] [Activity on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: At the bottom is a reminder that Superman is on television.
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The Secret of the Towers (Chapter 2)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Queen Latora (flashback); the Vergoans (flashback)
Synopsis: Queen Latora explains to Jor-El that Krypton is due to explode because of its uranium core, and she intends to use the energy to rekindle her own planet's dying sun.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was Chapter 2: The Secret of the Towers [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Jor-El first learns that Krypton will explode from Queen Latora.
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The Toughest Jobs in the World

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #111 published February 1957
was The Toughest Jobs in the World [Text Article on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This is NOT reprinted from Superman #113, but rather from #111.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Picture Math
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from ?
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Apparently NOT reprinted from Superman #113.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Whew! This is heavy!
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Isn't that Hy Wire great?
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Superman of the Present (Chapter 3)

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Queen Latora; the Vergoans
Synopsis: In the present, Superman decides to seek out Queen Latora and rekindle her planet's sun, even though his father never could.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was Chapter 3: The Superman of the Present [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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Look to the Stars!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Character(s): Bob; Ted
First Line: Gosh Bob, we're lost! What do we do now?
Synopsis: Bob and his friends are saved from being lost in the woods because Bob knows how to find Polaris, the North Star.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Appeared across a range of DC comics in November/December 1958.
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A Date with Effie

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: political
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #113 published May 1957
was A Date with Effie [Public Service Announcement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Conflicting sources disagree about whether the inker is Sheldon Moldoff or Stan Kaye.
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This is a Limited Edition, Pizza Hut Collectors' Series Comic Book

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Batman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Describes what this comic is, one of a series of six deluxe reprints. It also contains the false statement: "These comics are identical to the originals with the exception of the paid advertising." The illos have copyright dates of 1977. On back cover.
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Ads

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 3
Disclose Notes: Total of 3 one-page ads for: Pizza Delicious - Pizza Nutritious (Pizza Hut), Super new pizza. Super old comics (Pizza Hut), and See the 1978 Pizza Hut Basketball Classic (TV, Pizza Hut). Appear in various places in this issue.

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