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Issue: Superman #4
Publication Date: April 1976
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Issues: #4 of 108 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagEditrice Cenisio
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Indicia Publisher: Editrice Cenisio
On Sale Date: 04/20/1976
Volume:
Pages: 52
ISBN:
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Price: 300,00 ₤ ITL
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 8 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Four Color, some pages B&W from #13
Dimensions: 18x26 cm (15.2x22.2 from #61)
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Binding: Saddle-stitched
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
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Jaws lo squalo assassino

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Mike Grell (signed)
Inker(s): Mike Grell (signed)
Colorist(s): Tatjana Wood
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-2189
Disclose Notes: Cover is an homage to the poster for the Steven Spielberg film, "Jaws".
Color credits provided by Anthony Tollin.
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Jaws lo squalo assassino

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Vs. The Shark; Captain Strong; Green Lantern (flashback); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen;
Synopsis: The Shark is back! He changes again from fish to super-evolved shark by devolving the young Jayson to a protoplasm. Superman has to fight the killer foe and force him to revert the kid back to normal.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Job Number: S-2178
Disclose Notes: Bates is the credited writer. Elliot S! Maggin was given as the uncredited writer by a previous indexer.
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La torre di Babele

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Elliot S! Maggin
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Clark Kent; Superman; Steve Lombard; Oscar Asherman; Josh Coyle
Synopsis: Mr Mxyptlk causes chaos by forcing every single Metropolite to speak a different language as in Babel.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: S-1989
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L'università che inghiottì sé stessa

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Martin Pasko
Penciller(s): José Delbo
Inker(s): José Delbo
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Atom
Character(s): The Atom; Jean Loring; Laszlo Speer
Synopsis: The Ivy University is getting swallowed by self-conscious ivy plants. Atom realizes that the actualizer, a device capable to read minds and make (evil) wishes come true is the cause... Or is it?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 5
Job Number: S-2053
Disclose Notes: This is the conclusion of a two-parter: the first part was left unprinted by the italian publisher.

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Eroe è un brutto nome

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bob Haney
Penciller(s): Dick Dillin
Inker(s): Tex Blaisdell
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman Batman e i loro figli
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Superman, Jr.; Batman, Jr.; Green Arrow; Flash; Aquaman; James Gordon (cameo)
Synopsis: The super-sons have their fathers convicted on charges of grandstanding, but when they take out a weather-controlling conspiracy, with the help of The Flash, Green Arrow, and Aquaman, the boys realize that what they thought was grandstanding is really just letting people express their gratitude.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 18
Job Number: B-2418
Disclose Notes: The story has three separate chapter titles: Part 1 - Padri in giudizio (Fathers on Trial); Part 2 - Alleati sgraditi (Unwelcome Allies); Part 3 - La bomba atmosferica (The Weather Bomb).
Aquaman is really Superman in disguise; at one point Batman and Superman pose as Green Arrow and Flash; androids take the place of Superman and Batman in part of the story.
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Reporter dalle 1.000 facce!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Curt Swan (All Panels)
Inker(s): George Klein (Panel 1); John Forte (Panel 2,6); Ray Burnley (Panel 3,5,9); Stan Kaye (Panel 4,7,8)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis: La carriera di trasformista e maestro dei travestimenti di Jimmy Olsen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: N-1273
Disclose Notes: Collage di vignette tratte da Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #74, 47, 27, 44, 21, 38, 36, e 12.
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lynde
Penciller(s): Stan Lynde
Inker(s): Stan Lynde
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Rick O'Shay e Hipshot
Character(s): Hipshot;
First Line: Hipshot!
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Reprint Notes: from Rick O'Shay Sunday comics (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1974-8-19
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Stan Lynde
Penciller(s): Stan Lynde
Inker(s): Stan Lynde
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, western
Feature(s): Rick O'Shay e Hipshot
Character(s): Rick O'Shay
First Line: Accetto il consiglio, cavallo!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes: from Rick O'Shay Sunday comics (Chicago Tribune Syndicate) 1974-6-3
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5

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