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Issue: Superman #62
Publication Date: January 1950
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Issues: #62 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/31/1949
Volume: none
Pages: 52
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 20 (6 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (credited); Mort Weisinger (actual)
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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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Orson Welles
First Line: The man who startled America does it again!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #34 published March 1950
as Black Magic [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #62 published March 1950
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Kodak
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Black Magic on Mars!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Orson Welles; Martler (intro, villain); other Martians (intro); Nancy Guild; Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis: Orson accidentally gets trapped in a rocket to Mars where he meets Martian Nazis. Because of his fictional 1938 broadcast about a Martian invasion, no one on Earth believes his broadcast pleas for help, except Superman.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #34 published March 1950
as Black Magic on Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as Black Magic on Mars! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Black Magic on Mars [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Promotes the new Orson Welles film Black Magic, in which Nancy Guild co-starred. Superman's first visit to Mars.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Thom McAn
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Dale Evans Comics; Jimmy Wakely
First Line: 2 great western stars...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The People vs. Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; The Ace (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis: Superman is arrested for the murder of Clark Kent.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: First extensive use of super-ventriloquism.
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How Football Began

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Raymond Perry ?
Inker(s): Raymond Perry ?
Colorist(s): Raymond Perry ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: origin of football
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bazooka
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superboy Says "Give Your Town a Present!"

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Win Mortimer
Inker(s): Win Mortimer
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Pioneer Days in Oregon

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gardner Fox ?
Penciller(s): Fred Ray ?
Inker(s): Fred Ray ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 4
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Up, Up and Away!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics; Action Comics
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, teen
Feature(s): Peg
First Line: Yessir! Seeing the world -- That's living!
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Editorial Advisory Board

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Shorty
First Line: Nothing like being in business for yourself...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.75
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Nestlé's Crunch
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.25
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Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Alvin Schwartz
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk; Larissa Lee (intro, another LL!); Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis: Mxyztplk falls in love with actress Larissa Lee and decides to become a hero in order to impress her.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #34 published March 1950
as Mr. Mxyztplk, Hero [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: redone in Superman #174
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Bud and Sis; Wilson Chemical Co.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Inker(s): Fred Harman (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy B-B Guns
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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