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Issue: Superman #87
Publication Date: February 1954
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Issues: #87 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: 12/14/1953
Volume: none
Pages: 44
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 21 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
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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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Notation
Marked Image
Pencilling below masthead on left.
 
 
Assets2
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Statement of Ownership
 
 
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The Thing from 40,000 A.D.

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; The Thing; Lois Lane
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1950s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Can You Draw Me?

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Thing (villain, introduction, death)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Annual #2 published January 1960
as The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #196 published May 1967
as The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #2/1968 published February 1968
as Tingen fra år 40.000! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #103 published March 1968
as The Thing From 40,000 A.D. [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #42 [Direct Sales] published November 1983
as The Thing from 40,000 A.D.! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Wildroot Cream-Oil
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: childrens
Feature(s): Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum
First Line: Headhunters live in this part of the jungle!
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Reprint Notes:  
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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The Best Present of All!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion, teen
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Superman's Super-Boners!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Cyrus Walters (introduction); Professor Vandyke (introduction)
Synopsis: After making a series of near-fatal mistakes, Superman agrees to undergo a battery of tests to determine if his ability to use his powers is deteriorating.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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Superman on Television! Is Super-TV

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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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): Lucky Song Parade Co.
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
First Line: Who discovered iron in what is now United States territory?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagMy Greatest Adventure #31 published May 1959
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Statement of Ownership  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: National Comics Publications 480 Lexington Ave, New York, NY
Owners: J. Liebowitz; H. Donenfeld; P. Sampliner; Fred Iger; Irwin Donenfeld; Arlene Donenfeld; Sonia Donenfeld; G. Donenfeld; R. Liebowitz; S.U. Sampliner; L. Liebowitz; J. Liebowitz
Printed in New York (actually in Bridgeport, CT)
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The Spear Hunters

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: informational, non-fiction
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: H'lo, Vic!" "Hi, Ricky!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagA Date with Judy #67 published October 1958
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Hopalong Cassidy
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Prankster's Greatest Role!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Prankster (villain)
Synopsis: When a play depicting Superman's battles with the Prankster comes to Metropolis, an infuriated Prankster decides to get his revenge on the producer and the play's audience.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #84 published August 1954
as The Prankster's Greatest Role! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #245 published December 1971
as The Prankster's Greatest Role! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagDC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-7 published December 1972
as The Prankster's Greatest Role [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Previously credited to Bill Woolfolk but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.
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Superman's Secret Message

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Supermen of America
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Look at this swell mud, Bebe.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #85 published December 1960
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): Cheerful Card Company
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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): Motor's Auto Repair Manual
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Manufacturing Company
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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