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Issue: Superman #145
Publication Date: May 1961
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Issues: #145 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 Comics Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/16/1961
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #275 and 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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Original Artwork
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Cover, Front
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The Interplanetary Circus!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: superhero
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Superman #145 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Still 10¢

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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Secret Identity of Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): The Anti-Superman Gang (villains); Rock Stirling; Superman robot; Biff Cardigan (cameo in photo); Rock Sterling
Synopsis: Lois thinks that Superman won't marry her because she can't keep his secret identity a secret. Jimmy tells her that he knows Superman's secret identity and reveals to her that Superman is really Rock Sterling. But can Lois keep it a secret for 48 hours?
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #28 published November 1961
as The Secret Identity of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as The Secret Identity of Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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How's Your Eye-Q?

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: opinion
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Tricksy will do something no one has ever dared...
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Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

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Feature(s): Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics
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Pages: 0.33
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The Interplanetary Circus!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Interplanetary Circus
Synopsis: An Interplanetary Circus shows up in Metropolis and tries to force Superman to join their travelling circus.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #42 [Direct Sales] published November 1983
as The Interplanetary Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as The Interplanetary Circus! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: Letters from Alan Driefus, Richard Schwartz, Ernest Fischer, David Bibby, Robert Grisan, Rick Wood, David Jennings, Jon Ingersoll, Bestor Cooper, Edward Malinowski, Raul Albert, Ruth McClean, and Tim Horan.
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Pages: 1
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The Night of March 31st!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Bizarro-Perry White; Curt Swan (cameo); Harry Donenfeld (cameo)
Synopsis: Everything in Superman's life suddenly changes. Lori Lemaris is no longer a mermaid. Supergirl reveals herself to the world. Perry White has become a Bizarro, and many more.
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In Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #339 published December 1965
as The Night of March 31st! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] published March 1987
as The Night of March 31st [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #[nn] [First Printing] published May 1987
as The Night of March 31st [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as The Night of March 31st! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: The Great Boo-Boo Contest; tons of intentional errors, April Fool's Joke
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[untitled]

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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
Editor(s): ?
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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