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Issue: Superman #157
Publication Date: November 1962
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Issues: #157 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 09/20/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 18 (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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The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Quex-Ul; Perry White
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Pages: 1
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Treasure Chest of Fun

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Rog-Ar (intro, villain, flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Quex-Ul (intro); Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Dr. Xadu; Mon-El]
Synopsis: Superman releases Quex-Ul from the Phantom Zone since he has served his sentence, but Quex-Ul vows revenge on the son of the man who pronounced him guilty. However, when Quex-Ul displays heroic behavior, Superman wonders if he was truly guilty and travels back in time to Krypton to witness Quex-Ul being hypnotized into believing himself guilty. When Supergirl tells Quex-Ul he is innocent, he sacrifices himself to keep Superman from being exposed to a Gold Kryptonite trap he has set for him. In doing so, Quex-Ul loses his powers and memory, so Superman sets him up in a new life in Metropolis.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #227 published June 1970
as The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #21/1970 published November 1970
as Hevneren fra Spøkelsessonen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman: Tales from the Phantom Zone #[nn] published August 2009
as The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Quex-Ul's next appearance is in The Phantom Zone #1.
Gold Kryptonite's first appearance, in an imaginary story, was in Adventure Comics #299.
This story establishes that 18 Kryptonian sun-cycles is about 25 Earth years.
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Tootsie Roll Makes History!

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman; World's Finest Comics
First Line: Batman's new secret identity!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Disclose Notes: Letters from Paul Seydor, Danny Sheehan, Jack Kirkness, Whitey Linninger, Neal Perlman, Randy Lipshutz, Michael Heirkila, and Elsa Keith.
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The Super-Genie of Metropolis!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; an enemy agent (intro, villain); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Krypto; Perry White
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In Content Item: FlagSupermann #8/1966 published August 1966
as Super-ånden fra Metropolis! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #8 [Direct Sales] published November 1980
as The Super-Genie of Metropolis! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: I'm a fudge judge!
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous, military
First Line: This guard duty is easy...
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #76 published May 1952
was [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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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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Tiki Gods

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Feature(s): Greenwich Village Handcrafts
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Pages: 0.5
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104 Kings' Knights

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 0.5
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Superman's Day of Doom!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]; Supergirl; Superman; Lana Lang; Bizarro #1; Lori Lemaris; Stephen Snapinn (intro); Comet the Super-Horse (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Luma Lynai (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback)
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In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-38 published October 1975
as Superman's Day of Doom! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9
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[untitled]

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: When you finish work, come over to my place, Ollie.
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In Content Item: FlagSupermann #3/1972 published March 1972
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 0.67
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
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First Line: Your eyes may play tricks... but not your taste!
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Pages: 0.33
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Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today!

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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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First Line: Skinny or fat, 15, 20, 30 or 40 years of age...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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First Line: For real shootin' fun with a real gun feel...
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Sold by Daisy Manufacturing Company.
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