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Issue: Superman #171
Publication Date: August 1964
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Issues: #171 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: 06/18/1964
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 19 (3 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
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Cover, Front
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The Nightmare Ordeal of Superman!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
First Line: This caveman stole my costume...and now he's clobbering me!
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #64 published December 1964
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #9/1967 published May 1967
as Als Superman das Fürchten lernte [Illustration on Cover, Front]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] published January 1983
as Superman in the 1960s [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Rx Against Accidents!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Character(s): Bob
First Line: Now, boys, remember all the things I've told you about--and we'll have a lot of fun on this overnight hike.
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: The inside front cover PSA is produced in sequential comics-form format.
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Superman's Sacrifice!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Rokk (intro, villain, next appearance in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #150); Sorban (intro, villain, next appearance in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS #150); Lana Lang (guest star); Professor Potter (1st appearance in SUPERMAN); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White
First Line: Superman! Either you kill someone here on Earth, or I'll use my mental energy to shatter this planet!
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In Content Item: FlagSupermann #7/1966 published July 1966
as Supermann's offer [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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[untitled]

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Pages: 0.33
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Rocky and Bullwinkle

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Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Are Cheerios your favorite cereal, Bullwinkle?
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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First Line: You can have hours and hours of fun with Silly Putty
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Pages: 1
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The Curse of Magic!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Douglas Parker [formerly Chief Parker] (ex-Smallville Chief of Police, guest appearance); Lois Lane; Perry White
First Line: Did all my chores for today... this is one occasion I've got time on my hands!
Synopsis: Mr. Mxyzptlk from the 5th dimension stops by briefly to curse Superman: everything he says becomes a reality -- literally! Soon, Superman is afraid to even open his mouth, but the curse is lifted when Superman says his own name backwards.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #64 published December 1964
as The Curse of Magic [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #1/1965 published ?
as Magiska olyckshändelser [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 6.67
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Worth Shopping Around For...

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Genres: anthropomorphic
First Line: Trix ...the corn cereal with... the tangy taste of natural fruit!
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Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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How Superman Has Tricked Mr. Mxyzptlk

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (illustration)
Inker(s): ? (illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Mr. Mxyzptlk
First Line: Ever since he first met the Fifth-Dimensional imp, when he was Superboy in Smallville, the Man of Steel has had to resort to numerous strategies to get Mr. Mxyzptlk to say his name backwards--the only way to return him to his own world of Zrfff for...
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Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: On the page between page 4 and page 5 of the previous story sequence.
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[untitled]

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First Line: What makes a Tootsie Pop so special?
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Pages: 0.33
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Subject Matter
Character(s): L. C. Leprechaun
First Line: Look...a leprechaun!
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Pages: 1
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[untitled]

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Character(s): Superman (cameo)
First Line: Be my guest at Americas greatest amusement park
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Pages: 1
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The Nightmare Ordeal of Superman

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Dr. Luring (intro); a tribe of cavemen (intro); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
First Line: I was the strongest man in the world, on Earth... but on this planet, I'm the weakest!
Synopsis: Superman ends up on a planet under a red sun and loses his superpowers. A caveman strikes him down and steals the Superman suit -- Superman, who was once the strongest man alive, is now the weakest! Eventually, Superman is rescued by his friends Jimmy Olsen and Lois Lane, who have arrived from Earth in a spaceship.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #64 published December 1964
as The Nightmare Ordeal of Superman [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #9/1967 published May 1967
as Als Superman das Fürchten lernte [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagGigant #1/1965 published ?
as Stålmannens mardrömsupplevelser [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
Disclose Notes: Letters from Fay Chastain, Joel Caldwell, Robert Keyes, Norman Strobel, Janet Lafargue, Ted Green.
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[untitled]

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First Line: I like chocolate fudge best!
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Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

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First Line: 100 pc. toy soldiers set $1.25
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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First Line: 132 pc. Roman soldiers set only $1.98
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Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

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First Line: Nationally famous prizes at no cost to you!
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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Genres: military, war
First Line: 204 pc. revolutionary war soldiers set only $1.98
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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