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Issue: Superman #251
Publication Date: May 1972
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Issues: #251 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [character]View Brand Images
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/16/1972
Volume: 34
Pages: 52
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 6 (3 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #82.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then 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:  
Disclose Reprinted In7
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reprinted from a Content Item in another Issue.
Disclose Images2
Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
Indicia on this Page
 
 
Assets1
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
Synopsis: Superman bursts onto scene of "Thing" hatching from egg.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #169 published September 1973
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-1188
Disclose Notes: Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Island That Invaded the Earth!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): alien egg guards (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Morgan Edge; S. T. A. R. Labs (mentioned)
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #11/1972 published November 1972
as Øya som invaderte jorda! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Supacomic #169 published September 1973
as The Island That Invaded The Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #25 published January 1980
as Die Insel, die die Erde überfiel! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #56 [Direct] published January 1985
as The Island That Invaded the Earth! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 16
Job Number: S-1163
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The Case of the Living Trophies!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): aliens (villains); Superman; Lois Lane; Herkimer Ingot
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #45 published March 1947
was The Case of the Living Trophies! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: S-1161
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Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Day Krypton Didn't Die!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): alien invaders (villains); Dug-Les; Sak-Kar; Ab-Kar
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #18/1972 published September 1972
as Wir sind noch einmal davon gekommen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperboy #2/1973 published March 1973
as Den dagen Krypton ikke gikk under [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-1051
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 2
Job Number: S-1195
Disclose Notes: Includes a letter from Bob Rozakis.

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