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Issue: Colossal Comic Annual #2
Publication Date: April 1957
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Issues: #2 of 5 Issues
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
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Indicia Publisher: The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume: none
Pages: 148
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: 42.0 pence GBQ 0-3-6
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Content Items: 16 (15 stories, 1 cover)
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Subject Matter
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Robin; Hopalong Cassidy
First Line: 148 pages!
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Pages: 1
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Superman Turns On the Heat!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Hiram Brownlee; Mayor Hawkins; Perry White
Synopsis: A small town farmer asks Superman for a favor which results in unforeseen consequences.
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Pages: 12
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The Testing of Batman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Dr. Thorson (a psychologist, introduction); Hatchet Marley (villain, introduction); Marley's gang (villains, introduction for all); Dr. Rinely (villain, introduction); The Gulden Mob (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Batman agrees to help a psychologist with some of his experiments, but a crime boss learns of this and replaces the psychologist with a phony, captures the Dynamic Duo and puts them through a series of horrific tests while the gang seeks to rob the Gotham Mint.
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Pages: 9.33
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Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Officer, quick! There's a burglar trying to get into my house!
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Pages: 0.66
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Super Safety Boy!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Johnny West; Mrs. Green
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Pages: 10
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Inker credit by Bob Hughes.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous, teen
First Line: There, it's mailed!
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Pages: 2
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One-Day Boom Town

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Genres: western
Character(s): Hopalong Cassidy; Lee Perry; Spike; Mosley Tex; Matt Eggers; Judge Cole; Betty Lewis; Luke Larrabee; Dexter Fox
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Pages: 10
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The town named Lucky Star.
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Superboy Storekeeper!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Mrs. Edwards; Mr. Cooper; Mr. Smith; Mr. Olsen; Lucy Olsen; Jonathan Kent
Synopsis: Clark takes over the general store when Pa turns his ankle.
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Pages: 12
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The Birth of Batplane II!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; "Flying Tiger" Haggerty (introduction); Mr. Lane (airline manager); Colonel Webb; Commissioner James Gordon; The Boley Brothers [Bull Boley; Slats Boley; Dave Boley] (villains, introduction for all); unnamed air traffic controllers; unnamed guards; unnamed yacht captain; unnamed yacht radio operator; unnamed yacht crewmen
Synopsis: When criminals steal the Batplane to use in crimes, Batman and Robin race to build a new Batplane to stop them.
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Pages: 12
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The Wizard of Winter!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; J. Wilbur Wolfingham; Lois Lane; Perry White; Miracle Jack Muldoon (real estate developer)
Synopsis: When J. Wilbur Wolfingham tries swindle a real estate developer by selling him tropical land in the artic, Superman out-manuevers Wolfingham by turning the frozen land into a tropical paradise.
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Pages: 12
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Cowboy of the Coral Seas!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aquaman; Cowboy Charlie; BlackJack
Synopsis: Cowboy Charlie tries to herd seals.
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Pages: 6
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Superboy Meets Supergirl!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Queen Lucy [Lucy Regent; Supergirl]; Duke Norvello; Elena
Synopsis: Queen Lucy of Borgonia enrolls in school in Smallville incognito, where her athletic ability and intelligence alienate her from all of the students except Clark Kent. When she helps Superboy stop some thieves, the mayor asks her to appear in a benefit with Superboy as Supergirl where Superboy makes it appear that she can perform the same sort of feats that he can. Lucy is kidnapped back to Borgonia by Duke Norvello who attempts to discredit her in the eyes of her people. Superboy arrives and reveals Duke Norvello's duplicity and Lucy takes her place as queen of her people.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: No relation to Kara Zor-El Supergirl.
DC logos and “Superboy” banner removed from every page of story. Screentone textures and shades added to all pages. pp4: words “Your America is a marvelous country, Clark!” changed to “Your country is a marvelous place, Clark!”
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Superman in Valhalla!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jack Allen; Daniel Drake; Bushy Barnes [also as Odin]; Thor (imposter); Loki (imposter)
Synopsis: Superman goes searching for a lost movie company and ends up seemingly in Valhalla, home of the Norse gods.
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Pages: 12
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Human Target!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Prince Michael Gruyere; Fred Venable (aka The Human Target); Marianne Venable; Turk Vincent; Perry Davison; Moreno the Magician; Jim Lovett; Blinky Grove
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Pages: 12
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The 13 Robbers of Rimfire Ridge!

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Genres: western
Character(s): Hopalong Cassidy; Deadshot Derkin; Grandpa Grabble; Curly Clark; Lew Losey; Matt Morgan; Joe Crawford
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Pages: 10
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The Un-Super Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Biff Buller; an actor playing Superman
Synopsis: Superman suddenly finds himself without powers and must stop a bomb threat.
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Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: DC logos and “World’s Finest Comics” banner removed from every page of story.

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