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Issue: Colossal Comic Annual #4
Publication Date: April 1958
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Issues: #4 of 5 Issues
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Publisher: FlagK. G. Murray
Brand: object(PgSql\Result)#3 (0) { }
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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[untitled]

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Penciller(s): Hart Amos ?
Inker(s): Hart Amos ?
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Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Batman; Robin; Aquaman
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Pages: 1
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The Richest Man in the World!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Stephen Van Schuyler III; Mary Jones
Synopsis: Millionaire Stephen Van Schuyler wants to marry Lois Lane, so she stages a contest to see who can give her the most spectacular gifts, Schuyler or Superman.
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Pages: 8
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Superboy's Man of Steel!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Percy the robot (intro); Prof Harmon
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Pages: 12
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The Nine Worlds of Batman!

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Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Commissioner James Gordon; Dr. Karnes (space college director); Karne's assistants [Hawley; Wilson; Smith; Venner]; Groff (villain, a spy); Duke (villain); Duke's men (villains)
Synopsis: When a gang uses an experimental missile to rob a bank vault, Batman suspects the device was taken from a space college and joins the college's volunteer staff to ferret out the truth.
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Pages: 12
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The Silver Badge of Courage!

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Genres: western
Character(s): Hopalong Cassidy; Zake Enders; Lucas; Charles Drewson
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Pages: 8
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The Modern Nostradamus!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Luthor (villain); Nostradamus (modern day hermit); Nostradamus (original, flashback); King Henry II (flashback)
Synopsis: A modern day Nostradamus predicts calamities that Superman must prevent, unaware that the "predictions" are part of Luthor's latest scheme.
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Superboy Hunts for a Job

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Ma Kent; Perry White
Synopsis: Clark goes to Metropolis during school vacation to try to figure out what he wants to be when he grows up.
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Batman Falls in Love!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Vicki Vale; Commissioner James Gordon; Magda Lupescu (a model, introduction); Jacques Terlay (villain, international fugitive, introduction); Big Charley Vance (villain, introduction); Vance's gang (villains, introduction for all)
Synopsis: Batman is to guard a foreign model, whose life has been threatened by a smuggling ring. But Vicki Vale nearly messes everything up with her jealousy.
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Pages: 10
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The Sky-Riding Outlaws!

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Genres: western
Character(s): Hopalong Cassidy; Pierre Dauphin; Smoky; Jack; Bill
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Pages: 8
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The Man of Steel's Super Manhunt!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Alan Shotwell (Intro, Dies, villain); Lois Lane
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Pages: 12
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Genres: humorous
First Line: Okay, Casey, let's go! I'll watch the prisoners from here...
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The Man Who Knew Superboy's Secret Identity!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Pete Bates
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Pages: 12
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Batman's Greatest Thrills!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Alfred Pennyworth; Commissioner James Gordon; Vicki Vale; Joe Hardy (MC for "Your Life Story"); King Zabot of Morbania (the "Man in the Iron Mask"); Janie; Johnny Taylor (Australian rancher); The Joker (villain); The Joker's gang (villains)
Synopsis: Batman is surprised and honored that a TV station is presenting his life story and recounting some of his greatest feats...until the Joker decides to break out of prison and do his own "honoring" of the Caped Crusader!
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: GCD previously credited the script to Bill Woolfolk, but this story is not listed in his records.
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The Boy Who Went to Sea!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aquaman; Blackjack; Jerry Higgins
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Pages: 6
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The Hunters' Club!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Hunters' Club (introduction); John J. Vandergilt; Percy De Lancey; Tom Alden; Wells; Orr
Synopsis: When three older hunters are turned down for membership in the prestigious Hunters' Club, Superman helps give them the opportunity to capture rare trophies.
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Pages: 11
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The Treasure of Tondimo!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Tommy; The Forger
Synopsis: Clark and his friends search for buried treasure, but a bunch of convicts are looking for it also.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Script previously credited to Bill Woolfolk but it's not in his pay records per Martin O'Hearn.

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