Showcase #9 (1957) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Mrs. Superman!	cover	1	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
2	The Girl in Superman's Past	comic story	8	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent]
3	For the Best in Comics Entertainment	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
4	Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira Schnapp	Allergy Biggs, Binky Biggs, Bob, Pete
5	Odd Newspaper Items!	cartoon	0.5		John B. Bogart
7	The New Lois Lane	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Ruben Moreira; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
8	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Jerry; Joan
9	Newspaper Talk	cartoon	0.5
10	Sleuths in Skirts	text article	2	letters: typeset	Lloyd Rader; Harold Stevens
11	Mrs. Superman	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
12	-	comic story	2	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff	Ollie

Plus 3.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 4 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #100	1970	On eBay ›
The Essential Showcase 1956-1959 #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-079-8	1993	On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289803	1991	On eBay ›
Millennium Edition: Showcase 9 #[nn]	2001	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman Family #1 ISBN 1-4012-0787-1	2006	On eBay ›
Superman in the Fifties #[nn] ISBN 1563898268	2002	On eBay ›
The Greatest 1950s Stories Ever Told #[nn] ISBN 0930289838	1992	On eBay ›

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