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103February 1956
$0.10

Superman #103

DC · February 1956 · on sale 1955-12-13

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#103
Publication date
February 1956
Key date
1956-02-00
On-sale date
1955-12-13
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Man Who Could Read Superman's Mind!cover1pencils: Al Plastino; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman, Cosmo the Great
2The Superman of Yesterdaycomic story7.67pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Superman (Jor-El's father, flashback); Jeremy Bird
4-cartoon0.5script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
6Buzzy Asks: "Do You Know How to Be a Good Baby-Sitter?"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira SchnappBuzzy
7The Revenge of Mr. Mxyztplk!comic story8script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mr. Mxyztplk (villain)
9-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
10-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
11The Truth about Your Teethtext article2letters: typeset
12The Man Who Could Read Superman's Mind!comic story8pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Cosmo the Great [Tom McLain] (intro)

Plus 6.83 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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