Superman #139 (1960) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The New Life of Super-Merman!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lori Lemaris, Superman
2	The New Life of Super-Merman!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lori Lemaris, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
3	Superman Says... "Lend a Friendly Hand!"	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Superman
4	Presenting the Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
5	The Jolly Jailhouse!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Superman
6	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
8	-	letters page	1	letters: typeset
9	The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!	comic story	9	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Krypto, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superboy, Supergirl, Superman, Perry White, Kara Zor-El

Plus 5.33 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman Annual #8	1963	On eBay ›
Superman #201	1967	On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]	1971	On eBay ›
The Best of DC #36	1983	On eBay ›
Superman in the Sixties #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-522-6	1999	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #2 ISBN 1-4012-1041-4; 978-1-4012-1041-0	2006	On eBay ›

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