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143February 1961
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Superman #143

DC · February 1961 · on sale 1960-12-15

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#143
Publication date
February 1961
Key date
1961-02-00
On-sale date
1960-12-15
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Bizarro Meets Frankenstein!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira SchnappSuperman; Bizarro #1; Frankenstein (actor in makeup)
2The Great Superman Hoax!comic story9script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Lois Lane; Professor Otto Juris (introduction, villain); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (robot; cameo); Eddie (photo-retouch expert at the Daily Planet)
3Our American Heritagepublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira SchnappWilliam Penn; Tom Paine; Emma Lazarus; John Peter Zenger; Harriet Tubman
4Just Imagine!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Murphy Anderson; inks: Murphy Anderson; letters: Ira Schnapp
5Lois Lane's Lucky Day!comic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John ForteSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Clip Carson (introduction, villain); Zelda; Max
6-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffTricksy
7-statement of ownership0.33script: Jack Liebowitz
8-letters page1script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
9Bizarro Meets Frankenstein!comic story9script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Bizarro-Lois Jr. #1 (intro); The Abominable Snowman (intro, cameo); Bizarro World; Charlie Chaplin (cameo, image on TV); an actor (as Frankenstein's Monster)
13You Asked for It!promo (ad from the publisher)1pencils: Dick Dillin; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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