Superman #144 (1961) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Orphans of Space!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Ira Schnapp	Clark Kent, Krypto, Supergirl, Superman, Kara Zor-El
2	The Super-Weapon!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff	Clark Kent, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
3	A Salute to Our American Indians!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily
4	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
6	The Sea Beasts from One Billion B.C.!	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
7	Superboy's First Public Appearance!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Lana Lang, Superboy, Superboy, Superman
8	-	letters page	1	script: Mort Weisinger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
9	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10	Coming... Super-Attractions!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.33
11	The Orphans of Space!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Clark Kent, Krypto, Supergirl, Superman, Kara Zor-El

Plus 4.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman #213	1969	On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn]	1971	On eBay ›
DC Super Stars #9	1976	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #2 ISBN 1-4012-1041-4; 978-1-4012-1041-0	2006	On eBay ›
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0	2006	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Supergirl #1 ISBN 978-1-4012-1717-4	2008	On eBay ›
DC Finest: Supergirl: The Girl of Steel #[nn] ISBN 978-1-77952-990-9	2025	On eBay ›

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