Superman #161 (1963) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	Superman Goes to War!	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein	Superman
1	Countdown on Excellence	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Sheldon Moldoff; inks: Sheldon Moldoff; letters: Ira Schnapp
2	The Last Days of Ma and Pa Kent!	comic story	13	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Jonathan Kent (death); Martha Kent (death); Lana Lang; Blackbeard (intro, villain); Lex Luthor; Superboy (guest star); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue) (all in flashback); Superman
3	-	letters page	0.67	letters: typeset
7	Special Announcement!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
10	Superman Goes to War!	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein	Superman; Supergirl (guest appearance); Zhorians (intro); Mr. Haller (a Hollywood producer, introduction); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
11	Metal Men	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67

Plus 6.99 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superboy #165	1970	On eBay ›
Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties #[nn] ISBN 0517551004	1983	On eBay ›
Superman in the Sixties #[nn] ISBN 1-56389-522-6	1999	On eBay ›
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn] ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0	2006	On eBay ›
Showcase Presents: Superman #4 ISBN 978-1-4012-1847-8	2008	On eBay ›
Superman [So Much Fun] #161	1987	On eBay ›

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