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178July 1965
$0.12

Superman #178

DC · July 1965 · on sale 1965-05-06

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#178
Publication date
July 1965
Key date
1965-07-00
On-sale date
1965-05-06
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0When Superman Lost His Memory!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperman
2Project Earth-Doom!comic story12script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Torr the Terrible (intro, villain); Rogg (intro, death); Vikk (intro, death); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
4The Strange Worlds of Batman and Robinpromo (ad from the publisher)0.67
6When Superman Lost His Memory!comic story11.67script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinSuperman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
8Binky Shows "How to Make New Friends!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bob Oksner; inks: Bob Oksner; letters: Ira SchnappBinky Biggs; Allergy Biggs; Pete; Bob
13-letters page0.5script: Mort Weisinger
1510 Issues of Action for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 8.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Superman #14532
ISBN 0-448-14532-4
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