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Publishers / DC / Superman (1939) / #287
287May 1975
$0.25

Superman #287

DC · May 1975 · on sale February 18, 1975

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#287
Publication date
May 1975
Key date
May 1975
On-sale date
February 18, 1975
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Who Was That Dog I Saw You with Last Night?cover1pencils: Dick Giordano; inks: Dick Giordano; colors: Tatjana WoodClark Kent, Krypto, Superman
2Who Was That Dog I Saw You with Last Night?comic story13script: Elliot S! Maggin; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Bob Oksnerunnamed gang of art thieves (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Krypto; Lois Lane; Chelsea the Dog
3-letters page0.67script: E. Nelson Bridwell
4-statement of ownership0.33letters: typeset
5Bogus Batman!comic story5script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Tex Blaisdell; letters: Morris WaldingerLew Mainz (villain); Superman [as Clark Kent]; Batman (impersonator)

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 1 sequence, as published.

Where to read it

CollectionYear
Superman in the Seventies #[nn]
ISBN 1563896389
2000On eBay ›
Superman: Cover to Cover #[nn]
ISBN 1-4012-0770-7; 978-1-4012-0770-0
2006On eBay ›
Comic Reader #1151975On eBay ›

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