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45March-April 1947
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Superman #45

DC · March-April 1947 · on sale 1946-12-30

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#45
Publication date
March-April 1947
Key date
1947-03-00
On-sale date
1946-12-30
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Jack Burnley; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]
2Lois Lane, Superwoman!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George RoussosBBB Gang [Brute; Buzzard; Bear] (intro, villains); Superman [Clark Kent]; Hocus; Pocus; Lois Lane [as Superwoman]; Perry White
4Two of America's Most Famous Boys!promo (ad from the publisher)1
5Showdown on the Showboat!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Hugh Rowland (intro, villain); Captain George Golden (intro); Gilda Golden (intro, George's daughter); Alan Ware
7Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
8Q is for Quaggapromo (ad from the publisher)0.67Quagga
9Crime Keytext story1.67script: Tex Wade
10-statement of ownership0.33script: J. S. Liebowitz
11-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13Handy Andycomic story2script: Jack Farr; pencils: Jack Farr; inks: Jack Farr
14"Happy" Hermancomic story0.67script: Phil Berube; pencils: Phil Berube; inks: Phil Berube
15Superman's Secret Messagepromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
16The Case of the Living Trophies!comic story12script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Sikela; inks: George RoussosSuperman [Clark Kent]; an alien (intro, villain); Lois Lane; Biff (heavyweight champ); Mr. Muldoon (boxing manager); John Henders (scientist); Miss Metropolis (pageant contestant); Herkimer Ingot (richest man in the world)
18-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win

Plus 6.5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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