Superman #52 (1948) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

Identification plate

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman
1	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
2	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
3	Preview of Plunder	comic story	12	script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; The Prankster; Marble (Prankster's henchman); Captain Jones (police captain)
6	Superman Turns On the Heat!	comic story	12	script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Ira Yarbrough; inks: George Roussos	Superman [Clark Kent]; Hiram Brownlee; Mayor Hawkins; Perry White
10	Open for Business	text story	1.67	script: Bill Carlton
11	Superman's Secret Message	in-house column	0.33	letters: typeset
14	Superman in Valhalla!	comic story	12	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jack Allen; Daniel Drake; Bushy Barnes [also as Odin]; Thor (imposter); Loki (imposter)

Plus 12 pages of advertisements and other matter across 11 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6 ISBN 978-1-4012-9193-8	2019	On eBay ›

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