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54September-October 1948
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Superman #54

DC · September-October 1948 · on sale 1948-06-28

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#54
Publication date
September-October 1948
Key date
1948-09-00
On-sale date
1948-06-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman
1Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.33letters: typeset
2Let the Facts Speak for Themselves--promo (ad from the publisher)0.67pencils: Dan Barry; inks: Dan Barry
3The Wreckercomic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Bill Tate; The Wrecker (villain, intro; not the villain in Detective Comics #197); Jack Hawk; Kid Keeley; Jumbo
6The Secret of the Chinese Dragon!comic story13script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Wong (intro); Richard Wong [Richy] (intro); Ah Choo (intro); Ting Ling (intro); Far Low (intro); Wing Ding (intro); the Two Sages (intro); the Night Hag (intro); and other characters in Wong's tale
7-comic story1script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
9Now! Hollywood's "Queen of the Westerns" in a Comic Book All Her Own!promo (ad from the publisher)1
10-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Sky Voyagertext story2letters: typeset
12Her Majesty Lois Lane!comic story12script: Joe Samachson; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Prime Minister Zangar (intro); Bobo (intro); Katrina (intro)
14-comic story0.67script: Lit-Win; pencils: Lit-Win; inks: Lit-Win
15Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
16The One and Only Supermanpromo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 5 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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CollectionYear
Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #6
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Series context

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