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68January-February 1951
$0.10

Superman #68

DC · January-February 1951 · on sale 1950-10-25

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Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#68
Publication date
January-February 1951
Key date
1951-01-00
On-sale date
1950-10-25
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win MortimerSuperman; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor
2The Six Elements of Crime!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Stan KayeSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor
5Editorial Advisory Boardpromo (ad from the publisher)0.5letters: typeset
6Lois Lane's Royal Romance!comic story12script: Bill Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeLois Lane; King Harrup II
8-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffLittle Pete
9Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
10Santa Claus Was a Thin Mantext article2letters: typesetSanta Claus
11-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffPeg
13-cartoon0.75script: Martin Naydel; pencils: Martin Naydel; inks: Martin Naydel
15Superman, Hotel Manager!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Judd Bixby (Introduction)
17How to Bring Christmas Cheerpublic service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Creig Flessel; letters: Ira Schnapp
18We've Got News for You!promo (ad from the publisher)1

Plus 8 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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