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70May-June 1951
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Superman #70

DC · May-June 1951 · on sale 1951-02-28

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#70
Publication date
May-June 1951
Key date
1951-05-00
On-sale date
1951-02-28
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
52

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0Lois Lane Meets Annie Oakley!cover1pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye
1-promo (ad from the publisher)1
2Lois Lane Meets Annie Oakley!comic story12script: Alvin Schwartz; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeAnnie Nichols [aka "Annie Oakley"] (introduction)
4-comic story0.75script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry BoltinoffPeg; Nelson; Peg's cousin
6The Life of Superman!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeCharles Lamont (introduction); Angles Aldin (villain, introduction)
8-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
9-comic story2script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
10-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
12The 'Copter Comes of Agetext article2script: B. Fairbanks
13-comic story0.5script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
15-cartoon0.67script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
16Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
17The Pied Piper Prankster!comic story12script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeThe Prankster (villain)
18You've Got a Comet by the Tailpromo (ad from the publisher)1
19Buzzy Says "Get It off Your Chest!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp

Plus 4.58 pages of advertisements and other matter across 7 sequences, as published.

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