Superman #81 (1953) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Superwoman from Space!	cover	1	pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer	Superman; Lois Lane
2	Superman's Secret Workshop	comic story	9.67	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Lex Luthor (Villain); Superman; Lois Lane
4	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
6	Tops in Comics!	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.67
7	-	statement of ownership	0.33	letters: typeset
8	20,000 Leagues Under the Sea with Superman	comic story	9.67	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Little Dan Wheeler (Villain, Intro); Superman; Lois Lane
10	-	comic story	0.5	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff
12	-	comic story	0.67	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
13	Superman's Secret Message	in-house column	0.33	letters: typeset
14	Mysterious Moving Islands	text article	2	script: Jack Miller; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
16	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5
17	Good Neighbor Spirit	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
18	The Superwoman from Space	comic story	10	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman; Lois Lane; Tharka [The Superwoman] (introduction); Bowtie Barris (villain, introduction)

Plus 7.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 10 sequences, as published.

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