Superman #87 (1954) for Sale - Where to Buy

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Thing from 40,000 A.D.	cover	1	pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; The Thing; Lois Lane
2	The Thing from 40,000 A.D.!	comic story	9.67	script: William Woolfolk; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; The Thing (villain, introduction, death)
5	Editorial Advisory Board	promo (ad from the publisher)	0.5	letters: typeset
6	The Best Present of All!	public service announcement	1	script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer; letters: Ira Schnapp
7	Superman's Super-Boners!	comic story	9.67	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Cyrus Walters (introduction); Professor Vandyke (introduction)
10	-	activity	0.67	script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
11	-	statement of ownership	0.33	script: Jack Liebowitz
12	The Spear Hunters	text article	2	script: John Mapes; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry
13	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
14	Hopalong Cassidy	promo (ad from the publisher)	1
15	The Prankster's Greatest Role!	comic story	9.67	pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; The Prankster (villain)
16	Superman's Secret Message	in-house column	0.33	letters: typeset
17	-	comic story	1	script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff

Plus 6.16 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

Collection	Year
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The Best of DC #42	1983	On eBay ›
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A Date with Judy #67	1958	On eBay ›

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