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98July 1955
$0.10

Superman #98

DC · July 1955 · on sale 1955-05-03

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#98
Publication date
July 1955
Key date
1955-07-00
On-sale date
1955-05-03
Indicia publisher
National Comics Publications Inc.
Price
$0.10
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Amazing Superman Newsreel!cover1pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane
2Superman's Secret Life!comic story8script: Ed Herron; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Rags Stephens (Villain, Intro); Harry Chadwick (Villain, Intro); Ted (Intro, Harry's ward)
3-comic story0.75script: H. T. Elmo; pencils: H. T. Elmo; inks: H. T. Elmo; letters: H. T. Elmo
5Binky Says "Family Projects Can Be Fun!"public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: Win Mortimer
6Clark Kent Outlaw!comic story10script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan KayeSuperman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; The Big Guy (Villain, Intro)
7Action Comics; Adventure Comicspromo (ad from the publisher)1
8-comic story1script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
9Club for Adventurerstext article2script: Joe Mallon; pencils: Raymond Perry; inks: Raymond Perry; colors: Raymond Perry
10-comic story0.67script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry Boltinoff
11Superman's Secret Messagein-house column0.33letters: typeset
12The Amazing Superman Newsreel!comic story6pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoSuperman; Lois Lane

Plus 4.25 pages of advertisements and other matter across 5 sequences, as published.

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