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Issue: Superman #11
Publication Date: July 1941
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Issues: #11 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: [no rating]
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: A DC PublicationView Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: Superman, Inc.
On Sale Date: 05/07/1941
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency:
Content Items: 28 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Whitney Ellsworth (uncredited); Murray Boltinoff (assistant editor, uncredited); Mort Weisinger (assistant editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: Assistant editor dates approximate.

On-sale date from copyright registration. On-sale date of May 2 in ad in Action Comics #37.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
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reprinted 4 times as/in other Issues.
reprinted 30 times as Content Items in other Issues.
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Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
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Adult Image
Title Page
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Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Fred Ray
Inker(s): Fred Ray
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
First Line: World's greatest adventure-strip character!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Superman #11 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Back Cover [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Gallery #1 [1st Printing] published April 1993
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
as [untitled] [Illustration on Cover, Front]minus publisher and distributor emblems and trademark, and with a white background; figure only
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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"Old Bald Top" Almost Claimed Another Victim!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Gillette Bicycle Tires
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as "Old Bald Top" Almost Claimed Another Victim! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside front cover; 1/4 page; color
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Superman: America's Greatest Adventure-Strip Character

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Paul Cassidy [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Superman: America's Greatest Adventure Strip Character [Illustration on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Frontispiece. Also used as frontispiece in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #9 with slightly different coloring.
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Zimba's Gold Badge Terrorists

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Sgt. Casey; Rolf Zimba (villain, introduction, death); Gold Badge Organization (villains, introduction, deaths)
Synopsis: When the ruthless Gold Badge Organization causes tremendous damage in the city of Metrodale through the use of bombs, its leaders then turn their attention to the city of Metropolis. But when they threaten, and nearly destroy, the Daily Planet building, Superman devises a plan to impersonate the group's leader, call a meeting of all members in one place, and have the Police round them up, all in one fell swoop.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Zimba's Gold Badge Terrorists [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The title is used in the table of contents of the Superman Chronicles reprint.
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Look Kids! See How Easy to Get These Swell Prizes

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Popsicle
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ads for Auto Guide for Mechanics and Fireworks.
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Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
First Line: Tony always hires small men...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Besides the cartoon, this page also has ads for fireworks, a new auto guide and a coupon for readers to subscribe to the magazine "Model Airplane News" w/illustration by unknown artist.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Model Airplane News
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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Charles Zimmy

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): Facts
Character(s): Charles Zimmy
Synopsis: Spotlights the grave of Francis Scott Key, and talks about the legless swimmer, Charles Zimmy, who holds the world's endurance swimming record of seven days and five minutes.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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It's a Date!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Action Comics
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional house ad for Action Comics #38.
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The Corinthville Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Emil Carlstrom (introduction); Carol Carlstrom (introduction); Grant Fellows (villain, introduction)
Synopsis: Editor White sends Lois and Clark to Corinthville in response to public sightings of giant animals, and they visit the laboratory of Dr. Carlstrom, who assures the pair that his experiments are being done to try to extend the life span of animals. Later, Superman confronts the culprit involved who explains that he made up the story about giant animals, and only used a large gorilla and snake to support his story, because he had discovered a hidden gold mine beneath Carlstrom's lab.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Corinthville Caper [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: The title is used in the table of contents of the Superman Chronicles reprint.
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Boys! Girls! So Easy to Get Exciting Things Free

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Feature(s): Little Orphan Annie; Quaker
Character(s): Little Orphan Annie
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Supermen of America

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Joe Shuster (spot illustration)
Inker(s): Paul Cassidy (spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: activity
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Supermen of America [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Yellow Plague

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Dr. Sanford Franklin; Pedro Carlos (death); Dr. Karl van Breeden; Major Burt Crandall; Wacouches (Chirroba Chief); Quismado (villain, introduction, death); un-named gangster (villain, intro, death)
Synopsis: Assigned by Perry White to write an article on the life of an internee, Lois and Clark meet with their friend, Dr. Sanford Frank, who then introduces them to internee Pedro Carlos from Latin America. The reporters soon learn that Carlos is a member of a South American tribe, the Chirrobans, who suffer from a yellow plague that is now affecting people in Metropolis, thanks to Quismado, a Chirroban. Heading to South America, Superman succeeds in stopping Quismado and securing a cure for the yellow plague in Metropolis.
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Yellow Plague [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The title is used in the table of contents of the Superman Chronicles reprint.
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Energy in the Pinches

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Baby Ruth
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Free!

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Moo!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Free! Get "Moo"! [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Add for "Moo" newspaper.
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Timely Rescue

Text Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Nelson Edwards (credited)
Penciller(s): Stan Kaye [as Stanley Kaye] (signed, spot illustration)
Inker(s): Stan Kaye [as Stanley Kaye] (signed, spot illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: adventure
Character(s): Captain Eddie Wales; Iris Davis
Synopsis: Eddie Wales takes his ship, the "Narcissus", into the water, and Iris did the same for her ship, "Ardor". The weather was brewing up a storm, and the storm damaged the "Ardor", breaking its masts, but Eddie saved the day, promising to repair the masts that afternoon. They both got out of the wading pool they had been in sailing their miniature racing yachts!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Timely Rescue [Text Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Hear Superman on the Radio

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Adventures of Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Hear Superman on the Radio [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: Ad for Superman Radio program.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.34
Disclose Notes: Various small ads.
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[untitled]

Cartoon  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Genres: informational
Feature(s): It's So -
First Line: You're not worth more than I am!
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Cartoon on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Two single fact cartoons: one is about how much all the body's chemical elements are worth in dollar amount, and the other tells how many letters are in the Hawaiian alphabet.
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The Winning Team!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Batman
Character(s): Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Winning Team! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: House ad for Batman #5.
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The Justice Society of America proudly presents All-Star No. 5!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Penciller(s): Howard Purcell; E. E. Hibbard (JSA figures)
Inker(s): Howard Purcell; E. E. Hibbard (JSA figures)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): All-Star Comics; Justice Society of America
Character(s): Justice Society of America [Flash; Green Lantern; Spectre; Atom; Sandman; Hour-Man; Hawkman; Doctor Fate]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Justice Society of America proudly presents All-Star No. 5! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): E. E. Hibbard
Inker(s): E. E. Hibbard
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): All-Flash Quarterly
Character(s): Flash [Jay Garrick]
First Line: Here it is - boys and girls...
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Here it is boys and girls. All-Flash Quarterly No. 1! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promotional ad for All-Flash Quarterly #1 (Summer 1941) with cover.
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The Plot of Count Bergac

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel (signed)
Penciller(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Inker(s): Leo Nowak [as Joe Shuster] (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Patricia Randall (introduction); Henry Walters; Count Bergac [Ricky Hanlon] (villain)
Synopsis: Patricia Randall returns from overseas and calls a Board of Directors meeting for the Randall Department Store Company, and informs them that from that point on, she was taking charge. After she leaves, a French Count in attendance informs the board that if he has his way and marries her, that he would return control of the company to them: for $100,000 a year!
Reprinting
In Issue: FlagThe Superman Chronicles #6 published April 2009
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as The Plot of Count Bergac [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: The title is used in the table of contents of the Superman Chronicles reprint.
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All Aboard!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Fred Ray (comic cover); Stan Kaye ? (figure)
Inker(s): Fred Ray (comic cover); Stan Kaye ? (figure)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?; typeset
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): World's Finest Comics
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as All Aboard! [Promotional Material (from Publisher) on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Fireworks

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Spencer Fireworks Co.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Boys! Girls! Wear Superman Moccasins

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Penobscot Shoe Co.
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as [untitled] [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]inside back cover; 1/4 page; color
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Daisy Air Rifles
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Archives #3 [unnamed variant] published December 1991
as Daisy Air Rifles [Advertisement on Interior Page(s)]back cover; 1/4 page
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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