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Issue: Superman #142
Publication Date: January 1961
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Issues: #142 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/03/1960
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 14 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from ad in Action Comics #271 and copyright registration.
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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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The Flame Dragon from Krypton!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): Jack Adler ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Kryptonian Flame Dragon
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Superman #142 [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Test Your Talent

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Art Instruction, Inc.
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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Lois Lane's Secret Helper!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Krypto (guest star); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Lucy Lane; Super-Brat (cameo; imaginary); Perry White
Synopsis: Krypto decides to try to make Superman fall in love with Lois Lane.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagLimited Collectors' Edition #C-31 published October 1974
as Lois Lane's Secret Helper! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Lois Lane's Secret Helper! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Giant Superman
First Line: The next Giant Superman annual...
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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Get a Grip on Your Gripes!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Bernard Baily
Inker(s): Bernard Baily
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Synopsis: Fred loses his temper all the time until he is confronted by Joe.
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly
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Superman Meets Al Capone!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Al Capone (villain); Perry White; Titano (cameo); Cyrus Martin; "Silky" Hale (gangster)
Synopsis: While returning from the past, Superman is affected by Titano's kryptonite eye-blasts and it causes him to land in Chicago in the 1920's. Here he meets a young Perry White and helps him get his first scoop, and also stops Al Capone.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #197 published June 1967
as Clark Kent Meets Al Capone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #3/1968 published March 1968
as Clark Kent møter Al Capone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #17/1969 published December 1969
as Clark Kent møter Al Capone [Story on Interior Page(s)]2. translation
In Content Item: FlagSuperman from the Thirties to the Seventies #[nn] [Original Edition] published January 1971
as Superman Meets Al Capone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Superman Meets Al Capone! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Time-travel story
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[untitled]

Story  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 (signed)
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Peg
First Line: Guess who I have a date with tonight?
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.67
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics; Action Comics
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Mort Weisinger
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring (logo illustration)
Inker(s): Stan Kaye (logo illustration)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Metropolis Mailbag
Reprinting
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters submitted by William Cassity; Carman Tisdel; Anne Zeek; Don Farb; Terry Fielden; Linda Rocawich. Mort incorrectly explains that Mxyzptlk is pronounced "Mix-Yez-Pitel-Ick". This misinformation is corrected in a later letters page where it is stated that Mxyzptlk only has three syllables.
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Flame-Dragon from Krypton!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo; as statue); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto (cameo); a Kryptonian Flame-Dragon (introduction, villain); Superman robots; Lois Lane; Perry White; "Plates" Finnegan (villain); Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: A Kryptonian Flame-Dragon makes it way to Earth. When it swallows a Red Kryptonite meteor Superman must stay away from the Flame-Dragon for fear the Red Kryptonite will affect him also. When the effect of the red kryptonite fades, Superman freezes the dragon and places him in a block of ice in outer space. Batman, Supergirl and Krypto then assist him in protecting his secret identity from the inquiries of Lois Lane.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWorld's Finest Comics #142 published June 1964
as Flame Dragon from Krypton! [Story on Interior Page(s)]1 page cut
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #2 published August 2006
as Flame-Dragon From Krypton! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
In Content Item: FlagGigant #1/1965 published ?
as Draken från Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Stephens Credit Sales
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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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): Task Force
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[untitled]

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): National Radio Institute
Reprinting
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): Revolutionary War Soldiers
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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