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Issue: Superman #153
Publication Date: May 1962
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Issues: #153 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 Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 03/20/1962
Volume: none
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.12 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 15 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; standard Silver Age U.S.; standard Modern Age U.S.
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
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The Super-Showdown!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Phantom Zone villains
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as [untitled] [Cover Reprint (on Interior Page) on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 1
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover.
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The Day Superman Broke the Law!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Councilman Finch (introduction, villain); Sheriff Todd
Synopsis: Councilman Finch has Superman arrested for tiny infractions of the law so he will be in jail and unable to prevent his theft from the bank.
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In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Day Superman Broke The Law! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Disclose Notes: Theater in story shows "Superman vs. the Mole Men."
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Just One Second!

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The Triple Life of Green Lantern!

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The Secret of the Superman Stamp!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane
Synopsis: The city of Rangoon wants a photo of Superman for a new postage stamp.
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In Content Item: FlagSuperman #7/1968 published April 1968
as Das Rätsel der Superman-Sondermarke [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Secret of the Superman Stamp! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 9
Disclose Notes: Reworked from a story in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #91.
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Letters from Melvin Herbers, Mark Gotay, Chris Brown, Pvt M. Maxwell, John Tatum, Ben Him, Peter Kassan, and Abner Risher.
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Hmm - That window looks open!
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The Town of Supermen!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Phantom Zone inhabitants [ten unnamed prisoners, eight of whom escape]
Synopsis: Lois Lane is invited to a ghost town by eight escaped Phantom Zone criminals in a plot to capture Superman.
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In Content Item: FlagGiant Lois Lane Album #9 published January 1970
as The Town of Supermen [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSuperman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #104 published September 1970
as The Town of Supermen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagShowcase Presents: Superman #3 published June 2007
as The Town Of Supermen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]black and white
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Pages: 9
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Look at Tricksy! He doesn't use an umbrella for balance!
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Coming... Super-Attractions!

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Feature(s): Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane
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Pages: 0.33
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Time-Out for Talk!

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Genres: opinion
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside back cover.
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[untitled]

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Disclose Notes: Back cover.

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