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Issue: Superman: The Golden Age Omnibus #5
Publication Date: March 2018
 
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Indicia Publisher: DC Comics
On Sale Date: 01/24/2018
Volume: 5
Pages: 776
ISBN: 9781401274764
UPC/EAN: 978140127476459999
Price: $163.00 CAD
$125.00 USD
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Content Items: 113 (65 stories, 1 cover)
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Disclose Notes: Collects Superman stories from Action Comics #86-105, Superman #34-43, and World's Finest Comics #19-25.
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Publication Type: Hardcover
Color: color
Dimensions: 7.5 " x 11"
Paper Stock: glossy
Binding: hardcover with dustjacket
Publishing Format: collected edition
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Superman [Clark Kent]; US Air Force pilots
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Front interior dust jacket with brief synopsis of this collection, includes illustrations from Action Comics #102 and #89.
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Title Page

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Wilbur Wolfingham
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Title page includes illustrations from Action Comics #92, #97, Superman #34 "When the World Got Tired!", and Superman #35 "Fame for Sale!".
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
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Title pages with creator credits, includes illustrations from Superman #34 "The Foiled Frame-Up!", Superman #35 "The Genie of the Lamp!", Superman #34 "The Canyon That Went Berserk!", Superman #34 Cover, and Action Comics #93 cover.
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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyztplk
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Indicia and publisher information, includes illustrations from Action Comics #88, Superman #36 "Mr. Mxyztplk's Mistake", Action Comics #101, and World's Finest Comics #25.
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Foreword

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Foreword by Paul Levitz, dated September 2017.

Includes illustrations from Superman #40 "There Is No Superman!", Superman #39 "The Big Superman Broadcast!", Superman #35 Cover, and World's Finest Comics #20.
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Superman #34

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The United States Navy!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Shep Shepard (introduction); Al Wade (introduction); Dan Ryan (introduction); the Japanese (villains, some die)
Superman has his hands full trying to convince Shep that both of his college buddies from college, now serving in various branches of the armed services, have an equally important job to do in the war effort.
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The Foiled Frame-Up!

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Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Mr. Marvin (villain, real estate broker); Moke Henders (villain, introduction)
Lois turns the tables on a real estate broker who tries to get Lois to make a recorded statement incriminating her boss, Perry White.
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The Canyon That Went Berserk!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; John Prester (prospector); Pick Perkins (villain, introduction); King Conn (villain); Lefty (villain); Torch (villain)
Lois and Clark, not able to find anything exciting enough to write about, visit a fortune teller, and Clark sees an amazing thing in the mystic's crystal ball.
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When the World Got Tired!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Luthor (villain); Koda (alien villain, introduction, death); Goki (alien villain, introduction, death)
Luthor enlists the aid of two aliens from the planet Attar to conquer the world by using a ray on the earth people that makes them lazy.
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Action Comics #86

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Superman
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The Enchanted Mountain!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; the Wizard of Wokit; Lois Lane
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Action Comics #87

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Superman
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Danger Highway!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; "Gears" Corrigan; Walt Shade [Walt Brodie]; Mike Cooley
Clark Kent writes a story about long distance truck drivers.
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Superman #35

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
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Fame for Sale!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Mr. Blitz (amusement park owner); Caleb McCaleb (money lender); Mayor Bragg; Mabel Murgatroyd; Mrs. Van Vallum; J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain); Scarface Nick (villain); Machine Gun Morry (villain)
Wilbur Wolfingham acts as a publicity agent for several well-known people, then gets actors to impersonate them and make outlandish statements that mar their character.
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The Drug Swindle

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Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Rufus Hyatt; Blackjack Hart (villain, introduction); Dr. Klemm (villain, introduction)
Clark berates women reporters as too intuitive and emotional, not allowing reason to rule. But Lois decides to prove that she doesn't need Superman to solve a case, a move that nearly costs her her life.
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Like Father, Like Son!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Smallville (introduction); Howard Brent; Raymond Brent; Mr. Hodges (camera store owner); Officer Clancey (policeman); Jed Scapely (villain, introduction); Joe (villain)
Two men are running for the job of Public Works Commissioner, but one of them, Jed Scapely, uses an underhanded technique to undermine his opponent.
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Smallville is not the town Superman grew up in in this story.
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The Genie of the Lamp!

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Bernard Demarest, Jr. (introduction); Crawfish Cole (villain, villain)
A wealthy cynic and misguided young man, is interested in collecting antiques, and gets the chance to buy Aladdin's Lamp...with disastrous results.
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World's Finest Comics #19

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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The Battle of the Zodiac!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Apollo; Orion; Neptune; Jupiter; Aba Raja (villain)
Superman confronts an astrologer that is conning people into believing they could become rich by using the powers of the ancients, then got those people to entrust all of their money to him.
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Action Comics #88

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Superman; Hocus; Pocus
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The Adventure of the Stingy Men!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannelhead]; Henry Weston; Roger Nolan (villain); Hiram Slag; Ben Crabbe
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Action Comics #89

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Superman
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The King of Color!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mortimer Riggs-Biddle III; Milford; S. Andrew Bascomb; Herbert; Lois Lane; Herbert Van Gilder; Brick-Top Boyle; Turk; Pug; Pixie
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Superman #36

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Superman; Lois Lane
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Mr. Mxyztplk's Mistake

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyztplk (villain); Lois Lane
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Glory for Gloria!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Sharpie Jackson (Villain, Introduction); Gloria Allure (Introduction); Perry White
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Captain Rourke's Treasure

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Captain Rourke (Introduction); Clark Kent; Lois Lane
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Clark Kent, Star Reporter!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Keele (Villain, Introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White
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Action Comics #90

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Rookery for River Rats!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Barney McGowan; Amphi-Bandits
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Action Comics #91

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Superman
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The Ghost Drum!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White
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Superman #37

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Superman; Prankster
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The Dangerous Dream!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Johnny Fray (introduction); The Velvet Gang (villain, introduction); Perry White; Lois Lane
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Pranks for Profit!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Prankster (villain); Lois Lane
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Crime in the Art Studio

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Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Emery King (introduction); Big Larkin (villain, introduction)
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The Rubbish Robbers!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Roscoe (Introduction, Villain); the Boss (Introduction, Villain); Perry White
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World's Finest Comics #20

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
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The Toyman: Super-Scientist!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Inspector Kerrigan; Professor Vining; The Toyman (villain)
Superman must retrieve a super secret invention, the human wavelength detector, from the clutches of the Toyman, but finds it a challenge as the villain has set the machine to pick up the electrical vibrations of the Man of Tomorrow.
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Action Comics #92

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Superman
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The Average American!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Hammerhead Haines
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Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits John Sikela as the penciller for this story.
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Action Comics #93

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Christmas 'Round the World!

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Superman [also as Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Pablo; Mai-Ling; Jon Bjornsen; Eric Bjornsen; Ed; George; Chief Kukulak; Li-Tan; Tashya Vatkoff; Sonya Vatkoff; Ivan Vatkoff; Boris Vatkoff; Hans Vroom; Juan
As Superman reunites refugees with their families all over the world, he witnesses many different ways of celebrating Christmas.
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Superman #38

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Superman; Batman; Robin; The Cavalier
Superman is reading a copy of Batman #32 (December 1945-January 1946) while sitting in a barber chair.
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The Battle of the Atoms!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
First Luthor invents a machine that makes buildings melt. Then Luthor tries to kill Superman with an atomic bomb.
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The Bad Old Knights!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Burton (introduction)
Superman goes to Camelot in a dream.
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The International Swindler

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Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Cabin-Class Harry (Villain, Introduction)
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The Man of Stone!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Goon McGloon (villain, introduction); Literary Link (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White
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Action Comics #94

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Superman
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Battle of the Redwoods!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Betty Wilder; Bullwer Rylie; Stan Caxton
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World's Finest Comics #21

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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The Plane of Tomorrow!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Bill Minton; Mr. Nicholson; Loops Logan (villain); Tommy (villain)
Superman helps out a friend of Lois Lane who has invented a new jet plane that will revolutionize air transport.
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Action Comics #95

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Superman; the Prankster
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The Laughing Stock of Metropolis!

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Superman [Clark Kent; also as Professor Hi Laryus]; Lois Lane; the Prankster (villain); Mayor Caldwell; Jimmy Olsen
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Superman #39

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Superman
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The Big Superman Broadcast!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Boss Briggins (villain, introduction); Lois Lane
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1st Superman radio show.
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The Monster of China Deep!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Captain Spears (villain, introduction); Lois Lane
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The Phony Pendant

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Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Norton (introduction); Mrs. Van Ness (introduction)
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Swindle in Sweethearts!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Wilbur Wolfingham (villain); Lois Lane
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Action Comics #96

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Superman
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Haircut -- and a Close Shave!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Twister; Lois Lane
A writer decides to become a criminal as "Research" for his next book.
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World's Finest Comics #22

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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The Siege of Aurora Roost!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; John "The Duke" Borealis; Charlie Chinook (butler to Borealis); Wolf (villain); Rawhide (villain)
Superman and Lois discover the true reason why The Duke is giving away solid gold to other prospectors as a grubstake, but must stop the Wolf and his thugs from spoiling the Duke's efforts.
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Action Comics #97

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Hocus; Pocus; Superman
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The Magician's Convention!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannelhead]; Conrad the Conjuror; Gregor the Great
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Superman #40

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Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk; Susie Thompkins
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The Mxyztplk-Susie Alliance!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyztplk (villain); Susie Tompkins; Lois Lane; Zrfff; Daily Planet Building
Lois thinks Superman is making Susie's fibs come true again, but Susie is actually telling the truth about things Mr. Mxyztplk is doing. Superman prevents any real damage from Mr. Mxyztplk's tricks until he can get him to say his name backwards and return to his own dimension.
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There Is No Superman!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Professor Walter Whiffensniff (intro); Flatnose Flannigan (intro, villain); Perry White; Lois Lane
A noted Professor believes that Superman is scientifically impossible and therefore must be a hoax.
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Writer credit by Martin O'Hearn. Based on a daily newspaper sequence by Alvin Schwartz.
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The Silken Mystery

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Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Steve Bard; Johnny Roberts (intro)
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A Modern Marco Polo!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Kublai Khan (intro); Mai-Lin (Khan's daughter); Bonzac (intro, villain); Garjnok (intro, villain); Perry White; Lois Lane
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Action Comics #98

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Superman
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Art credits from GCD index for original issue. The table of contents for this collection credits Joe Shuster as the penciller and John Sikela as the inker for this story.
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Starring Susie!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Susie Tompkins; Lois Lane; Perry White
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World's Finest Comics #23

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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The Colossus of Metropolis!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (?); Frank Bushwick; Coleman Lacy; Mary Dashiell; Ray Morris; Arthur Wingham; Gerald Keene
A group of former silent screen stars sink every penny of their fortunes into re-creating two of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World in order to gain publicity, all in hopes of reviving their careers. But when they are destroyed in a rainstorm, only Superman can save the day and bring their dreams into fruition.
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Action Comics #99

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Superman; Trick-shot Schultz
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The Talisman of Trouble!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Burton Hayes; Keith Langwell
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Superman #41

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superhero
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Too Many Pranksters!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; The Prankster (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
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Clark Kent's Bodyguard!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Pat Malarkey (introduction); Lois Lane; Perry White; Mike Ixnay
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A Modern Alice in Wonderland!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Alice Neal (introduction); Lois Lane; The Mad Hatter; The Door Mouse; The March Hare; Rufe
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Action Comics #100

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Superman; Inspector Hawkins
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The Sleuth Who Never Failed!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Inspector Hawkins (introduction); Lois Lane
Inspector Hawkins tries to trap Clark Kent into revealing he is Superman.
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Ideas, themes and plot devices from this story form the basis for most of the "Lois Lane thinks Clark Kent is Superman" stories of the next two decades.
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World's Finest Comics #24

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Impossible but True!

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superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jerry (Planet newsroom boy); Olga Olmstead; Mr. Olmstead (Olga's father); Mr. Upjohn (radio program director); Posy Edwards (villain); Nick (villain); Archie (villain)
In order to protect her father, Olga Olmstead uses her position on a popular radio show to disguise code messages related to various crimes that have been committed, and gets fired for doing it. Superman quickly sees through the situation, and resolves the program as well as regaining the woman's position on the show.
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Intro of the Impossible But True radio program, later to feature Roy Raymond.
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Action Comics #101

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Superman
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Crime Paradise!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Specs Dour; Lois Lane; Craig Dennison; Bruce Doyle; Axel; P.J. Moran
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Superman #42

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Superman; Lois Lane
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The Man Who Wouldn't Quit!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; J. Wilbur Wolfingham (villain); John Ross; Tom Crowell; Jim Waverly; Lois Lane
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The Bowling Alley Crimes

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Steve Bard; Clark Kent; Perry White; Whitey (villain, introduction); Turk (villain, introduction); unnamed crook (villain, introduction)
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A Legend Comes True!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Burton Crowther (villain, introduction); Lois Lane; Casey Down
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Inks credit by Bob Hughes.
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The Death of Clark Kent!

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Superman [Clark Kent; also as Kenneth Clarkson]; Pinky Redd (Villain, Introduction); Professor Fergusson; Lois Lane; Hal Hocum
When Clark Kent is "killed" in front of witnesses Superman adopts a new identity.
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Redone in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127.
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Action Comics #102

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Superman; Mr. Mxyztplk
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Mr. Mxyztplk and His Wonderful Lamp!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyztplk (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Mortimer; Slim; O. Whilom Potts
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World's Finest Comics #25

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Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
Superman [Clark Kent]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]
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Mad Weather in Metropolis!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Joe Parkus; Mrs. Parkus; Ed Rook (villain); Slapsy (villain)
Lois gets demoted to doing the weather reports for the Planet, so she deliberately makes them as weird as possible, hoping to get fired. At the same time, small time hoods have forced a sporting goods retailer, whose wife they have kidnapped, to buy out-of-season mechandise on his G.I. loan, threatening to take the money and scram. But Superman steps in and helps solve the problems of both Lois and the retailer at the same time by making Lois' weird predictions come true.
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Action Comics #103

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Superman
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The Road to Happiness!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dr. Bunner; Glenn Paulding; Haxtl; Nara; Quexo
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Superman #43

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Superman
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The Inventions of Hector Thwistle!

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superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Hector Thwistle (intro); Lois Lane; Perry White
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Lois Lane, Actress!

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superhero
Joe Corcoran (introduction, villain)
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The Molten World!

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Superman [Clark Kent]; Luthor (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White
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Action Comics #104

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superhero
Superman; the Prankster
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Candytown, U.S.A.

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superhero
the Prankster; Superman [Clark Kent]; Daniel R. Sweetooth; Lois Lane
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Action Comics #105

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Superman; Santa Claus
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The Man Who Hated Christmas!

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superhero
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Santa Claus; Jasper Rasper (villain); Mr. Cartwright; Edgar Cringe; Mrs. O'Malley; Tommy
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Biographies

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Biographies of Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster, Don Cameron, Whitney Ellsworth, Bill Finger, Joe Samachson, Alvin Schwartz, Wayne Boring, Hardin "Jack" Burnley, Sam Citron, Ed Dobrotka, Stan Kaye, Win Mortimer, Charles Paris, Pete Riss, George Roussos, John Sikela, Jon Small, and Ira Yarbrough.
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Complete Your Collection

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Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]
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Inside rear dust jacket listing of other Golden Age Omnibuses. Includes Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1, Batman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2, Green Arrow: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1, Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 1, and Wonder Woman: The Golden Age Omnibus Vol. 2
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Back Cover

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Superman [Clark Kent]
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Back cover with text on contents of collection, includes illustrations from Action Comics #88 and #98.
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Spine of Book

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Superman [Clark Kent]
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Title of book with illustration from Action Comics #92 Cover and DC Circle and Serifs logo.

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