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Issue: Superman #53
Publication Date: July 1948
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Issues: #53 of 8 Issues
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Variant: unnamed
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Publisher: FlagNational Comics Publications of Canada Ltd
Brand: A Superman DC Publication
Indicia Publisher: National Comics Publications Ltd.
On Sale Date: (not set)
Volume:
Pages: 36
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.10 CAD
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Content Items: 7 (4 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): ?
Disclose Notes: Canadian address for DC listed as 372 Bay St., Toronto 1, Ontario.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Colour
Dimensions: Standard Golden Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior
Binding: Saddle-Stitched
Publishing Format: Was ongoing series
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The Origin of Superman

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #53 published July 1948
was The Origin of Superman [Illustration on Cover, Front]
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Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Art credits from index of American comic.
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The Tiniest Things in the World

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Letterer(s): typeset
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Genres: non-fiction
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Pages: 2
Disclose Notes: This article about sub-atomic particles starts on the inside front cover and concludes on the inside back cover.
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The Origin of Superman!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Luthor (cameo); John Kent (1st named, flashback); Mary Kent (flashback); Nitro Kale (criminal)
Synopsis: After a prologue which demonstrates Superman's amazing abilities, his origin is recounted. On the scientifically advanced planet of Krypton, Jor-El fails to convince the Council of Five that Krypton is doomed. As Krypton explodes, Jor-El and Lara send their son to Earth, where he is found and adopted by the elderly Kents. As Clark grows to maturity he manifests abilities far beyond that of mortal men. On his deathbed, his father urges Clark to become a powerful force for good as Superman.
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Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: The name John Kent appears on Superman's father's tombstone. This is the only time this name is used. Kryptonians are shown to have x-ray vision.
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The Treasure Beneath the Lake!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Aquaman; Ark the Seal; Frank Fogarty; Duke
First Line: It was a simple case of a house underwater and a ship in a bottle and a lake made by hand.
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Pages: 7
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
First Line: Tryouts for the baseball team today at the stadium.
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A Job for Superhombre!

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Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Don Camero; Estrellita; The Eye [El Ojo]; Perry White; Mike the Clip; Horseface; the TNT Kid; Muggsy; Duke; Miss Tweek; Glass Jaw Grogan; One-Ear Eddie; Snapper
First Line: When gaucho costumes set the style for Metropolis mobsters, there's more than a rumba rhythm behind it . . .
Synopsis: The Eye takes all the criminals in Metropolis to South America to set up a giant piracy operation, using the home of an old friend of Lois' as a front.
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Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Don Camerro is named after writer Don Cameron.
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Letterer(s): typeset
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Feature(s): A Superman DC Publication
First Line: Tops in comics!
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