Superman (DC, 1939 series) #173

Price: 0.12 USD

Pages: 36

On-sale Date: 1964-09-17

Editing: Mort Weisinger (editor)

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The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac!

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Superman / cover / 1 page

Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	George Klein
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Reprints (5)

Issue Data

Publisher's Brand: Superman DC National Comics
Indicia / Colophon Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Indicia Frequency: monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
Publisher's Age Guidelines: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Printer: Printed in U.S.A.

Indexer Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page

The "Untouchable" Clark Kent!

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Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Leo Dorfman
Pencils:	Curt Swan
Inks:	George Klein
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Characters:

Mike Babson [Little Napoleon] (introduction, villain)

Reprints (4)

in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #10/1966 ([oktober] 1966) [ Clark Kent!]
in Superman (Interpresse, 1965 series) #12 (décembre 1966) [moins 2,67 pages [minus 2.67 pages]]
in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #12/1967 (17. Juni 1967)
in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1968 (1968)

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Honesty Is the Best Policy!

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public service announcement / 1 page

Script:	Jack Schiff
Pencils:	Sheldon Moldoff
Inks:	Sheldon Moldoff
Colors:	?
Letters:	Ira Schnapp

Genre:advocacy

Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 1

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Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Otto Binder
Pencils:	Al Plastino
Inks:	Al Plastino
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Keywords:green kryptonite (narrator of all flashbacks in the story)

Characters:

Beppo
(without a universe)
Jor-El
Jonathan Kent
Martha Kent
Krypto
Lewis Lang
(without a universe)

(1st appearance in Superman)
Lara
(without a universe)
Lex Luthor
(not a villain in this story)
Superboy [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]

Super-Baby

Reprints (2)

in Superman (Interpresse, 1965 series) #3 (décembre 1965) [noir et blanc [black and white]]
in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #11/1966 ([november] 1966)

Worth Wishing For...

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Trix Cereal; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.67 page

Luthor's Inventions

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text article / 0.33 page

Script:	?
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

On the page between page 6 and page 7 of the previous story sequence.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page

Script:	?
Pencils:	?
Inks:	?
Colors:	?
Letters:	typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. (nephew of JFK), Paul Shelburne, Doug Henderson, Vicki Darby, Billy Duffer, Jonathan Klein, Christopher Kearn, Victor Zeni, Rose Fox, and Douglas Freeman.

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Willy and Dilly / comic story / 0.67 page

Script:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Pencils:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks:	Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:humor

First Line of Dialogue or Text:Dilly, come in...

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac!

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Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages

Script:	Jerry Siegel
Pencils:	George Papp
Inks:	George Papp
Colors:	?
Letters:	?

Genre:superhero

Keywords:green kryptonite

Characters:

Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy (photo); Sun Boy (photo); Cosmic Boy (photo); Saturn Girl (photo); Chameleon Boy (photo)]; Justice League of America [JLA; Wonder Woman (photo); Green Arrow (photo); Aquaman (photo); Flash [Barry Allen] (photo)]; Superman [as Lex Luthor]; Jimmy Olsen; Rombo; Clayface (statue); The Joker (statue); Mr. Mxyzptlk (statue); Batman [as Brainiac]

Synopsis:: Superman and Batman impersonate Luthor and Brainiac.; in Superman (Interpresse, 1965 series) #12 (décembre 1966)

Indexer Notes

Art credits by Bob Bailey. Art previously credited to John Forte.

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms Cereal / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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80-Page Giant; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

More Movie Monsters Are on the Loose!

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Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

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The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page

Issue Data

Indexer Notes

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G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page

The "Untouchable" Clark Kent! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages

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Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 4)

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page

Honesty Is the Best Policy! (Table of Contents: 5)

public service announcement / 1 page

Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 1 (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages

Worth Wishing For... (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 7)

Trix Cereal; Trix Rabbit / comics-form advertising / 0.67 page

Luthor's Inventions (Table of Contents: 8)

text article / 0.33 page

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page

Indexer Notes

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promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

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Willy and Dilly / comic story / 0.67 page

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Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page

The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac! (Table of Contents: 14)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages

Indexer Notes

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Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page

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L.C. Leprechaun; Lucky Charms Cereal / comics-form advertising / 1 page

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80-Page Giant; The Flash / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page

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104 Cars / advertisement / 0.5 page

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American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page

More Movie Monsters Are on the Loose! (Expand) / (Table of Contents: 20)

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page

The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac!

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The "Untouchable" Clark Kent!

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Honesty Is the Best Policy!

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Tales of Green Kryptonite No. 1

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Worth Wishing For...

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Luthor's Inventions

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The Triumph of Luthor and Brainiac!

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More Movie Monsters Are on the Loose!

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