Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Superman Supacomic #50

 K.G. Murray's Superman Supacomic #50 was published c.October 1963:


The cover is from DC Comics' Superman #159:


The main features:

Lois Lane, the Super-Maid of Krypton!, originally published in Superman #159, February 1963

The Super-Revenge of the Phantom-Zone Prisoner!, originally published in Superman #157, November 1962

The Secret of the Ant-Man, originally published in Batman #156, June 1963

Robin Dies at Dawn, originally published in Batman #156, June 1963

The Lair of Braniac!, originally published in Superboy #106, July 1963

The Fake Superboy from Krypton!, originally published in Adventure Comics #309, June 1963

The Doom of the Super-Heroes!, originally published in Adventure Comics #310, July 1963

There is also a full-page Amazing Ratios feature originally published in Strange Adventures #154, July 1963.

Some of the features listed above are multi-part stories. I've listed the main title only, but rest assured they are reprinted complete.

The advertisements in this issue do not have a date code so the date ascribed above is a guesstimate based on the date codes of the surrounding issues, and as suggested on AusReprints.

This copy is in great condition for its age. I purchased it many years ago from a UK dealer - I purchased a dozen or so such 100-page issues of this vintage from him, and I have rarely seen the issues concerned in such fine condition, which is surprising given they travelled across the ocean at least twice. Of course, they cost me a fair bit of coin at the time, but some 15 years later I daresay many collectors would consider them something of a bargain. I'll post a few more of them over the next few days - it's enjoyable to pull them out of the mylar and browse through them.


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