Unofficial Superman Index

SUPERMAN #61

Cover Date: November-December 1949
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1949-08-29

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye

Story: "The Prankster's Radio Program!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #138; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #138; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Prankster (in between issues #60 and #64/3)

the Prankster's gang (Beanie named)

Other Character(s):

owners and employees of various radio stations

Location(s):

China

Shanghai

United States of America

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features characters from Earth-Two.

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Second Story: "The Courtship of the Three Lois Lanes!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between the first and the third story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the first and the third story in this issue)

Perry White (last in Action Comics #138; next in the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

a group of racketeers

two members of the Rocky Riordan Gang (first appearance for both)

Other Character(s):

Peggy Wilkins (first appearance; Lois Lane's roommate)

Mr. Crump (first appearance; a butcher)

Chuck (first appearance; a Daily Planet photographer)

the cast of the play The Murdock Murder (first appearance for all)

the mayor of Metropolis

Location(s):

Hong Kong

United Kingdom

London, England

United States of America

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Metropolis Stadium

San Francisco, CA

Comment(s):

Lois tries life as a blond and then a redhead.

This story features characters from Earth-Two.

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Third Story: "Superman Returns to Krypton!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #39; also in flashback as an infant to destruction of Krypton))

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #139)

Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #139)

Jor-El (in flashback to destruction of Krypton)

Lara (in flashback to destruction of Krypton)

Pa Kent (in flashback to finding baby Kal-El)

Ma Kent (in flashback to finding baby Kal-El)

Mooch Carlin (first appearance; a carnival swindler)

Villain(s):

Swami Riva (Dan Rivers; first appearance; next in Superman Family #202/2; believes he has the power to hex Superman, actually posses kryptonite)

Big Eddie's Mob (first appearance for all)

Hijack Hal's Mob (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Harry Peters (first appearance; a rock collector; found the meteor with the kryptonite)

a jeweler at the Acme Jewelry Shop (first appearance)

Location(s):

Earth

United States of America

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Smallville (in flashback)

Krypton

Comment(s):

Superman first learns he is from Krypton.

This is the first appearance of kryptonite in comics, though it would be colored red.

This story takes place on Earth-Two.

Story Reprinted in:

The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told ([March] 1990)

Superman in the Forties ([December] 2005)

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