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SUPERMAN #89

Cover Date: May 1954
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1954-03-08

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "Captain Kent the Terrible!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #192; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #192; next in the third story in this issue)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #192; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Highwaymen in the 16th Century

Other Character(s):

Queen Elizabeth of England
King Philip II of Spain
English forces
Spanish forces

Location(s):

England (16th Century)
Spain (16th Century)
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Superman goes back to July 1588 to clear the name of a Clark family ancestor.
This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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Second Story: "Superman of Skid Row" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (goes undercover as "Charlie Kendall:" in between the first and the third story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (in between the first and the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Ed Main (first appearance; editor of the Skid Row News paper; blackmails families who have relatives on Skid Row)
unnamed accomplice

Other Character(s):

Mr. Travis (first appearance; a bank manager)
Senator Smithers (first appearance)
a restaurant owner (first appearance)
the Skid Row Brotherhood (first appearance for all)
Fred Smith (a writer)
Harry (an architect)
Josh
Ted (a carpenter)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
Flophouse Joe's' (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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Third Story: "One Hour of Doom" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Woolfolk
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #68)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between Action Comics #192 and #484)
Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #70)
Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #193)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (in between issues #88/3 and #90/3)
two henchmen (first appearance for both)
looters (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

the Mayor of Metropolis
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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