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SUPERMAN #93

Cover Date: November 1954
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1954-09-06

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino


Story: "The Super-Joke on Superman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #197; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #197; next in the third story in this issue)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #197; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

a gang of robbers
an unidentified alien race (first appearance in spaceship only; decide against invading Earth)

Other Character(s):

Wilmington Waffle (first appearance a comedian; accidentally given a contract to create a Superman movie)
Murray Butler (first appearance; an actor)
J.B. Eppingworth (first appearance; a Hollywood producer)
an unidentified movie director (first appearance)
Maisie (first appearance; a tired secretary who errors on writing up contracts)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

United States of America
Hollywood, CA
Offices of Colossal Films, Inc.
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Silver Age versions of characters.


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Second Story: "Jimmy Olsen's Double!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

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

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #1/3 and #2)
Perry White (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #198)

Villain(s):

The Thinker (first appearance; no connection to the Flash villain the Thinker)
Baby-Face (first appearance; a Jimmy Olsen lookalike)
Pug (first appearance)
other members of the Thinker's gang (first appearance for all)
The Rafferty Mob (first appearance for all; their boss, Tiger Welch named)
The Cheney Mob (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis;;;

Location(s):

United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Silver Age versions of characters.


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Third Story: "The Man Superman Feared!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Coleman
ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (also in flashback to six years earlier; last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #2)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #198)

Villain(s):

The Rowley Gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Alfred Huntley (first appearance; also in flashback to six years earlier)
an unnamed young man (first appearance)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Africa
an unidentified country
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Silver Age versions of characters.


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