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Superman #116 (1957) · The Collector

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Superman (1939)
#116

DC Comics#116

Superman

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Superman #116

The Ray That Changed Superman / Disaster Strikes Twice / The Mechanized Superman

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: September 1957
On sale: Jul 28, 1957
Cover price: $0.10
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Credits

Writers: Jerry Coleman, Henry Boltinoff
Pencillers: Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff
Inkers: Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff
Cover: Al Plastino

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Grand Comics Database issue 13786

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Superman returns to Smallville

Editor

Whitney Ellsworth

Characters

Clark Kent
Rex Malcolm
Superman

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