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Superman #388 (1983) · The Collector

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Superman (1939)
#388

DC Comics#388

Superman

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Superman #388

The Kid Who Played Superman!

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: October 1983
On sale: Jun 21, 1983
Cover price: $0.60
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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DirectMain
Printing not stated · $0.60
No barcode recorded
Canadian
Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$0.75

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Grand Comics Database issue 37836

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When an invisible alien race lands their spaceship on Earth only little Micky Norris can see them and alert Superman to their scheme.

Newsstand

Printing not stated · $0.60

Credits

Writer: Cary Bates
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Dave Hunt
Colorist: Anthony Tollin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Cover: Gil Kane
Cover colors: Anthony Tollin
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Consulting editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
Cover letters: Todd Klein

Characters

Invisible Aliens
Jimmy Olsen
Justin Moore
Lana Lang
Lois Lane
Mickey Norris
Morgan Edge
Mrs. Norris
Perry White
Superman

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