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Superman #391 (1984) · The Collector

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Superman (1939)
#391

DC Comics#391

Superman

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Superman #391

Who Stole the Newswoman of the Year?

Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: January 1984
On sale: Sep 20, 1983
Cover price: $0.75
Pages: 36
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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DirectMain
Printing not stated · $0.75
No barcode recorded
Canadian
Printing not stated · Newsstand · CA market · CA$0.95

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Grand Comics Database issue 38185

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Vartox kidnaps Lana Lang and Superman tries to find where she is hidden. It is revealed that Vartox is being controlled by a Dybbuk alien.

Newsstand

Printing not stated · $0.75

Credits

Writers: Cary Bates, Elliot Maggin
Penciller: Curt Swan
Inker: Dave Hunt
Colorist: Anthony Tollin
Letterer: Ben Oda
Covers: José Luis García-López, Dick Giordano
Cover colors: Anthony Tollin
Editor: Julius Schwartz
Consulting editor: E. Nelson Bridwell
Managing editor: Tom Condon

Characters

Goopel
Grunt
Jimmy Olsen
Jonathan Kent· Cameo
Justin Moore
Lana Lang
Lois Lang
Martha Kent· Cameo
Squeezy
Srakka
Superman
Vartox
Wallace Gurkheim
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