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SUPERMAN #75

Cover Date: March-April 1952
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1951-12-31

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino


Story: "The Prankster's Star Pupil" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #166; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #166; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Prankster (in between issues #72 and #87/3)
the Prankster's henchmen

Other Character(s):

prison guards (first appearance)
a judge (first appearance)
Dr. Flinders (first appearance; Lois Lane's dentist)
a bridge operator (first appearance)
Students at the Prankster's School of Humor (first appearance for all)
Joe Willis
Freddie Van Flitter
Herbie Hall (a radio actor)
Perkins (a bank clerk)
other unidentified students
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Superman gives his real name as "Jor-El, 2nd, of Krypton."
This story features characters from Earth-Two.


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Second Story: "Superman--Thrill Salesman" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryEdmond Hamilton
ArtAl Plastino
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

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

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the first and the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Mr. Jasson (first appearance; runs a dangerous "thrill tour")
Jasson's henchman (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Joe Morris (first appearance; a travel agent)
citizens of Metropolis and Middleville

Location(s):

Metropolis
Monarch State Building
Middleville
various unidentified locations

Comment(s):

This story features characters from Earth-Two.


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Third Story: "The Man Who Stole Memories" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Plastino (?)
EditingWhitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #57)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #57)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #166; next in World's Finest Comics #57)

Villain(s):

Moose Collins (first appearance; steals the amnesia machine)
his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Professor Higgins (first appearance; invents an amnesia machine)
Mr. Traymore (first appearance; a wealthy business consultant; blackmailed by Moose Collins)
a train engineer (first appearance)
a fireman (first appearance)
a pilot of an army bomber transport plane (first appearance)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features characters from Earth-Two.


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