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SUPERMAN #82

Cover Date: May-June 1953
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1953-03-09

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Lois Lane Joins the WACs!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Woolfolk
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #180; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #180; next in the second story in this issue; accidentally joins the WACs while in pursuit of a story, later honorably discharged)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #179; next in the second story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

Sgt. Gloria Mulvaney (first appearance; a WAc)
Judy Masters (first appearance; a WAC recruit, also a reporter for The Daily Globe)

Location(s):

United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Over a month passes during this story.
This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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Second Story: "The Unemployed Superman" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJohn Broome (?)
ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

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)
Perry White (in between the first and the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyztplk (last in Action Comics #151; next in issue #86/3)
a criminal gang in London

Other Character(s):

Greg Thorsen (first appearance; a test pilot)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

United Kingdom
London
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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Third Story: "The Super-Reporter of Metropolis" (12 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #64)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #64)
Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #181)

Villain(s):

a captured criminal

Other Character(s):

Mr. Parks (first appearance a big game hunter)
Judge Reynolds (first appearance)
Special Ambassador Gruneski of Lathania (first appearance)
Gustav (first appearance; his brother)
Daily Planet staff

Location(s):

Lathania (first mentioned)
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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