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SUPERMAN #84

Cover Date: September-October 1953
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1953-07-06

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer


Story: "Superman's Other Life!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #184; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #184; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

an unidentified crook

Other Character(s):

Mr. Bishop (first appearance; radio station owner)
Kathy Klutch (first appearance; radio station receptionist)
Gary Evans (first mentioned; a movie star)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Earth
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story occurs during the summer.
This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.

Synopsis:

Superman goes back in time to when Clark Kent first got to Metropolis. He avoids taking a job at the Daily Planet so he can remove Lois Lane and her snooping from his life. Unfortunately working as a disk jockey, his new coworker Kathy Klutch is much worse and even though he manages to deal with her, Lois still enters his life. He goes back and once more changes time to work at the Daily Planet again.


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Second Story: "A Doghouse for Superman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Woolfolk
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 (last in World's Finest Comics #65; next in the third story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

Yeast-People (first appearance; an alien race; Ysl named)

Location(s):

Earth
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet
somewhere in the American southwest (presumed)
an unidentified planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Annual #4 ([Winter] 1961)
Best of DC #42/9 (November 1983)


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Third Story: "Lois Lane, Policewoman!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #66)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #66)
Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #66)

Villain(s):

"Cracker" Moreau (first appearance; a bank robber)
Mugsy (first appearance)
an unidentified accomplice (first appearance)
"Silver" Skene (first appearance)
his gang (first appearance for all; Marty Malloy named)

Other Character(s):

Metropolis Police Chief
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.


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