Unofficial Superman Index

SUPERMAN #85

Cover Date: November-December 1953
Cover Price: $.10
Publication Date: 1953-09-07

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Cover Credits:
Art: Win Mortimer

Story: "Luthor - Hero!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #186; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #186; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (last in Action Comics #183; next in the second story in this issue #88/3)

Luthor's henchmen (including "Dr. Hugo Raalter," allegedly responsible for a brain operation turning Luthor from his criminal ways)

a gang of escaping bank robbers (first appearance; only aircraft seen, captured by the "reformed" Luthor)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis

various citizens across the United States

Location(s):

Earth

Atlantic Ocean

United States of America

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.

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Second Story: "Clark Kent, Gentleman Journalist!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Bill Finger
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Mort 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 Action Comics #188; next in World's Finest Comics #68)

Villain(s):

Egbert Smills (first appearance)

Bulldog (first appearance)

a gang of bandits (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Harvey Gray (first appearance; Daily Planet publisher; steps down for three months)

Griselda Gray (first appearance; his sister; brings unpopular changes to the Daily Planet)

Mr. Lennard (first appearance; Daily Planet sports writer)

Location(s):

Earth

Africa

a jungle in an unidentified country

Atlantic Ocean

United States of America

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #6/5 (July-August 1980)

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Third Story: "The Weakling Who Became a Superman!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #67)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #67)

Other Character(s):

Caspar Snelling (first appearance; a college professor; creates a robot duplicate to make it appears he has super powers, eventually comes to believe he has super powers)

Helen (first appearance; Caspar's romantic interest; later marries Caspar)

college students

Location(s):

United States of America

Metropolis

Daily Planet

Comment(s):

This story features the Golden Age versions of characters.

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