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Issue Details

Issue #158
Published July 1951
Cover Price 0.10 USD
Pages 52
Editing Whitney Ellsworth

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye

12 page Superman story "The Kid From Krypton"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent] (origin)
Genre superhero
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes recap of Superman's origin and career.

6 page Congo Bill story "Vanishing Convoy"

Characters Congo Bill
Genre jungle
Pencils Ed Smalle
Inks Ed Smalle

8 page Tommy Tomorrow story "The Secret of Planetoid X"

Characters Tommy Tomorrow
Genre science fiction
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks John Fischetti

1 page Varsity Vic filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Jerry Jitterbug filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

2 page Varsity Vic filler

Genre gag
Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

10 page Vigilante story "The Prairie Troubadour Takes Over"

Characters Vigilante
Genre superhero
Pencils George Roussos?
Inks George Roussos?

1 page Leave It To Binky [public service page] public service announcement "Look for the Real Reason!"

Genre teen
Script Jack Schiff
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Bob Oksner
Letters Bernard Sachs