Superman No. 108

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Description:

Superman issue no. 108 was published by DC Comics in September of 1956. The cover art by Al Plastino depicts Clark Kent trapped in a jail cell with three female cops wanting to test their suspicions that Clark Kent is Superman. The 36 page issue sold for 10 cents and featured the stories “The Brain from the Future,” “Perry White, Jr., Demon Reporter,” and the title story “The Girl Cops of Metropolis!” Superman first appeared in the June 1938 Action Comics No. 1, before the Superman title launched in May of 1939 and continued until 1986 when it was renamed Adventures of Superman.

Date Made: 1956-09

Publisher: National Comics Publications, Inc.Maker: National Comics Publications, Inc.Action Comics

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York City

Subject: SupermanComics

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See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Entertainment, Popular Entertainment, American Enterprise

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Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1988.3095.29Catalog Number: 1988.3095.29Nonaccession Number: 1988.3095

Object Name: comic book

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-1a11-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1071847

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