Superman No. 154
Superman No. 154
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- Description (Brief)
- The comic book Superman #154 has a cover date of July, 1962. It features the story The Underwater Pranks of Mr. Mxyzptlk written by Edmond Hamilton, with art by Curt Swan and George Klein.
- The cover features Superman arguing with Mister Mxyzptlk, an imp from the fifth dimension who can only be beaten by being tricked into saying his own name backwards. Mxyzptlk first appeared in Superman #30 (1940.)
- With his debut in Action Comics #1, Superman became an instant sensation with audiences, inspired by the “Man of Tomorrow’s” virtue and heroics at time when the Nation was slowly emerging from the economic catastrophe of the Great Depression and moving closer to World War.
- Born on the doomed planet Krypton, Superman was sent to Earth as a child, where our world’s yellow sun granted him extraordinary powers such as flight, super-strength, near-invulnerability, as well as other extraordinary abilities including heat and X-Ray vision. As an adult living in the city of Metropolis, the alien, born Kal-El, protects his identity by assuming the persona of Clark Kent, a “mild-mannered” journalist.
- Fighting for “Truth and Justice,” Superman birthed a cultural fascination with superheroes, and has become one of the most recognizable and influential fictional characters in history. In addition to comic books, the character has been explored in all forms of media, including radio, television, and film, and has been used to promote a variety of successful consumer products, educational initiatives and public service campaigns.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- Book, Comic
- comic book
- Date made
- 1962-07
- publisher
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- maker
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Action Comics
- place made
- United States: New York, New York City
- Measurements
- overall: 10 in x 6 1/2 in; 25.4 cm x 16.51 cm
- ID Number
- 1988.3095.02
- catalog number
- 1988.3095.02
- nonaccession number
- 1988.3095
- catalog number
- .02
- subject
- Superman
- Comics
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- Culture and the Arts: Entertainment
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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