Superman #47
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
Issue contents
Cover
No title recorded
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor
Credits
- Art
- Win Mortimer, line art
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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1"Action! Thrills! Excitement! Stories that teem with moement, menace and mystery! -And, in the leading role in every story in this top-notch magazine is the screen's real two-fisted he-man Congo Bill! - battling his way through perilous paths on the highway to adventure! Don't miss it! The Adventures of Congo Bill at all newsagents."
Details
- Printed
- 1951
- Genre
- Jungle
- More...
- Action! Thrills! Excitement! [The Adventures of Congo Bill]
Notes
The featured cover, The Adventures of Congo Bill #1, is by Australian artist Hart Amos.
![Action! Thrills! Excitement! [The Adventures of Congo Bill] (1951)](/image/gallery/18/action-thrills-excitement-the-adventures-of-congo-bill.jpg "Action! Thrills! Excitement! [The Adventures of Congo Bill] (1951)")
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jor-El; Lara; Perry White
Credits
- Writing
- Al Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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- First print
-
Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #141 (February 1950) — Luthor's Secret Weapon
- Also printed
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1950? series) #47 ([July 1951?]) — Luthor's Secret Weapon
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Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #20 (November 1951) — Luthor's Secret Weapon
Synopsis
Luthor tricks Superman into helping him make synthetic Kryptonite.
Notes
Pages two and five of this story have been reduced in size to fit one-third page MacRobertson advertisements.
3Featuring
- Feature
- MacRobertson
4Featuring
- Feature
- MacRobertson
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lois Lane; Howard Figit (intro)
Credits
- Writing
- Al Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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- First print
-
World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #49 (December 1950-January 1951) — The Men Who Shot Superman!
- Also printed
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1950? series) #47 ([July 1951?]) — The Men Who Shot Superman
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Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #20 (November 1951) — The Men Who Shot Superman
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Superman Super Library (Colour Comics, 1964 series) #35 ([April 1967?]) — The Men Who Shot Superman
Notes
This story is printed on side, two-up. The orginal story is 12 pages. writer id by Martin O'Hearn
6Featuring
- Feature
- Green Arrow
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Arrow; Speedy; The Flying Aces
Credits
- Writing
- George Kashdan, scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Jack Schiff, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #150 (March 1950) — The Green Arrow Contest
- Also printed
-
Superman (KG Murray, 1950? series) #47 ([July 1951?]) — The Green Arrow Contest
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Superman (KGM, 1950? series) #20 (November 1951) — The Green Arrow Contest
Notes
This story is printed on side, two-up. The original story was 10 pages.
7"Jeepers, why did I get stuck with Willie? He's the stingiest boy in town…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Peg
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Peg
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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8"Oh boy, nobody home!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Little Pete
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Little Pete
Credits
- Writing
- Henry Boltinoff, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff, line art [signed]
- Text
- Henry Boltinoff, letterer [signed]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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9"Fluffy - wake up! How often must I tell you not to sleep on the furniture."
Featuring
- Feature
- Fluffy
- Genre
- Humour
- Characters
- Fluffy
Credits
- Writing
- Phil Berube, scripter [signed]
- Art
- Phil Berube, line art [signed]
- Text
- Phil Berube, letterer [signed]
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
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10![Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #47 — Untitled [Boys and Girls!] (page 1)](/image/128181/page-1-superman-colour-comics-1950-series-47-untitled-boys-and-girl.jpg "Superman (Colour Comics, 1950 series) #47 — Untitled [Boys and Girls!] (page 1)")
