Object Details
publisher
National Comics Publications, Inc.
maker
National Comics Publications, Inc.
Action Comics
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.
Location
Currently not on view
date made
1956-09
ID Number
1988.3095.29
catalog number
1988.3095.29
nonaccession 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
place made
United States: New York, New York City
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Data Source
National Museum of American History
Subject
Superman
Comics
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_1071847