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 Unofficial Superman Index

Superman 100

SUPERMAN #100

Cover Date: September 1955
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1955-07-24

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Cover Credits:


Story: "The Toy Superman Contest" (8 Pages)

Credits:

PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #207; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Red Anson (first appearance; an escaped convict)
his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

various kids (first appearance for all; each has created a scenario of how Superman would use his powers in innovative ways; Tom and Bob named)
Harry (first appearance; a young boy; the details of his feat kept quiet for fear of tipping off Red Anson)
a toy manufacturer (first appearance; creates a miniature flying Superman toy)

Location(s):

Metropolis


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Second Story: "Superman -- Substitute Teacher" (8 Pages)

Credits:

ArtAl Plastino
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between the first and the third stories in this issue; disguises himself to save his secret identity, but is mistakenly recognized as Mr. Cranston, a substitute teacher)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Cranston (first appearance; a substitute teacher)
a group of students (first appearance for all; Evans named)
a school principal (first appearance)
an unnamed passerby (first appearance; sees Superman change into his secret identity)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Lois Lane (off-panel)

Location(s):

Metropolis


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Third Story: "The Clue from Krypton" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBill Finger
PencilsWayne Boring
InksStan Kaye
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #7; also in flashback)

Supporting Character(s):

Jor-El (in flashback; page 2, panels 2-4; last in flashback in Action Comics #378 [page 14, panel 2]; next in flashback in Action Comics #223 [page 6, panel 5 to page 12, panel 1] also in flashback in this issue, page 2, panel 5; last in flashback in Action Comics #281 [page 10, panel 5]; next in flashback in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #56/2)
Lara Jor-El (in flashback; page 2, panel 5; last in Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #255; next in issue #150)
Lois Lane (in between Action Comics #207 and #208)

Villain(s):

Floyd Fowler (first appearance; attempts to extort Superman by proving his identity as Clark Kent using a set of matching fingerprints)

Other Character(s):

reporters

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jonathan Kent (in flashback)
Martha Kent (in flashback)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton
Kryptonopolis
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Smallville (in flashbacks)


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