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The Complete Dickie Dare / by Milton Caniff ; edited and with
   an introduction by Rick Marschall. -- Agoura, CA :
   Fantagraphics Books, 1986. -- 147 p. : ill. ; 22 x 28 cm.
   -- (The Nemo Bookshelf) -- Collects strips dated July 31,
   1933 to Dec. 31, 1934. -- Strips dated Dec. 3 to Dec. 31,
   1934, are signed by Coulton Waugh. -- Adventure story
   genre. -- Call no.: PN6728.D53C3 1986
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Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952)
   CONTENTS: "Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!" (Buzzy) 1 p.
   public service -- "Lois Lane, Witch!" (Superman) 12 p. --
   "Glass Blower"* 1/2 p. advertising -- "Survival in the
   Snow!" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "This Looks Like a Swell
   Ship!"* (Shorty) 1/2 p. -- "Quick Quiz" 1 p. -- "The Eye of
   Space!" (Tommy Tomorrow of the Space Planeteers) 6 p. --
   "That Kid and His Drum!"* (Little Pete) 1/2 p. -- "Golly!
   Look at Jim Star Go!"* (Sue) 1 p. -- "The Man in the Mask"
   2 p. text -- "The Killer Horse of Hollow Hills!"
   (Vigilante) 8 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953)
   CONTENTS: "Muscles for Money" (Superman) 12 p. -- "Superboy
   Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!" (Superboy) 1 p.
   public service -- "The Man-Eater of Mandalao!" (Congo
   Bill) 6 p. -- "If You Make This Jump, You Win The Event,
   Pud"* 1/2 p. advertising -- "Out of Order"* (Varsity Vic) 1
   p. -- "The End of the Planeteers!" (Tommy Tomorrow) 6 p. --
   "Coins of Destiny" 2 p. text -- "Free Speech, Free For
   All!" (Buzzy) 1 p. public service -- "The Impossible
   Legend" (Vigilante) 8 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953)
   CONTENTS: "The Holiday Spirit" (Superboy) 1 p. public
   service -- "Anti-Superman Weapon" (Superman) 12 p. --
   "Missing His Family"* (Varsity Vic) 1/2 p. -- "I Rode with
   the Outlaw Cameleers" (Congo Bill) 6 p. -- "Shoveling the
   Driveway"* 1/2 p. advertising -- "New Hat"* (Jerry the
   Jitterbug) 1 p. -- "The Children from Space" (Tommy
   Tomorrow) 6 p. -- "Peril at the South Pole" 2 p. text --
   "Scrambled Eggs Again"* (Private Pete) 1/2 p. -- "Five
   Bandannas for Vigilante" (Vigilante) 8 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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Showcase, no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1957)
   CONTENTS: "The Jilting of Superman" (Lois Lane) 8 p. --
   "Danger, Prejudice at Work!" 1 p. public service -- "Keep
   the Ten Dollars"* (Lem 'n' Lime) 1/2 p. -- "The Sightless
   Lois Lane" (Lois Lane) 8 p. -- "Winter Vacation"* (Peg) 1
   p. -- "How Brave Is A Girl" 1 p. text -- "The Forbidden Box
   from Krypton" (Lois Lane) 8 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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Superboy, no. 56 (Apr. 1957)
   CONTENTS: "The Secret of Fort Smallville" (Superboy) 10 p.
   -- "Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing" (Buzzy) 1 p.
   public service -- "Clark Kent, Vandal" (Superboy) 6 p. --
   "Football Team Tryouts"* (Shorty) 1 p. -- "Sit Up and Beg"*
   (Lionel and His Lions) 1 p. -- "My Business is Dynamite" 1
   p. text -- "A Job for Super-Dog" (Superboy) 8 p. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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Superboy, no. 59 (Sept. 1957)
   CONTENTS: "Superboy's Underground Exile" (Superboy) 8 p. --
   "India Eraser Man"* (Hy Wire) 1/2 p. -- "Superboy Meets
   Amazing Man" (Superboy) 8 p. -- "Danger, Prejudice at Work"
   1 p. public service -- "So You Want To Be A Detective?" 1
   p. text -- "The Super-Dreams of Superbaby" (Superboy) 8 p.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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Superman, no. 123 (Aug. 1958)
   CONTENTS: "The Girl of Steel!" (The Three Magic Wishes,
   part 1) 10 p. -- "Tracking"* (Bullseye Billy) 1/2 p. --
   "The Lost Super-Powers" (The Three Magic Wishes, part 2) 6
   p. -- "Wanted: a Pal!" 1 p. public service -- "Superman's
   Return to Krypton" (The Three Magic Wishes, part 3) 10 p.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.123
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Superman, no. 131 (Aug. 1959)
   CONTENTS: "The Menace of Mr. Mxyzptlk!" (Superman) 9 p. --
   "Crystal Ball"* (Jerry the Jitterbug) 1/2 p. -- "Superman's
   Future Wife!" (Superman) 8 p. -- "Silence, No Talking"*
   (Peg) 1 p. -- "Metropolis Mailbag" 1 p. text -- "The
   Unknown Super-Deeds" (Superman : an Untold Story) 8 p. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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Superman, no. 132 (Oct. 1959)
   CONTENTS: "Krypton Lives On!" (Superman : Superman's Other
   Life, part 1) 10 p. -- "It's Fun to Learn!" 1 p. public
   service -- "Painting the Fire House"* (Ollie) 1 p. --
   "Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton" (Superman : Superman's
   Other Life, part 2) 8 p. -- "Metropolis Mailbag" 1 p. text
   -- "The Superman of Two Worlds!" (Superman : Superman's
   Other Life, part 3) 7 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane, no. 30 (Jan. 1962)
   CONTENTS: "When Superman Abandoned Lois Lane!" (Lois Lane)
   8 p. -- "The Secret of the Happy Pig!" (Peter Porkchops) 1
   p. public service -- "First Taxi Ride"* (Profesor Eureka)
   1/2 p. -- "Superman's Secret Family!" part 1 (Lois Lane) 8
   p. -- "Campaign Parade"* (Varsity Vic) 2 p. -- "Letters to
   Lois" 1 p. text -- "The Robot Paradise" (Lois Lane :
   Superman's Secret Family, part 2) 8 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, no. 63 (Feb. 1966)
   CONTENTS: "The Satanic Schemes of S.K.U.L.!" (Lois Lane) 25
   p. -- "The Invisible Handicap!" 1 p. public service --
   "Letters to Lois" 1 p. text -- "Meet TV's Lois Lane" 1 p.
   text -- "A Submarine Instead"* (Cap's Hobby Center) 1/2 p.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.63
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956)
   CONTENTS: "Jimmy Olsen's Martian Pal" (Jimmy Olsen) 8 p. --
   "Do You Know How To Be A Good Baby-Sitter?" (Buzzy) 1 p.
   public service -- "Jimmy Olsen's Forgotten Adventure"
   (Jimmy Olsen) 8 p. -- "Last Week They Fired Ninety Shots"*
   (Little Pete) 1 p. -- "That Record'll Repeat Itself
   Forever"* (Fearless Fosdick) 1 tier advertising --
   "Pedigree Dog"* (Shorty) 1 p. -- "How To Be A Weather
   Expert" 2 p. text -- "Jungle Jimmy Olsen!" (Jimmy Olsen) 8
   p. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956)
   CONTENTS: "The Six Jimmy Olsens" (Jimmy Olsen) 8 p. --
   "Arithmetic Homework"* (Little Pete) 1 p. -- "The Stolen
   Superman Signal" (Jimmy Olsen) 8 p. -- "Jack the
   Giant-Wrecker" 2 p. text -- "The Mumps"* (Jerry the
   Jitterbug) 1 p. -- "Jimmy Olsen's Super Illusions" (Jimmy
   Olsen) 8 p. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct. 1956)
   CONTENTS: "The Three Lives of Jimmy Olsen" (Jimmy Olsen) 8
   p. -- "How to Spend a Summer Week" (Binky) 1 p. public
   service -- "The Boy of Steel" (Jummy Olsen) 8 p. -- "A
   Birthday Present for Pierre" 1 p. text -- "She Hurried Up
   and Went Out!"* (Varsity Vic) 1 p. -- "The Super Liar of
   Metropolis" (Jimmy Olsen) 6 p. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S8no.16
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"Buzzy's Rules of Water Safety!" (Buzzy) / script, Jack Schiff
   ; art, Win Mortimer ; letters, Ira Schnapp. 1 p. public
   service in Detective Comics, no. 176 (Oct. 1951) ; in
   Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952) ; and in Detective
   Comics, no. 187 (Sept. 1952) ; and in World's Finest
   Comics, no 128 (Sept. 1962). -- Tips about swimming and
   boating. -- "Published as a public service in cooperation
   with leading national social welfare and youth-serving
   organizations." -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Klein,
   Mike Tiefenbacher, et al. via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: film 15791r.294. Call no.: film 15791r.270. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W7no.128
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"Lois Lane, Witch!" (Superman) / Al Plastino, art. 12 p. in
   Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). -- Begins: "Do you
   believe in good and bad luck symbols, in four-leaf clovers
   and black cats and unlucky thirteen?" -- Summary: Lois goes
   to Clark Kent's apartment to retrieve his dirty shirts, and
   accidentally picks up a pretty "talisman" that came to
   Earth with the rocket that brought the baby Superman. The
   pretty item is a product of Kryptonian super-science, made
   to destroy iron meteorites and thus protect the baby on his
   journey. Lois turns it on, and becomes a jinx when things
   made of iron crumble wherever she goes. Lois tries to use
   her bad luck for good against an unpleasant capitalist, a
   gambling racketeer, and a "shady" used car dealer. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"Glass Blower!"* / Ray T. 1/2 p. in Sensation Comics, no. 108
   (Mar./Apr. 1952) and in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept.
   1972). -- Advertising strip for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum.
   -- Begins: "Golly, he's good!" -- Summary: A glass blower
   trains on bubble gum. -- Call no.: Film 15791 r.111. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"Survival in the Snow!" (Congo Bill) / Ed Smalle, pencils. 6
   p. in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). -- Summary: Bill
   pursues a pair of jewel thieves (Collins and Maxwell)
   through the Alaskan Arctic. -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon
   Ingersoll, et al. via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"This Looks Like a Swell Ship!"* (Shorty) / Henry Boltinoff.
   1/2 p. in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). -- Incipit
   title. -- Summary: Shorty wonders how they keep the ship so
   clean. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"Quick Quiz" 1 p. in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). --
   Illustrated facts in question and answer form, about the
   term "cold shoulder," vanilla beans, bobolinks, and
   hurricanes. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"The Eye of Space!" (Tommy Tomorrow of the Space Planeteers) /
   Jim Mooney, art. 6 p. in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept.
   1952). -- Begins: "From unknown outer space it came, a
   monstrous visitant of mysterious menace that brought panic
   to the worlds of tomorrow. It did not destroy, it did not
   even speak, it only looked, but its gaze held dread doom."
   -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al. via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"That Kid and His Drum!"* (Little Pete) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2
   p. in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). -- Begins: "Bam
   bam." -- Summary: A man buys Pete's drum to get some peace
   and quiet, but Pete uses the money to buy a bigger drum. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"Golly! Look at Jim Star Go!"* (Sue) 1 p. in Action Comics,
   no. 172 (Sept. 1952). -- Summary: Jim has great energy as
   an athlete, but as a dance date he can only sleep. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"The Man in the Mask" / B. Fairbanks. 2 p. text in Action
   Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). -- "He's the sorcerer, the
   Indian medicine man, the African witch doctor, or the Mardi
   Gras Celebrant." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"The Killer Horse of Hollow Hills!" (Vigilante) / Bob Brown,
   art. 8 p. in Action Comics, no. 172 (Sept. 1952). --
   Begins: "The valiant Vigilante had taken the gamble and
   pledged himself to 24 hours in the saddle. So it was that
   western outlaws hooted and howled in glee as they
   rough-rode over law and order, knowing full well the daring
   rider of the purple sage was helpless astride the Killer
   Horse of Hollow Hills." -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon
   Ingersoll, et al. via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.172
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"The Girl of Steel!" (The Three Magic Wishes, part 1) /
   script, Otto Binder ; pencils, Dick Sprang ; inks, Stan
   Kaye. 10 p. in Superman, no. 123 (Aug. 1958) ; reprinted
   (with some editing, as "The First Supergirl") in Superman
   Annual, no. 6 (Winter 1962/1963). -- Collective title for
   this three-part story from p. 10 if part 1. -- "At last, a
   female partner for the man of steel, who can perform mighty
   super-feats!" -- Summary (from GCD): Jimmy Olsen is granted
   three wishes by an Indian totem, the first wish being for a
   super-girl with powers equal to Superman to be his
   companion. When she feels like she's always in the way,
   Super-Girl sacrifices herself to save Superman. -- Data
   from Bob Hughes, Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et. al via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.123
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"Tracking"* (Bullseye Billy) 1/2 p. in Superman, no. 123 (Aug.
   1958). -- Begins: "You're some sheriff!" -- Summary: Billy
   tracks a rabbit across the desert. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S8no.123
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"The Lost Super-Powers" (The Three Magic Wishes, part 2) /
   script, Otto Binder ; pencils, Dick Sprang ; inks, Stan
   Kaye. 6 p. in Superman, no. 123 (Aug. 1958). -- "See what
   happens when Superman loses every one of his extraordinary
   super powers." -- Summary (from GCD): Criminals steal the
   magic Indian totem and use the second wish to remove
   Superman's powers. -- Data from Bob Hughes, Dwayne Best,
   Pat Lang, et. al via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S8no.123
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"Wanted: a Pal!" / Jack Schiff, script ; Lou Cameron, art ;
   Ira Schnapp, letters. 1 p. in Adventure Comics, no. 251
   (Aug. 1958) ; Superman, no. 123 (Aug. 1958) ; and in Wonder
   Woman, no. 100 (Aug. 1958). -- Public service page about
   close friends, in cooperation with the National Social
   Welfare Assembly. -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou
   Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics Database Project. -- Call
   no.: Film 15791r.40. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.123.
   PN6728.1.N3W6no.100
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"Superman's Return to Krypton" (The Three Magic Wishes, part
   3) / script, Otto Binder ; pencils, Dick Sprang ; inks,
   Stan Kaye. 10 p. in Superman, no. 123 (Aug. 1958) ;
   reprinted (as "Krypton's First Superman!") in Superman
   Annual, no. 8 (Winter 1963/1964). -- "A strange fate brings
   the man of steel face-to-face with his parents on Krypton
   before the world exploded." -- Summary (from GCD): Superman
   time travels back to Krypton and meets his parents for the
   first time, and arranges their betrothal. -- Data from Bob
   Hughes, Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et. al via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.123
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"The Satanic Schemes of S.K.U.L.!" (Lois Lane) / K.
   Schaffenberger ; script, Leo Dorfman. 25 p. in Superman's
   Girl Friend, Lois Lane, no. 63 (Feb. 1966). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Lois discovers that the replacement for Perry
   White, Van Benson, is a member of S.K.U.L. (Superman
   Killers' Underground League). -- The S.K.U.L. gang has
   chunks of Kryptonite. -- Dialogue begins: "Just as the
   flames destroy these waxen images of Superman and his
   friends, so shall we destroy them in reality!" -- Part 2 is
   titled "Lois Teams Up With Lana." -- To be concluded next
   issue. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Mike
   Nielsen, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S78no.63
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"The Invisible Handicap!" / Jack Schiff, script ; Sheldon
   Moldoff, pencils. 1 p. Detective Comics, no. 348 (Feb.
   1965) and in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, no. 63
   (Feb. 1966). -- The "handicap" is brain damage. -- Data
   from Bill Wormstedt, et al., of Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3D4no.348. Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S78no.63
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"Letters to Lois" 1 p. text in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois
   Lane, no. 63 (Feb. 1966). -- Letters to the editor from
   Jackie Rowan, Clarke Milligan, Kevin Byrnes, Ellen Knapp,
   Betsy McCullen, Maureen Perry, Donna Hale, Heather Upson,
   and Robert Kassell. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.63
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"Meet TV's Lois Lane" 1 p. text in Superman's Girl Friend,
   Lois Lane, no. 63 (Feb. 1966). -- Begins: "Noel Neill
   wanted to be a newspaper woman ever since she was old
   enough to hold a pencil in her hand." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S78no.63
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"A Submarine Instead"* (Cap's Hobby Center) / Henry Boltinoff.
   1/2 p. in Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, no. 63 (Feb.
   1966). -- Begins: "I want a model racing car!" -- Summary:
   The customer changes his mind because it's raining. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.63
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"When Superman Abandoned Lois Lane!" (Lois Lane) / art, Kurt
   Schaffenberger. 8 p. in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane,
   no. 30 (Jan. 1962). -- Summary (from GCD): With the help of
   Krypto and Aquaman, Superman tries to teach Lois not to be
   so reckless, but it doesn't work. -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Mike Nielsen, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"The Secret of the Happy Pig!" (Peter Porkchops) 1 p. in
   Mystery in Space, no. 43 (Apr./May 1958) and in Superman's
   Girl Friend Lois Lane, no. 30 (Jan. 1962). -- "Published as
   a public service in cooperation with the National Social
   Welfare Assembly." -- Funny animal genre. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3M94no.43. Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"First Taxi Ride"* (Profesor Eureka) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2 p.
   in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane, no. 30 (Jan. 1962) ;
   reprinted from Action Comics, no. 223 (Dec. 1956). --
   Begins: "To the Hotel Westmore, driver!" -- Data from
   Arthur Lortie, Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, et al., via
   Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"Superman's Secret Family!" part 1 (Lois Lane) / script, Jerry
   Siegel ; art, Kurt Schaffenberger. 8 p. in Superman's Girl
   Friend Lois Lane, no. 30 (Jan. 1962) ; reprinted in
   Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane, no. 112 (Aug. 1971). --
   Summary (from GCD): Using a super-telescope, Lois sees
   Superman fly to a distant planet where he appears to be
   hiding a mermaid wife and son. -- Data from Martin O'Hearn,
   Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"Campaign Parade"* (Varsity Vic) / Henry Boltinoff. 2 p. in
   Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane, no. 30 (Jan. 1962) ;
   reprinted from Batman, no. 81 (Feb. 1954). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Vic is running for student body president and
   needs to come up with some cheap publicity. -- Begins:
   "Vic, this fellow Bill as signs up all over the town!" --
   Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Mike Nielsen, et al.,
   via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"Letters to Lois" 1 p. text in Superman's Girl Friend Lois
   Lane, no. 30 (Jan. 1962). -- Letters to the editor from
   Larraine Lertura, E. Nelson Bridwell, Gene Friedman, Tom
   Simcock, Marcia Haley, Paul Seydor and Pamela Harris. --
   Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"The Robot Paradise" (Lois Lane : Superman's Secret Family,
   part 2) 8 p. / script, Jerry Siegel ; art, Kurt
   Schaffenberger. 8 p. in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane,
   no. 30 (Jan. 1962) ; reprinted in Superman's Girl Friend,
   Lois Lane, no. 112 (Aug. 1971). -- Summary (from GCD): Lois
   and Superman learn the truth about the super-family:
   defective Superman robot X-3 build a robot mermaid wife and
   son on the faraway planet because he wanted a life like
   Superman's. -- Data from Martin O'Hearn, Bill Wormstedt,
   Bob Hughes, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S78no.30
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"Krypton Lives On!" (Superman : Superman's Other Life, part 1)
   / script, Otto Binder ; pencils, Wayne Boring ; inks, Stan
   Kaye. 10 p. in Superman, no. 132 (Oct. 1959) ; reprinted in
   Superman Annual, no. 5 (Summer 1962). -- Cover blurb: "What
   would Superman's life have been if Krypton had not
   exploded? This amazing history lets you grow up on the
   planet Krytpon with Superman from childhood to manhood!" --
   "Meet Robo, his robot playmate!" -- Data from Bob Hughes,
   Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et al., via Grand Comics Database.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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"It's Fun to Learn!" 1 p. in Strange Adventures, no. 109 (Oct.
   1959) and in Superman, no. 132 (Oct. 1959). -- Summary: Two
   boys clearing a field for a ball field learn about levers
   and fulcrums. -- Public service page in cooperation with
   the National Social Welfare Assembly. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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"Painting the Fire House"* (Ollie) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in
   Superman, no. 132 (Oct. 1959). -- Begins: "You can start
   painting the fire house now, Ollie!" -- Summary: Ollie's
   "wet paint" sign on the firepole keeps the firemen from
   answering an alarm. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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"Futuro, Super-Hero of Krypton" (Superman : Superman's Other
   Life, part 2) / script, Otto Binder ; pencils, Wayne Boring
   ; inks, Stan Kaye. 8 p. in Superman, no. 132 (Oct. 1959) ;
   reprinted in Superman Annual, no. 5 (Summer 1962). -- "Meet
   Zal-El, his brother"--cover. -- Data from Bob Hughes,
   Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et al., via Grand Comics Database.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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"Metropolis Mailbag" 1 p. text in Superman, no. 132 (Oct.
   1959). -- Letters to the editor from Bernard Smith, Glenn
   Dougherty, Steven Frank, Bruce Harris, Ed Manners, Jack
   Kilburn, Cliff Martin, Richard Cooper, Charles Dellinger,
   and Ben Perkins. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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"The Superman of Two Worlds!" (Superman : Superman's Other
   Life, part 3) / script, Otto Binder ; pencils, Wayne Boring
   ; inks, Stan Kaye. 7 p. in Superman, no. 132 (Oct. 1959) ;
   reprinted in Superman Annual, no. 5 (Summer 1962). --
   "Amazing indeed is the final double role that Kal-El plays,
   in Superman's unfulfilled life on his native world." --
   "Meet Futuro, his super-hero"--cover. -- Data from Bob
   Hughes, Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.132
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"The Menace of Mr. Mxyzptlk!" (Superman) / script, Jerry
   Coleman ; art, Al Plastino. 9 p. in Superman, no. 131 (Aug.
   1959) ; reprinted in Superman, no. 206 (May 1968). --
   Summary (from GCD): Mr. Mxyzptlk returns and this time he
   has an alarm in his hat to warn him when he is about to say
   his name backwards. -- Data from Bob Hughes, Dwayne Best,
   Pat Lang, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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"Crystal Ball"* (Jerry the Jitterbug) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2
   p. in Superman, no. 131 (Aug. 1959). -- Begins: "Pardon
   me, mister, you dropped your wallet!" -- Data from Bob
   Hughes, Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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"Superman's Future Wife!" (Superman) / script, Robert
   Bernstein ; art, Kurt Schaffenberger. 8 p. in Superman, no.
   131 (Aug. 1959) ; reprinted in Lois Lane Annual, no. 1
   (Summer 1962). -- Summary (from GCD): In an enchanted
   cottage, Lois Lane has visions of the future and learns
   that Superman will marry and father twins, but doesn't
   learn who Superman will marry. -- Data from Bob Hughes,
   Dwayne Best, Pat Lang, et al., via Grand Comics Database.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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"Silence, No Talking"* (Peg) 1 p. in Superman, no. 131 (Aug.
   1959). -- Summary: Peg takes a blow-hard athlete who can't
   stop talking about himself into the library to shut him up.
   -- Begins: "Glad I ran into you, Peg." -- By Henry
   Boltinoff. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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"Metropolis Mailbag" 1 p. text in Superman, no. 131 (Aug.
   1959). -- Letters to the editor from Frank North, William
   Darby, Gerald Schroeder, Joseph P. Butler, Muriel Gravina,
   Bill Dickerson, Mary Lou Sims, and Steven Adams. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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"The Unknown Super-Deeds" (Superman : an Untold Story) /
   script, Otto Binder ; art, Al Plastino. 8 p. in Superman,
   no. 131 (Aug. 1959) ; reprinted in World's Finest Comics,
   no. 146 (Dec. 1964). -- Summary (from GCD): Bored one
   Summer afternoon, Superboy performs three seemingly
   insignificant super-feats, not knowing he has done them for
   three people who one day will be important to him. -- Data
   from Bob Bailey, Bob Hughes, Dwayne Best, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S8no.131
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"The Six Jimmy Olsens" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto Binder ;
   pencils, Curt Swan ;inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in Superman's
   Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956). -- Summary (from
   GCD): Jimmy answers a classified ad in the paper and finds
   five other kids name Jimmy Olsen and a mysterious chest
   full of treasure. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross,
   Mike Nielsen, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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"Arithmetic Homework"* (Little Pete) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p.
   in Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956). --
   Begins: "Pete, you got all your arithmetic homework
   correct!" -- Summary: Pete's dad did the homework. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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"The Stolen Superman Signal" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto
   Binder ; pencils, Curt Swan ;inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in
   Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Trailing Jimmy as he collects charitable
   donations, "Labs" Logan figures out that Jimmy summons
   Superman with his wristwatch. Labs changes the signal's
   frequency so that Superman doesn't come to Jimmy's rescue.
   When Labs changes the signal back to lure Superman into a
   Kryptonite trap, Jimmy uses it to broadcast Morse code to
   warn Superman, who nabs the crook. -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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"Jack the Giant-Wrecker" / Joe Maxwell. 2 p. text in
   Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956). -- "What
   does an ex-pilot do? This one got a job, running machines
   into the ground." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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"The Mumps"* (Jerry the Jitterbug) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in
   Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956). -- Begins:
   "Touchdown! Look at Jerry Go."" -- Summary: Jerry starts a
   rumor that he has the mumps, so nobody will come near him
   on the football field. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen
   Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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"Jimmy Olsen's Super Illusions" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto
   Binder ; pencils, Curt Swan ;inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in
   Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen, no. 13 (June 1956). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Using a camera that can take pictures in the
   dark, Jimmy accidentally snaps a picture of Clark changing
   into Superman. Superman uses trickery to convince Jimmy the
   photo is a fake. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross,
   Mike Nielsen, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.13
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"Superboy's Underground Exile" (Superboy) / script, Otto
   Binder ; art, Al Plastino. 8 p. in Superboy, no. 59 (Sept.
   1957) ; reprinted in Adventure Comics, no. 335 (Aug.
   1965). -- Summary: Superboy observes an underground atomic
   bomb test, and then seems to be contaminated by radiation.
   -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et
   al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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"India Eraser Man"* (Hy Wire) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2 p. in
   Superboy, no. 59 (Sept. 1957). -- Summary: The India Rubber
   Man is put out because the Strong Man keeps using him to
   correct mistakes in his letter writing. -- Begins: "I'll go
   over and see how the sideshow is doing!" -- Circus setting.
   -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et
   al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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"Superboy Meets Amazing Man" (Superboy) / script, Jerry
   Coleman ; art, John Sikela. 8 p. in Superboy, no. 59 (Sept.
   1957). -- First caption begins: "Do you sometimes feel
   jealous that your home town doesn't boast a citizen with
   Superboy's incredible abilities?" -- Appearance of Lex
   Luthor. -- Data from Martin O'Hearn, Bill Wormstedt, Bob
   Hughes, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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"Danger, Prejudice at Work" / Jack Schiff, script ; Ruben
   Moreira, art ; Ira Schnapp, letters. 1 p. in Adventure
   Comics, no. 240 (Sept. 1957) ; in Showcase, no. 10
   (Sept./Oct. 1957) ; and in Superboy, no. 59 (Sept. 1957).
   -- "A public service in cooperation with the National
   Social Welfare Assembly." -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene
   Reed, Lou Mougin, et al., via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: Film 15791r.16. Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10.
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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"So You Want To Be A Detective?" 1 p. text in Superboy, no. 59
   (Sept. 1957). -- Begins: "In the glamorous days of Sherlock
   Holmes, the main ability necessary to make a good detective
   was the keenness to make the proper deductions after
   spotting the visible clues." -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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"The Super-Dreams of Superbaby" (Superboy) / art, John Sikela.
   8 p. in Superboy, no. 59 (Sept. 1957). -- First caption:
   "Every child loves to hear bedtime stories, and every child
   loves to lie awake afterward, imagining himself as some
   fantastic hero: Jack the giant-killer, Hercules, or Paul
   Bunyan. As a super-tot, Clark Kent was no exception, but
   unlike other children, his fantasies had a strange and
   baffling result." -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes,
   Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.59
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"The Jilting of Superman" (Lois Lane) / script, Otto Binder ;
   pencils, Wayne Boring ; inks, Stan Kaye. 8 p. in Showcase,
   no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1957). -- Summary (from GCD): Lois tries
   to make Superman jealous by pretending to be married to
   someone else. -- Dialogue begins: "Thanks for being the
   Best Man, Superman. I'm Mrs. Lois Lester now. Well, aren't
   you going to kiss the bride?" -- Data from Gene Reed,
   Donald Dale Milne, Clayton Emery, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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"Keep the Ten Dollars"* (Lem 'n' Lime) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2
   p. in Showcase, no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1957) ; reprinted in The
   Adventures of Bob Hope, no. 90 (Dec./Jan. 1964/1965). --
   Begins: "I had the most wonderful dream last night, Lem!"
   -- Summary: In Lime's dream, Lem loaned him ten dollars,
   and Lem is feeling generous. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt,
   Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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"The Sightless Lois Lane" (Lois Lane) / script, Jerry Coleman
   ; pencils, Wayne Boring ; inks, Stan Kaye. 8 p. in
   Showcase, no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1957). -- Summary (from GCD):
   Lois is blinded by a "nuclear energy" experiment. --
   Appearance of a seeing eye dog named Deadline. -- Data from
   Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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"Winter Vacation"* (Peg) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in Showcase,
   no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1957) ; reprinted from World's Finest
   Comics, no. 63 (Mar./Apr. 1953). -- Begins: "How would you
   girls like a winter vacation with me?" -- Summary: Peg
   wants Florida, or Havana, but Dad has reservations for the
   train going north into the snow. -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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"How Brave Is A Girl" 1 p. text in Showcase, no. 10
   (Sept./Oct. 1957). -- Begins: "For centuries, women were
   called 'the weaker sex.' Even such warriors as Cleopatra,
   who single-handedly raised and led a huge army; Queen
   Zenobia, who defied the vast power of the Roman Empire; and
   Empress Irene of Constantinople, who rode at the head of
   her troops, were considered the exceptions, rather than the
   rule." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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"The Forbidden Box from Krypton" (Lois Lane) / script, Otto
   Binder ; pencils, Wayne Boring ; inks, Stan Kaye. 8 p. in
   Showcase, no. 10 (Sept./Oct. 1957). -- Summary (from GCD):
   Lois discovers a box of Kryptonian artifacts that give her
   super powers. -- First caption begins: "A pair of gloves, a
   set of goggles, and a cape. These are the strange objects
   found in a mysterious box, one day, by Lois Lane. But
   stranger still are the startling happenings that occur when
   the girl reporter dons the garments." -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S47no.10
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"The Secret of Fort Smallville" (Superboy) / script, Otto
   Binder ; art, John Sikela. 10 p. in Superboy, no. 56 (Apr.
   1957). -- First caption begins: "Come and see the thrilling
   battle of Fort Smallville, reenacted before your eyes at a
   historical exhibit. And in addition to warpath thrills, you
   will also see Clark Kent play the role of an Indian brave."
   -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et
   al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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"Buzzy Learns About Careers in Nursing" (Buzzy) / script, Jack
   Schiff ; art, Ruben Moreira. 1 p. in Superboy, no. 56 (Apr.
   1957) and in Wonder Woman, no. 89 (Apr. 1957). -- Public
   service page, in cooperation with the National Social
   Welfare Assembly. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes,
   Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.89
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"Clark Kent, Vandal" (Superboy) / script, Jerry Coleman ; art,
   John Sikela. 6 p. in Superboy, no. 56 (Apr. 1957). -- First
   caption begins: "Anyone who commits vandalism is a public
   nuisance, for defacing public or private property is
   malicious mischief that no one can condone, least of all
   Superboy. But if that's the case, why does Clark Kent, who
   is secretly the Boy of Steel, start performing the very
   deeds he deplores in others?" -- Data from Bill Wormstedt,
   Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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"Football Team Tryouts"* (Shorty) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in
   Adventure Comics, no. 154 (July 1950) ; and Superboy, no.
   56 (Apr. 1957). -- Begins: "Golly, what a way to save
   money!" -- Data from Bob Cherry, Gene Reed, Lou Mougin, et
   al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A3m
   no.154. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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"Sit Up and Beg"* (Lionel and His Lions) / Henry Boltinoff. 1
   p. in Superboy, no. 56 (Apr. 1957). -- Begins: "Jump over
   there! Up! Now sit up and beg!" -- Summary: Lionel has an
   encyclopedia salesman sitting up and begging. -- Data from
   Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes, Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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"My Business is Dynamite" 1 p. text in Superboy, no. 56 (Apr.
   1957). -- "Two runaway buggies, loaded with nitroglycerin,
   were headed for wholesale destruction. How could one man
   stop them?" -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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"A Job for Super-Dog" (Superboy) / script, Otto Binder ;
   pencils, Curt Swan. 8 p. in Superboy, no. 56 (Apr. 1957) ;
   reprinted in Adventure Comics, no. 330 (Mar. 1965). --
   Summary (from GCD): Krypto decides he's only going to save
   dogs from now on. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Bob Hughes,
   Jim Van Dore, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3S77no.56
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"The Three Lives of Jimmy Olsen" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto
   Binder ; pencils, Curt Swan ; inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in
   Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct. 1956). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Swami Rama (Con Conners) shows Jimmy his past
   lives with his reincarnation machine, but it is all a ruse
   to steal radium kept at the Daily Planet for distribution
   to hospitals. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike
   Nielsen, et al., via the Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.16
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"How to Spend a Summer Week" (Binky) / Jack Schiff, script ;
   Win Mortimer, art. 1 p. in Mystery in Space, no. 15
   (Aug./Sept. 1953) ; in Wonder Woman, no. 85 (Oct. 1956); in
   Gang Busters, no. 54 (Oct.-Nov. 1956) ; in Action Comics,
   no. 183 (Aug. 1953) ; in Star Spangled War Stories, no. 12
   (Aug. 1953) ; in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct.
   1956) ; and in Jackie Gleason and the Honeymooners, no. 3
   (Oct./Nov. 1956). -- Public service page on finding fun
   things to do in the Summer, in cooperation with the
   National Social Welfare Assembly. -- Teen humor genre. --
   Data from Mike Tiefenbacher, Bob Hughes, Clayton Emery and
   Mike Nielsen via Grand Comics Database Project. -- Call
   no.: Film 15791r.272. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.85. Call
   no.: PN6728.1.N3G3no.54. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.183.
   Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S75no.12. Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S8no.16. Call no.: PN6728.2.N3J3no.3
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"The Boy of Steel" (Jummy Olsen) / script, Otto Binder ;
   pencils, Curt Swan ; inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in Superman's
   Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct. 1956). -- Summary (from GCD):
   Jimmy Olsen believes that he has gained invulnerability by
   eating space berries, but actually it's the result of
   proximity to a nuclear bomb test. -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via the Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.16
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"A Birthday Present for Pierre" 1 p. text in Superman's Pal
   Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct. 1956). -- Begins: "The enemy was
   confident that the Allies would not dare to land and try to
   rout them from their well-entrenched positions on the
   Normandy coast." -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.16
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"She Hurried Up and Went Out!"* (Varsity Vic) / Henry
   Boltinoff. 1 p. in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct.
   1956). -- Summary: Timmy knows his big sister was expecting
   Vic. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.16
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"The Super Liar of Metropolis" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto
   Binder ; pencils, Curt Swan ; inks, Ray Burnley. 6 p. in
   Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 16 (Oct. 1956). -- First
   caption begins: "You all know how truth serum compels
   criminals to speak the truth. But quite the opposite
   happens one day to cub reporter Jimmy Olsen when he tries
   to protect Superman's secret identity. But Jimmy hardly
   knows what he is letting himself infor when he takes an
   amazing lie serum." -- A lie detector story. -- Data from
   Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via the
   Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.16
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"Jimmy Olsen's Martian Pal" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto
   Binder ; pencils, Curt Swan, inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in
   Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Jimmy appears to be getting signals from Mars
   on his HAM radio set. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen
   Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via the Grand Comics Database.
   -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"Do You Know How To Be A Good Baby-Sitter?" (Buzzy) / script,
   Jack Schiff ; art, Win Mortimer. 1 p. public service in
   Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956) ; and in
   Wonder Woman, no. 80 (Feb. 1956). -- Public service page in
   cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly. --
   Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al.,
   via the Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S8no.10. Call no.: PN6728.1.N3W6no.80
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"Jimmy Olsen's Forgotten Adventure" (Jimmy Olsen) / script,
   Otto Binder ; pencils, Curt Swan, inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p.
   in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956) --
   Summary (from GCD): Jimmy disguises himself as Dick Hunter,
   elevator boy, then gets amnesia and forgets who he
   reallyis. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike
   Nielsen, et al., via the Grand Comics Database. -- Call
   no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"Last Week They Fired Ninety Shots"* (Little Pete) / Henry
   Boltinoff. 1 p. in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb.
   1956) ; reprinted from Superman, no. 67 (Nov./Dec. 1950).
   -- Begins: "Wow, wasn't it a swell picture?" -- Summary:
   Pete evaluates movies by counting gunshots. -- Data from
   Bill Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via the
   Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"That Record'll Repeat Itself Forever"* (Fearless Fosdick) /
   by Al Capp. 1 tier in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10
   (Feb. 1956). -- Advertising strip for Wildroot Cream-Oil
   Hair Tonic. -- Incipit title. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"Pedigree Dog"* (Shorty) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in Superman's
   Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956). -- Begins: "I saw that
   dog out hunting with you." -- Summary: "If this dog could
   talk, he wouldn't speak to either of us." -- Data from Bill
   Wormstedt, Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via the Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"How To Be A Weather Expert" / John Maxon. 2 p. text in
   Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956). -- "Here's
   a number of ways to predict whether tomorrow will be stormy
   or sunny." -- Cover title: "How to Predict the Weather!" --
   Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"Jungle Jimmy Olsen!" (Jimmy Olsen) / script, Otto Binder ;
   pencils, Curt Swan, inks, Ray Burnley. 8 p. in Superman's
   Pal Jimmy Olsen, no. 10 (Feb. 1956). -- Summary (from GCD):
   Clark Kent and Jimmy go to the Yucatan searching for a
   mysterious jungle boy. Jimmy shirks his guard duty, lets
   the camp be destroyed by monkeys, and has to wear a leopard
   skin because his clothes were destroyed. To teach him a
   lesson, Clark turns him over to other explorers and claims
   he's the genuine jungle boy. -- Data from Bill Wormstedt,
   Allen Ross, Mike Nielsen, et al., via the Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.2.N3S8no.10
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"Muscles for Money" (Superman) / art, Al Plastino. 12 p. in
   Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953). -- First caption
   begins: "What's this? Superman charging a price for teh use
   of his super powers? But how is this possible? Hasn't
   Superman always aided the needy and helpless without
   charge?" -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al., via
   Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"Superboy Discovers a New Kind of Junior Sport!" (Superboy) 1
   p. in Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953). -- A public
   service page about air rifle clubs, affiliated with the
   National Rifle Association. The contact given is the Junior
   Safety Institute in Chicago. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"The Man-Eater of Mandalao!" (Congo Bill) / script, Jack
   Miller ; art, Ed Smalle. 6 p. in Action Comics, no. 176
   (Jan. 1953) ; reprinted in Tarzan, no. 234 (Dec./Jan.
   1974/1975). -- First caption begins: "Deep in the steaming
   interior of an Indian jungle, Congo Bill suddenly finds
   himself in everlasting debt to a tiger who has saved his
   life." -- Summary (from GCD): Bill captures a pair of ivory
   smugglers with the help of a once-tamed tiger named Mingo.
   -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"If You Make This Jump, You Win The Event, Pud"* / Ray T. 1/2
   p. in Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953). -- Advertising
   strip for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum. -- Incipit title. --
   Summary: A big bubble makes Pud lighter so he can win the
   high jump event. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"Out of Order"* (Varsity Vic) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in
   Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953). -- Begins: "I just
   remembered, I've got to call Don!" -- Summary: Vic can't
   find a pay phone that is working. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"The End of the Planeteers!" (Tommy Tomorrow) / art, Jim
   Mooney. 6 p. in Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953). --
   Summary: A fake teleporation device, called Master-Radio,
   threatens to make all space ships, and the Planeteers,
   obsolete. -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al.,
   via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"Coins of Destiny" 2 p. text in Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan.
   1953). -- "If you're looking for a mint of money, start in
   your attic or basement." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"Free Speech, Free For All!" (Buzzy) / script, Jack Schiff ;
   art, Win Mortimer. 1 p. in Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan.
   1953) ; and in Wonder Woman, no. 115 (July 1960). -- Public
   service page on fairness in political campaigning. "In
   cooperation with leading national social welfare and
   youth-serving organizations" (1953) ; "In cooperation with
   the National Social Welfare Assembly" (1960). -- Other
   title: "Buzzy Says Free Speech, Free for All!" -- Data from
   Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"The Impossible Legend" (Vigilante) / script, Dick Wood ; art,
   Bob Brown. 8 p. in Action Comics, no. 176 (Jan. 1953) ;
   reprinted in Action Comics, no. 403 (Aug. 1971). -- Summary
   (from GCD): Vigilante proves an old legend by capturing
   criminals, two while deaf, two while he cannot speak and a
   final two when he cannot see. -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon
   Ingersoll, et al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.176
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"The Holiday Spirit" (Superboy) / script, Jack Schiff ; art,
   Win Mortimer. 1 p. in Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953).
   -- Public service page about holidays (Christmas and
   Hanukkah), family, and telling stories. -- "In cooperation
   with leading national social welfare and youth-serving
   organizations. -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et
   al., via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"Anti-Superman Weapon" (Superman) / art, Al Plastino. 12 p. in
   Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953). -- First caption
   begins: "From murky archives, where they were hidden by a
   defeated enemy, come plans for fantastic secret weapons
   that were to have conquered the Earth. But now, instead of
   military aggression, they become blueprints for machines of
   crime. Here is a startling battle between these products
   of some of the world's keenest scientific minds and
   Superman." -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al.,
   via Grand Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"Missing His Family"* (Varsity Vic) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2 p.
   in Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953). -- Begins: "Pardon
   me, you look like a decent sort of a chap." -- Summary: A
   man asks Vic for a dollar so he can rejoin his family,
   which has gone into a movie theater. -- Call no.:
   PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"I Rode with the Outlaw Cameleers" (Congo Bill) / script, Jack
   Miller ; art, Ed Smalle. 6 p. in Action Comics, no. 177
   (Feb. 1953). -- Summary (from GCD): Bill captures a group
   of caravan raiders, using kittens to frighten their camels.
   -- First caption begins: "Sudden death struck swiftly on
   the steaming sands of the Libyan desert, as Culgara, bandit
   king of the cameleers, made every passing caravan his
   target." -- Congo Bill has darkened his skin to infiltrate
   the raiders, and is working for the Egyptian Desert Police.
   -- Data from Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al., via Grand
   Comics Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"Shoveling the Driveway"* / Ray T. 1/2 p. advertising in
   Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953). -- Advertising strip
   for Fleer's Dubble Bubble Gum. -- Begins: "Poor Pud. He's
   got to shovel the driveway before he can go sleddin'" --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"New Hat"* (Jerry the Jitterbug) / Henry Boltinoff. 1 p. in
   Action Comics, no.  177 (Feb. 1953). -- Begins: Everybody's
   going to the costume ball." -- Summary: Jerry mistakes his
   date's mother's new hat for a party costume, calling it a
   "funny hat." -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"The Children from Space" (Tommy Tomorrow) / art, Jim Mooney.
   6 p. in Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953). -- First
   caption begins: "Colonel Tommy Tomorrow of the Planeteers
   always has a soft spot in his heart for children. But there
   are all kinds of youngsters, and the mischief-making kind
   can be a headache to a lawman of space." -- Data from Bob
   Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al., via Grand Comics Database. --
   Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"Peril at the South Pole" 2 p. text in Action Comics, no. 177
   (Feb. 1953). -- "Would he fall or freeze to death, this
   G.I. wondered, until fate furnished an unexpected answer."
   -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"Scrambled Eggs Again"* (Private Pete) / Henry Boltinoff. 1/2
   p. in Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953). -- Begins: "Pete,
   run over and pick up three cases of eggs." -- Summary:
   Pete wants boiled eggs, but the road back to camp is
   bouncy, meaning they have to have their eggs scrambled
   again. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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"Five Bandannas for Vigilante" (Vigilante) / art, Bob Brown. 8
   p. in Action Comics, no. 177 (Feb. 1953). -- Begins: "The
   bandanna is the cowboy's trademark, but to the valiant
   Vigilante, it is often his right hand. For this silken bit
   of cloth has often meant the difference between life and
   death to the gallant masked lawman, and Santa Fé owlhoots
   soon learn the bandanna can be mightier than the
   six-shooter." -- Superhero and western genres. -- Data from
   Bob Klein, Jon Ingersoll, et al., via Grand Comics
   Database. -- Call no.: PN6728.1.N3A2no.177
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Low & Terry / David Low & Horace Thorogood ; foreword by W. W.
   Jacobs. -- London : Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers) Ltd.,
1934. -- 250 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. -- Reproduced by arrangement
with the "Evening Standard". -- Call no.: PN6175.L6 1934 Low,
David, 1891-1963.
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Pack Up Your Troubles : 25 Years of Northern Ireland Cartoons
   / Martyn Turner. -- Belfast : The Blackstaff Press, 1995.
   -- 118 p. : ill. ; 20 x 21 cm. -- "In association with
   Irish Times Books." -- Call no.: DA990.U46T87 1995
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