Unofficial Superman Index

SUPERMAN #109

Cover Date: November 1956
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1956-09-11

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Cover Credits:
Art: Al Plastino

Story: "The Man Who Stole Superman's Powers" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jerry Coleman (?)
Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #221; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #221; next in the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Abner Hokum (first appearance; a hustler who manipulates events to take advantage of Superman's fame and powers)

Other Character(s):

J. Burton (first appearance; Abner Hokum's boss)

Abner Hokum's coworkers (first appearance for all)

an actor hired to play Superman (first appearance)

the owner of Bingley's Circus (first appearance)

the owner of Stacy's department store (first appearance)

the owner of a Metropolis baseball team (first appearance)

citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis

Daily Planet

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Second Story: "The Puppet With X-Ray Eyes" (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the first and the third stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

Barney Bates (first appearance; believes "Super Puppet" has actual x-ray vision they can use to help commit crimes)

"Grabby" Todd (first appearance; his accomplice)

Other Character(s):

Paul Berg (first appearance; a ventriloquist; features "Super Puppet")

Location(s):

Metropolis

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Third Story: "The Duplicate Disasters" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Al Plastino
Editing	Whitney Ellsworth

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #222)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #222)

Villain(s):

an unseen and unidentified alien race (theorized by Superman; speculates these beings were receiving WRAV's broadcasts regarding famous disasters and replaying the events on Earth)

Other Character(s):

the owner of television station WRAV (first appearance)

Location(s):

Atlantic Ocean

Titanic II

Italy

Mount Vesuvius

United States of America

Meteor Crater Natural Landmark, AZ

Metropolis

Daily Planet

San Francisco, CA

WRAV television transmitter (one hundred miles from Metropolis)

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