| Unofficial Superman Index |
SUPERMAN #62
Cover Date: January-February 1950
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1949-10-31
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Wayne Boring
Inks: Stan Kaye
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Credits:
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #140; next in the second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #140; next in the second story in this issue)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #140; next in the second story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Solazis (first appearance; a Martian race patterning theselves after Nazis, including their leader Martler)
Other Character(s):
- Orson Welles
- Nancy Guild
- unidentified cast and crew on the set of Black Magic
- International Rocket Society (first appearance; sends an "unmanned" rocket to Mars)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story takes place some time in January 1948, as the film Black Magic was concluding filming in Italy at the time.
- The trip to Mars takes Orson Welles about 2 hours, with the distance between Earth and Mars varying from 33.9 million to 250 million miles, depending on their orbital paths.
- This story features characters from Earth-Two.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers) (1971) [black and white]
- Superman from the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers) (1983)
Credits:
| Story | Al Schwartz |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (in between the first and the third story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (in between the first and the third story in this issue)
- Perry White (in between the first and the third story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- The Ace (first appearance; an infamous underworld figure)
- a gang of smugglers
Other Character(s):
- judge and jury members (first appearance for all; gathered for Superman's trial)
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- United States of America
Comment(s):
- This story features characters from Earth-Two.
Credits:
| Story | Al Schwartz |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #141)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #141)
- Perry White (last in the second story in this issue; next in Action Comics #141)
Villain(s):
- Mister Mxyztplk (last in issue #59/3; next in Action Comics #151)
- The Barber Gang (first appearance)
- escaped convicts
Other Character(s):
- Larissa Lee (first appearance; a cover model)
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
- United States of America
Comment(s):
- This story features characters from Earth-Two.