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Superman #97

DC · Series began 1939 · May 1955

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Dates

Cover date: May 1955
On sale: March 6, 1955
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff, Curt Swan, Raymond Perry, Wayne Boring, Harry Lampert, Al Capp, Ray Thompsoninks: Al Plastino, Henry Boltinoff, Ray Burnley, Raymond Perry, Stan Kaye, Harry Lampert, Al Capp, Ray Thompsonscript: Bill Finger, Henry Boltinoff, Otto Binder, Jack Miller, Jerry Coleman, Harry Lampert, Al Cappletters: Henry Boltinoffcolors: Raymond Perry

Stories

The Amazing Professor Memory! · 10 pages
Superman takes the place of Professor Memory when the mob is after him for accidentally learning the serial numbers on some stolen bills.
Untitled · 1 pages
Vic's neighbor can't read because of Vic's big party.
The Big Game Hunt of Metropolis! · 6 pages
The Swindle Syndicate dupe Jimmy Olsen with free passes to Jack Borden's Big Game Hunt in an attempt to stop Clark Kent from figuring out who their leader is.
Danger on the Derrick · 2 pages
Untitled · 0.5 pages
Little Pete and his friend break Mom's vase.
Superboy's Last Day in Smallville! · 10 pages
Superboy finds out that something he did on his last day in Smallville as Superboy is going to allow a criminal to make $1,000,000. Superman must think back to that day and discover what it was that he did. Flashbacks of Superboy's graduation and the cake that was presented him by the town.
Untitled · 0.67 pages
Customer wants to know if it is really 20% cooler inside.

Reprinted in

Superman #97 [Pizza Hut Collectors' Edition Vol. 1] (1977), Superman (1947), Colossal Comic (1958), 100-Page Super Spectacular (1973), Superman in the Fifties (2002), Superman in the Fifties (2021)