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Superman #156

DC · Series began 1939 · October 1962

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Dates

Cover date: October 1962
On sale: August 2, 1962
Pages: 36

Editions and covers

Original edition
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Creators

pencils: Curt Swan, Bob Brown, Henry Boltinoffinks: George Klein, Bob Brown, Henry Boltinoffletters: Ira Schnapp, Joe Letterese, Henry Boltinoffscript: Jack Schiff, Edmond Hamilton, Henry Boltinoff

Stories

The Last Days of Superman! Part I: Superman's Death Sentence! · 9 pages
A Kryptonian artifact containing samples of Virus X crashes on Earth, and though Superman drives it deep underground with a huge boulder, he appears to have been exposed to the virus, which kills Kryptonians in 30 days.
[The Last Days of Superman!] Part II: The Super-Comrades of All Time! · 7.67 pages
As Superman lies near death, Supergirl recruits Superman's allies to help perform all the great tasks Superman planned to do before he died to secure the safe future of Earth.
[The Last Days of Superman!] Part III: Superman's Last Day of Life! · 7.67 pages
After Superman says his final good-byes, Supergirl discovers that Superman was not exposed to Virus X, and Mon-El is finally able to make contact from the Phantom Zone to reveal the real cause of Superman's distress.

Characters

Bruce WayneBatmanClark KentSupermanDick GraysonRobinLois LaneJimmy OlsenKara Zor-ElSupergirlPerry WhiteJonathan KentMartha KentLana LangKryptoImra ArdeenRokk KrinnSaturn GirlGarth RanzzCosmic BoyBrainiac 5Jor-ElLightning LadReep DaggleDirk MorgnaChameleon BoyLuornu DurgoSun BoySalu DigbyMon-El

Reprinted in

Limited Collectors' Edition (1972), Superman in the Sixties (1999), Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (2004), Showcase Presents: Superman (2005)