Superman #127 Values

Publisher: DC, 1959

About Superman #127

Origin and first appearance of Titano. Curt Swan gorilla cover and art.

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COVER DETAILS

Title: Titano!

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Titano

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Stan Kaye

Letters: Ira Schnapp

STORY DETAILS

(7 Stories)

Title: When There Was No Clark Kent!

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White

Synopsis: Superman recalls a time when it appeared that Clark Kent had died, so he abandoned his double life and moved in with Jimmy Olsen. But Superman quickly learned the value of a secret identity and resurrected Clark.

Pages: 8.670

Script: Jerry Coleman

Pencils: Curt Swan

Inks: Ray Burnley

Reprints: Superman (DC, 1939 series) #197 (June-July 1967)

Notes: inker credit correction from Christopher Melchert

Title: The Make-Believe Superman!

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Winters; Harry Winters

Synopsis: Harry Winters dreads the day he is supposed to dress in the clothes in which he did his most heroic dead for his son's school because he thinks he has never done anything heroic. Putting on a Superman costume from a masquerade ball, however, Harry Winters heroically helps the real Superman.

Pages: 7.670

Script: Jerry Coleman

Pencils: Wayne Boring

Inks: Stan Kaye

Notes: Writing credit from Showcase reprint.

Title: Titano the Super-Ape!

Characters: Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Titano [Toto]

Synopsis: Lois befriends the intelligent chimp Toto just before he is sent into orbit inside a satellite. While in orbit, the satellite passes by a collision of a uranium metorite with a kryptonite one, which causes the chimp to grow to enormous size and shoot kryptonite beams from his eyes. Because of this change, Lois re-names him Titano. Though not meaning any harm, Titano poses a threat to humanity and Superman, so the army traps the giant chimp, planning to execute him. But Lois devises a way to block Titano's kryptonite vision so Superman can send him into the past where he cannot harm anyone.

Pages: 7.670

Script: Otto Binder

Pencils: Wayne Boring

Inks: Stan Kaye

Reprints: Superman (DC, 1939 series) #239 (June-July 1971), | Superman (New American Library, 1966 series) #D2966 (May 1966), | Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 ([Winter] 1960)

Notes: Titano's second appearance, in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #138, has the same story title.

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CGC Census Report*

Grade	NG	PG	CVR	0.5	1.0	1.5	1.8	2.0	2.5	3.0	3.5	4.0	4.5	5.0	5.5	6.0	6.5	7.0	7.5	8.0	8.5	9.0	9.2	9.4	9.6	9.8	9.9	10.0	Total
Universal	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	2	12	8	11	7	5	12	7	8	8	5	6	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	106
Qualified	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Signature Series	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
CGCxJSA	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Restored	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	4
Total	0	0	0	2	1	0	2	1	2	12	8	11	7	5	12	8	8	9	6	7	6	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	110

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