Comic Title: Superman #109
Publisher: DC (National Comics Publications, Inc.)
Address: 480 Lexington Avenue, New York, NY
Cover Date: November 1956
Approx. On Sale Date: September 13, 1956 Copyright Date September 11, 1956
Source: Library of Congress, Periodicals 1956
Until 1958 DC did not report actual on sale dates to the copyright office
The publication dates listed in LoC records are NOT release dates.


Frequency: Monthly, with the exception of April, June, Oct., and Dec.
Cover Price: $0.10
Page Count: 32
Editor: Mort Weisinger

Title: "The Puppet with X-Ray Eyes"
Pages: 6

Feature(s):
Superman (of Earth-1)

Writer: Otto Binder
Artist: Al Plastino

Feature Character(s)

• Superman (last appearance in Superman #109; next appearance in Superman #109)

Supporting Character(s)

• Lois Lane (last appearance in Superman #109; next appearance in Superman #109)

Villain(s)

• Barney Bates and Grabby Todd (small-time crooks; no further appearances)

Other Character(s)

• Paul Berg (a ventriloquist; no further appearances)

Synopsis:
At a night club, Clark and Lois see the ventriloquist act of Paul Berg featuring a Super-Puppet that mimmicks Superman’s powers. Some criminals believe the puppet really has X-ray vision, when the dummy reveals the contents of Lois Lane’s purse. They try to steal the dummy, but Clark uses his powers to stop them. The puppet’s ability was faked by an X-ray machine hidden in Lois’s table.