The Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition (1973 series) (DC) #[nn]
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| Field | Added / Next |
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| Number | [nn] |
| Volume | |
| No Volume | No |
| Display Volume With Number | No |
| Indicia Publisher | |
| Indicia Publisher Not Printed | Printed |
| Brand | |
| No Brand | No |
| Publication Date | 1973 |
| Key Date | 1973-00-10 |
| Year On Sale | None |
| Month On Sale | None |
| Day On Sale | None |
| On Sale Date Uncertain | No |
| Indicia Frequency | |
| No Indicia Frequency | No |
| Price | $2.00 |
| Page Count | 68 (note: total sum of story page counts is 73) |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz (Editorial Advisor); E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor); Sol Harrison |
| No Editing | |
| ISBN | |
| No Isbn | No |
| Notes | |
| Keywords | |
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Sequence 0
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 0 |
| Title | |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | cover |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | |
| No Script | X |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | ? |
| No Colors | |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | |
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Sequence 1
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 1 |
| Title | Superman in Superman Land |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | comic story |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 12 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lex Luthor |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | Edited by Whitney Ellsworth |
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Sequence 2
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 2 |
| Title | How to Draw Superman |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | text article |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | |
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Sequence 3
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 3 |
| Title | Guide to Characters in Superman Family Portrait |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | George Klein |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 0.5 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Supergirl; Krypto; Streaky; Comet; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Lori Lemaris; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Bizarro; Professor Potter; Beppo |
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Sequence 4
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| Sequence Number | 4 |
| Title | How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 0.5 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superbaby; Krypto; Supergirl |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | Edited by Mort Weisinger |
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Sequence 5
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 5 |
| Title | How a Comic Magazine is Created |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | text article |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | |
| No Pencils | X |
| Inks | |
| No Inks | X |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | |
| No Letters | X |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 10 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Carmine Infantino; Nick Cardy; Julius Schwartz; Denny O'Neil; Curt Swan; Murphy Anderson; Sol Harrison; Joe Letterese; Morris Waldinger; Gaspar Saladino; Al Kupperberg; Glynis Wein; Jack Adler; E. Nelson Bridwell, Milt Snapinn;Lois Barker;Gerda Gattel |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | Step-by-step process of comic publication; shows Superman #253, Superman #257, Superboy #188 |
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Sequence 6
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| Sequence Number | 6 |
| Title | The Origin of Superman! |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | comic story |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Carmine Infantino (Layouts); Curt Swan |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 15 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White |
| Synopsis | Retells Superman's origin from the destruction of Krypton, through his adoption by the Kents and his career as Superboy, and then finally as Superman. |
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Sequence 7
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 7 |
| Title | Map of Krypton |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | illustration |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | ? |
| No Colors | |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 8 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Krypton |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | pull-out poster showing Krypton |
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Sequence 8
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 8 |
| Title | Superman Syndicated |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | comic story |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Steve Allen |
| Synopsis | |
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Sequence 9
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 9 |
| Title | Metropolis, Illinois - Story of an American City |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | text article |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | |
| No Pencils | X |
| Inks | |
| No Inks | X |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 4 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Carmine Infantino |
| Synopsis | |
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Sequence 10
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 10 |
| Title | Rogues' Gallery! |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Lex Luthor; Brainiac; The Toyman; The Parasite; The Puzzler; The Prankster; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jax-Ur; Kru-El; General Zod; Professor Vakox |
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Sequence 11
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 11 |
| Title | The Secrets of Superman's Fortress |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Jimmy Olsen; The Fortress of Solitude; Kandor |
| Synopsis | |
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Sequence 12
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 12 |
| Title | It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Al Hirschfeld |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Al Hirschfeld |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; Linda Lavin; Bob Holiday |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | Review by Stanley Kaufmann for the New York Times of the play 'Superman' |
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Sequence 13
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 13 |
| Title | Superman Salutes NASA |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | |
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Sequence 14
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 14 |
| Title | Important Dates in Superman's Life |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | |
| No Pencils | X |
| Inks | |
| No Inks | X |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | typeset |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | |
| Synopsis | |
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Sequence 15
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 15 |
| Title | Superman's Mission for President Kennedy! |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | comic story |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | Bill Finger; E. Nelson Bridwell |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman; President John F. Kennedy; John Glenn |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | contains a reproduction of the official Junior Superman Olympics patch |
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Sequence 16
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 16 |
| Title | The Superboy Legend |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superboy |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 3 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superboy; Jax-Ur; Krypto |
| Synopsis | |
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Sequence 17
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 17 |
| Title | The Superboy Costume |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superboy |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 2 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superboy; Superbaby; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent |
| Synopsis | |
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Sequence 18
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 18 |
| Title | Superman's Photo Album |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | character profile |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | ? |
| No Script | |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | ? |
| No Letters | |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 3 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | George Reeves; Phyllis Coates; Jack Larson; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz, Jr.; Kirk Alyn |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | photos of the television show, public service films, PSAs from comics, movie posters |
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Sequence 19
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 19 |
| Title | |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | illustration |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | |
| No Script | X |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | |
| No Colors | X |
| Letters | |
| No Letters | X |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | |
| Reprint Notes | |
| Notes | |
| Keywords | |
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Sequence 20
| Field | Added / Next |
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| Sequence Number | 20 |
| Title | |
| Unofficial Title? | No |
| Type | illustration |
| Feature | Superman |
| Genre | superhero |
| Job Number | |
| Script | |
| No Script | X |
| Pencils | ? |
| No Pencils | |
| Inks | ? |
| No Inks | |
| Colors | ? |
| No Colors | |
| Letters | |
| No Letters | X |
| Editing | |
| No Editing | X |
| Page Count | 1 |
| Page Count Uncertain | No |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | |
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| Notes | Back cover; same as front cover |
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Comments
| Commenter | Comment | Revision | Timestamp | Old State | New State |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anonymous User | This change is a temporary migration representing the state of the database at the time of the new site deployment. It will be replaced by history assembled from our old database soon. | 2010-11-20 09:47:39 | Available | Approved |
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