(February 1976)

DC, 1976 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
3
Price
2.50 USD
Pages
68
Indicia Frequency
bi-monthly with a special edition in February
On-sale Date
1976-02-26
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Editing
Paul Levitz (editor); Anthony Tollin (editor); Sergio A. Curbelo
Color
color cover; black and white interior
Dimensions
digest (5 1/2" x 8 1/2")
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Convention booklet for Super DC Con '76, Feb. 27, 28, 29, Hotel Commodore, New York. Indicia says "Vol. 3, Special Edition No. 1." Mostly articles about DC comics history with three comic stories included.

On-sale date from copyright registration. General release on February 28 per Comic Reader #127.
Parts of this issue are reprinted:

The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.

Super DC Con '76 (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Curt Swan
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

The Superman on the cover is from The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #7 (July-August 1975).

How Superman Would End the War (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Joe Shuster
Inks
Joe Shuster
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Adolf Hitler; Joseph Stalin
Synopsis
Superman captures Adolf Hitler and Joseph Stalin and brings them to the League of Nations to be tried for war crimes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 30-31. A fanciful presentation of how Superman would end the war in Europe c. 1940.

The Supershow of Metropolis (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Stan Kaye
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Synopsis
Jimmy Olsen disguises himself as "Johnny Bolton" in order to be Superman's assistant at a charity show.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 41-48.

[Pollution Parable] (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script
Len Wein
Pencils
Neal Adams
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Grime-Master (villain)
Synopsis
Superman fights the Grime-Master, whose amusement park is a pollution plant.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Pages 58-62. Story printed from un-inked pencils with roughed out lettering.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 1. Super DC Con '76
    Superman
  2. 2. How Superman Would End the War
    Superman
  3. 3. The Supershow of Metropolis
    Superman
  4. 4. [Pollution Parable]
    Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Boris Ammerlaan
  • Dwayne Best
  • Merlin Haas
  • Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore