The Superman Family #216 [Newsstand]
(March 1982)

DC, 1974 Series
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Volume
29
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-12-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893159903
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #197.
This issue is a variant of The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #216 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Bob Oksner (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-3811
Genre
superhero
Reprints

Another Dynamite Comic from the House of Daring Concepts! (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Victory Is Only 5,000 Centuries Away! (Table of Contents: 2)

Supergirl / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-3817
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Herb Silver; Marilyn "Mitzi" Silver; Toxus; Supergirl [Louise-L]; Tal Belok; Lydia-T; Virgil Belasco; Superman
Reprints

Who's Superman? (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. & Mrs. Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3804
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth-2); Lois Lane (Earth-2); Perry White (Earth-2); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-2); Lana Lang (Earth-2); Jimmy Olsen (Earth-2); Hocus [Doc]; Pocus [Flannelhead]; George Tompkins; Lucille Tompkins; Susie Tompkins; J. Wilbur Wolfingham; Dick Grayson (Earth-2)

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Santa's Super-Assistant (Table of Contents: 4)

The Misadventures of Superbaby / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
John Calnan
Inks
Dave Hunt
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Job Number
S-3822
Characters
Superbaby [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Davey
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Reporters Are Not Born... (Table of Contents: 5)

Lois Lane / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Tamsyn O'Flynn
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3816
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Mark Spencer; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White
Reprints

The Comic Strip Avenger! (Table of Contents: 6)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-3827
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Jennifer Owens; Alexander Tucker; Perry White; Larry Walsh; Sid Easter; Phil
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

#90 Tamsyn O'Flynn (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.45 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

The Superman Family Circle / letters page / 0.55 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (letter replies)
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Letters from Sylvia Darkow and Larry Schlessinger.

Volume 81 Issue 20 - December, 1981 (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 0.8 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 10)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
humor; superhero
Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Supergirl
  2. 1. Another Dynamite Comic from the House of Daring Concepts!
    Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew
  3. 2. Victory Is Only 5,000 Centuries Away!
    Supergirl
  4. 3. Who's Superman?
    Mr. & Mrs. Superman
  5. 4. Santa's Super-Assistant
    The Misadventures of Superbaby
  6. 5. Reporters Are Not Born...
    Lois Lane
  7. 6. The Comic Strip Avenger!
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. #90 Tamsyn O'Flynn
    DC Profiles
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    The Superman Family Circle
  10. 9. Volume 81 Issue 20 - December, 1981
    Daily Planet
  11. 10. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
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