The Superman Family #217 [Newsstand]
(April 1982)

DC, 1974 Series
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Volume
29
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-01-21
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893159904
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #198.
This issue is a variant of The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #217 [Direct].

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Mr. & Mrs. Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-3838
Genre
superhero

Back to Square One! (Table of Contents: 1)

Mr. & Mrs. Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-3823
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth-2); Lois Lane (Earth-2); Metalo [George Grant] (Earth-2)
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

"We Interrupt This Program..." (Table of Contents: 2)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Tatjana Wood
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-3832
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Donny Hughes; Victor Marvin Block; Jason Chumley; Nancy Moore; Andrew Gilary; Anthony Drake; Sweryn Wallenski; Al Shum; Sarah Johnstone; Ross Fisher
Reprints

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

The Superman Family Circle / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-3843

Indexer Notes

Letters from Mike Sopp, Neil Ahlquist, Joshua Bilmes, J.P. Kelly, and Tim Wahowske.

Arrest Me -- I'm a Murderer! (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3851
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Inspector Henerson; Martin Parks; Perry White; "Sticks" Harris (death); Jake Davis
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Sing a Song of Murder! (Table of Contents: 5)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

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

Job Number
S-3828
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Cassie Jo Owens; Dulcina Rae; Earl Mason; Clark Kent; Steve Lombard
Reprints
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Mr. & Mrs. Superman
  2. 1. Back to Square One!
    Mr. & Mrs. Superman
  3. 2. "We Interrupt This Program..."
    Supergirl
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    The Superman Family Circle
  5. 4. Arrest Me -- I'm a Murderer!
    Jimmy Olsen
  6. 5. Sing a Song of Murder!
    Lois Lane
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