Superman
#141
(November 1960)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, September and December
- On-sale Date
- 1960-09-15
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Comics Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Superman's Return to Krypton!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]
- Reprints
-
in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #20 ([March 1961]) -
in Superman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1956 series) #78 (Junho de 1962) -
in The Great Superman Comic Book Collection (DC, 1981 series) (1981) - in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
-
in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
Superman's Return to Krypton! Part I: Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again!
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El (death); Lara (death); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (origin) (origin retold in brief); Professor Galsworthy; Krypto's parents
- Synopsis
- Superman accidentally travels through time and across space to Krypton, where he meets actress Lyla Lerrol and his parents and witnesses their wedding.
- Reprints
-
in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #1/1963 - in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #20 ([March 1961])
- in Superman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1956 series) #78 (Junho de 1962)
-
in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1967 (1967) - in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #232 (December 1970-January 1971) which is reprinted
- in Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #18 ([Circa 1971-1972])
- in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #7/1972 (25. März 1972)
- in The Great Superman Comic Book Collection (DC, 1981 series) (1981)
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2006 [February 2007])
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
- in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- Krypton
Indexer Notes
Part 1 of a three-part novel.
[Superman's Return to Krypton!] Part II: Superman's Kryptonian Romance
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Brainiac (cameo); Jor-El; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lara; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Lyla Lerrol; Koko; Snark McGill (introduction, villain); Gregg Halliday; Robo (robot); Ken-Dal
- Synopsis
- Superman romances Lyla and witnesses Jonathan Kent's proposal to Martha, while Brainiac shrinks and steals Kandor.
- Reprints
- in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #1/1963
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #20 ([March 1961])
- in Superman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1956 series) #78 (Junho de 1962)
- in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1967 (1967)
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #232 (December 1970-January 1971) which is reprinted
- in Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #18 ([Circa 1971-1972])
- in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #7/1972 (25. März 1972)
- in The Great Superman Comic Book Collection (DC, 1981 series) (1981)
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2006 [February 2007])
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
- in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- Kandor (cameo)
[no title indexed]
Little Pete / comic story / 0.67 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Have a baseball, sonny!
- Genre
- humor; children
- Reprints
- in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #158 (June 1966)
-
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 2 pages
Indexer Notes
Letters from William Rupprecht, Steve Bonczek, Ed Stillwell, Virginia Reed, Norman Khouy, Pam Rohrig, Waynes Hayes, Miriam Wachsler, Benjamin Inserra, John McGeehan, Michael Dubelman, Randy Beaudin, Royce Guinn, Larry Gillis.
Includes a plug for the next giant Superman Annual.
Superman's Return to Krypton! Part III: The Surprise of Fate!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jor-El; Lara; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Lyla Lerrol (death)
- Synopsis
- Superman accidentally escapes Krypton, leaving behind Lyla.
- Reprints
- in Gigant (Centerförlaget, 1963 series) #1/1963
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #20 ([March 1961])
- in Superman (2ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1956 series) #78 (Junho de 1962)
- in Superman Annual (Atlas Publishing, 1951 series) #1967 (1967)
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #232 (December 1970-January 1971) which is reprinted
- in Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #18 ([Circa 1971-1972]) [edited version]
- in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #7/1972 (25. März 1972)
- in The Great Superman Comic Book Collection (DC, 1981 series) (1981)
- in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 ([August] 2006)
- in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #2 (2006 [February 2007])
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
- in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite; Krypton
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
Superman's Return to Krypton!
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Honor House Products Corp. -
2.
Superman's Return to Krypton! Part I: Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again!
Superman -
3.
Keep Learning-- The Key to Success!
-
4.
[Superman's Return to Krypton!] Part II: Superman's Kryptonian Romance
Superman -
5.
["Have a baseball, sonny!"]
Little Pete -
6.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Action Comics; Adventure Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane -
7.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
8.
Superman's Return to Krypton! Part III: The Surprise of Fate!
Superman -
9.
[no title indexed]
Stephens Credit Sales -
10.
[no title indexed]
Wilson Chemical Co. -
11.
[no title indexed]
Charles Atlas -
12.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Jim Van Dore
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