Superman #141
(November 1960)

DC, National Comics Publications, National Periodical Publications imprint, 1939 Series
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Price:
0.10
Pages:
36
Editing:
Mort Weisinger
Format: 
Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245)

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]
    Superman
  2. 2. Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2]
    Superman
  3. 3. The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3]
    Superman
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Superman's Return to Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
?
Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Jor-El; Lara
Reprinted:
  • in Great Superman Comic Book Collection, The (DC, 1981 series) #nn
  • in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]

Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1] (Table of Contents)

Superman / story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Jor-El (guest star, death); Lara (guest star, death) (both marry in this story); Superman (origin retold in brief); Krypton; Professor Galsworthy; Krypto's parents; Lyla Lerrol
Synopsis:
Superman accidentally travels through time and across space to Krypton, where he meets actress Lyla Lerrol and his parents.
Reprinted:
  • In Superman (DC, 1939 series) #232 (December 1970-January 1971)
  • in Great Superman Comic Book Collection, The (DC, 1981 series) #nn
  • in Giant Superman Album #18 (1962 series) K. G. Murray (1971)
  • in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]

Indexer Notes

Part 1 of a three-part novel.

Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2] (Table of Contents)

Superman / story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Lyla Lerrol (death); Jonathan Kent (guest appearance); Martha Clark (guest appearance, before their marriage); Snark McGill (intro, villain); Brainiac (cameo); Kandor (cameo); Jor-El; Lara; Gregg Halliday
Synopsis:
Superman romances Lyla and witnesses Jonathan Kent's proposal to Martha, while Brainiac shrinks and steals Kandor.
Reprinted:
  • In Superman (DC, 1939 series) #232 (December 1970-January 1971)
  • in Great Superman Comic Book Collection, The (DC, 1981 series) #nn
  • in Giant Superman Album #18 (1962 series) K. G. Murray (1971)
  • in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]

The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3] (Table of Contents)

Superman / story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Wayne Boring
Inks:
Stan Kaye
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol; green kryptonite; Krypton
Synopsis:
Superman accidentally escapes Krypton, leaving behind Lyla.
Reprinted:
  • In Superman (DC, 1939 series) #232 (December 1970-January 1971)
  • in Great Superman Comic Book Collection, The (DC, 1981 series) #nn
  • in Giant Superman Album #18 (1962 series) K. G. Murray (1971)
  • in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) #[nn]

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