Superman #144

(April 1961)

The Super-Weapon! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (villain); Bert Talbot (intro, villain); Jimmy Olsen; Kryptonite

Synopsis:

Lex Luthor designs Weapon-X, a device that can drain Superman's powers and use them to power a weapon powerful enough to destroy Superman. Bert Talbot is supposed to use the weapon to help spring Luthor from prison but instead decides to try to use the weapon to destroy Superman himself.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #9 (November 1976) [renamed "The Super-Gun"]
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

Inker formerly listed as Stan Kaye.

A Salute to Our American Indians! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

["Golly- some puddle!"] (Table of Contents)

Little Pete / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

Superboy's First Public Appearance! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lana Lang; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (flashback); Smallville Mayor Courtney (flashback); Gregg Peterson (flashback); Dirk; Mugsy

Synopsis:

The story of Superboy's debut and first meeting with President Roosevelt.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Stålmannen (Centerförlaget, 1949 series) #12/1966 (augusti 1966)
• in Superman from the Thirties to the Seventies (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1971 series) #[nn] (1971)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)

Indexer Notes

An Untold Tale of Superman

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger; Mike Hughes; Ed Winters; Dennis Cain; Don Glut; Sam Weiner; Michael Lerner; Mark Rhodes; Susan and Robert Vegdoves

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

"Here comes a customer!" (Table of Contents)

Cora the Car Hop / comic story / 0.75 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

humor

The Orphans of Space! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Kandor; Fortress of Solitude; green earthite; red kryptonite; Interstellar Council of United Planets

Synopsis:

In his Fortress of Solitude, Superman disassembles a strange machine he found in space. When the machine explodes and destroys the Earth, Superman, Supergirl and Krypto are the only survivors.

Reprints: show reprint note before migration

• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #213 (January 1969)
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #8/1969 ([juli] 1969)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #2 (2006)
• in Showcase Presents: Supergirl (DC, 2007 series) #1 ([November] 2007)

Indexer Notes

Most of this story is a Red Kryptonite dream.