Superman
#149
(November 1961)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.10 USD
- Pages
- 36
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept., and Dec.
- On-sale Date
- 1961-09-14
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (editor)
Issue Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
The Death of Superman!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White
- Reprints
-
in Amazing Heroes (Fantagraphics, 1981 series) #29 (August 15, 1983) [<0.25 grayscale copy] - in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([November] 1999)
- in Superman: Cover to Cover (DC, 2006 series) ([August] 2006)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
-
in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite
Indexer Notes
Inks credit per World's Finest Guy via the GCD Error List; we formerly credited Sheldon Moldoff.
[The Death of Superman!] Part I: Lex Luthor, Hero!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Bizarro (flashback) (cameo); Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El]; Perry White; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain); Sykes (Prison Guard)
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor discovers a cure for cancer and with the help of Superman he is paroled from prison.
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967)
-
in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1967 ([august] 1967) - in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [May 1989])
- in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([October] 2005)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
- in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- imaginary story
[no title indexed]
Ollie / 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
- I'll drop in at Archie's house to watch television!
- Genre
- humor
- Characters
- Ollie; Archie
- Synopsis
- Ollie overstays his welcome as Archie's houseguest.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page
[The Death of Superman!] Part II: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard!
Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (guest); Superman [Clark Kent / Kal-El] (death); Perry White; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain)
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman.
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967)
- in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1967 ([august] 1967)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [May 1989])
- in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([October] 2005)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
- in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite; imaginary story
The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest
text article / 1 page
- Synopsis
- Lists the winners of 'The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest' from Superman #145. Includes some panels and examples of the errors in that story. Winners got original Superman drawings. First place found 456 errors.
Indexer Notes
Winners: Linda Strickland; Kenneth Francis; William O'Farrow; Frederick Norwood; Albert Kuhfeld
Honorable Mentions: Bill Lambert; Rick Eiber; James and Michael Boughter; Charles Wilhelm; Patty Wagner; Craig Johnson; Harvey Horowitz; Jasper and Vicki Miller; James Weston
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Mike O'Rourke, Larry Naftal, Greg Connors, Herman Glocken, Richard Wilson, Guy Morton, Robert Bales, Dorothy Newton, and Warren Edwards.
[The Death of Superman!] Part III: The Death of Superman!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen]] (cameo, first appearance in SUPERMAN); Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl] (cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Lucy Lane; Robin (cameo); Lori Lemaris (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Supergirl (guest star); Superman robots; Van-Zee (cameo); Sylvia (cameo); Lana Lang (cameo)
- Synopsis
- Superman is buried and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice.
- Reprints
- in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967)
- in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1967 ([august] 1967)
- in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979)
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
- in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [May 1989])
- in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([October] 2005)
- in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 ([June] 2007) [black and white]
- in Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years (DC, 2013 series) (2013 [January 2014])
- in Superman Anthologie (Panini Deutschland, 2018 series) (2018)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; imaginary story; Kandor; Phantom Zone
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Giant Superman Annual / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
The Death of Superman!
Superman -
1.
Treasure Chest of Fun
Honor House Products Corp. -
2.
[The Death of Superman!] Part I: Lex Luthor, Hero!
Superman -
3.
Tootsie Roll Makes History!
Tootsie Roll -
4.
["Shake hands with a shark!"]
Sea Devils -
5.
["I'll drop in at Archie's house to watch television!"]
Ollie -
6.
Coming... Super-Attractions!
Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics -
7.
[The Death of Superman!] Part II: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard!
Superman -
8.
There's More Than Meets the Eye...
Tootsie Roll Pop -
9.
The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest
-
10.
[no title indexed]
World Globe -
11.
[no title indexed]
Garcelon Stamp Company -
12.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
13.
[The Death of Superman!] Part III: The Death of Superman!
Superman -
14.
[no title indexed]
Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar -
15.
See the Many Fantastic Faces of Superman...
Giant Superman Annual -
16.
[no title indexed]
Giant Batman Annual -
17.
Wanted: Safe Bus Riders!
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18.
[no title indexed]
Jowett Institute of Physical Training -
19.
[no title indexed]
American Specialty Co.
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Chris Boyko
- Nick Caputo
- Matthew Head
- Jerry Hillegas (R.I.P.)
- Bob Hughes
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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