Superman #149

(November 1961)

Lex Luthor, Hero! [The Death of Superman! part 1] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain); Sykes (Prison Guard); Bizarro (cameo flashback)

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 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G31 (January-February 1967)
• in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 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) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
• in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([August] 2005)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

3-part Imaginary Story

["I'll drop in at Archie's house to watch television"] (Table of Contents)

Ollie / comic story / 0.66 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Content Information

Genre:

Humor

Characters:

Ollie; Archie

Synopsis:

Ollie overstays his welcome as Archie's houseguest.

Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! [The Death of Superman! part 2] (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 (death); Lex Luthor (villain); Supergirl (guest star); green kryptonite; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; 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 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G31 (January-February 1967)
• in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 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) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
• in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([August] 2005)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

Imaginary story.

The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest (Table of Contents)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Typeset

Content Information

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] (Table of Contents)

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

Credits

Script:

Mort Weisinger; Mike O'Rourke; Larry Naftal; Greg Connors; Herman Glocken; Richard Wilson; Guy Morton; Robert Bales; Dorothy Newton; Warren Edwards

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

The Death of Superman! [part 3] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

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; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Van-Zee (cameo); Sylvia (cameo); Phantom Zone; 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 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G31 (January-February 1967)
• in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 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) #[nn] ([November] 1987)
• in The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) #1 ([April] 1989)
• in DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories (DC, 2005 series) #[1] ([August] 2005)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]

Indexer Notes

3-part Imaginary story.

Wanted: Safe Bus Riders! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bernard Baily

Inks:

Bernard Baily

Colors:

?

Letters:

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