Superman #157

(November 1962)

Treasure Chest of Fun (Table of Contents: 1) (Expand) /

Honor House Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Rog-Ar (intro, villain, flashback); Jor-El (flashback); Perry White; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Quex-Ul (intro); Jax-Ur; Professor Vakox; Dr. Xadu; Mon-El]

Synopsis

Superman releases Quex-Ul from the Phantom Zone since he has served his sentence, but Quex-Ul vows revenge on the son of the man who pronounced him guilty. However, when Quex-Ul displays heroic behavior, Superman wonders if he was truly guilty and travels back in time to Krypton to witness Quex-Ul being hypnotized into believing himself guilty. When Supergirl tells Quex-Ul he is innocent, he sacrifices himself to keep Superman from being exposed to a Gold Kryptonite trap he has set for him. In doing so, Quex-Ul loses his powers and memory, so Superman sets him up in a new life in Metropolis.

Reprints

• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #397 (29 de mayo de 1963)
• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #21/1969 (11. Oktober 1969)
• in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #16 (avril 1970) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #227 (June-July 1970)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #21/1970 ([november] 1970)
• in Giant Superman Album (K. G. Murray, 1963 ? series) #40 ([June 1980] ?)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)
• in Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone (DC, 2009 series) ([August] 2009)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; gold kryptonite (intro in non-imaginary story); Krypton (flashback); Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Quex-Ul's next appearance is in The Phantom Zone #1.
Gold Kryptonite's first appearance, in an imaginary story, was in Adventure Comics #299.
This story establishes that 18 Kryptonian sun-cycles is about 25 Earth years.

Tootsie Roll Makes History! (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Tootsie Roll / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4) (Expand) /

Batman; World's Finest Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5)

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

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Paul Seydor, Danny Sheehan, Jack Kirkness, Whitey Linninger, Neal Perlman, Randy Lipshutz, Michael Heirkila, and Elsa Keith.

The Super-Genie of Metropolis! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Robert Bernstein

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; an enemy agent (intro, villain); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Krypto; Perry White

Reprints

• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #397 (29 de mayo de 1963)
• in Superman (3ª Série) (Editora Brasil-América [EBAL], 1964 series) #26 (Junho de 1966)
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #8/1966 ([august] 1966)
• in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #15 (mars 1970) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #8 (November-December 1980)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #31 (1981)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Private Pete / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff

Inks

Henry Boltinoff

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff

First Line of Dialogue or Text

This guard duty is easy...

Genre

humor; military

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #76 (May-June 1952)
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #397 (29 de mayo de 1963)

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page (report information)

Tiki Gods (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Greenwich Village Handcrafts / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

104 Kings' Knights (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

104 Kings' Knights / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

Superman's Day of Doom! (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

Joe Letterese

Genre

superhero

Characters

Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]; Supergirl; Superman; Lana Lang; Bizarro #1; Lori Lemaris; Stephen Snapinn (intro); Comet the Super-Horse (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Luma Lynai (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback)

Reprints

• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #397 (29 de mayo de 1963)
• in Superman et Batman et Robin (Sage - Sagédition, 1969 series) #20 (août 1970) [Alternance de noir et blanc et de couleurs [Color pages alternate with black and white pages]]
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-38 (October-November 1975)
• in Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series) #4 ([November] 2008)

Keywords

green kryptonite

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Ollie / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

When you finish work, come over to my place, Ollie.

Genre

humor

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1969 series) #52
• in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #397 (29 de mayo de 1963)
• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #25/1969 (6. Dezember 1969)
• in Supermann (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #3/1972 ([mars] 1972)
• in Stålmannen (Williams Förlags AB, 1969 series) #4/1972 (28 mars 1972)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Tootsie [all other candies] / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

Tomorrow's Stars Appear Today! (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Daisy Air Rifles / Daisy B-B Guns / advertisement / 1 page (report information)