Superman #175
(February 1965)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March, June, Sept. and Dec.
On-sale Date
1964-12-17
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 World's Finest Comics #147 and copyright registration.

Clark Kent's Brother! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane
Reprints

Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!" (Table of Contents: 1)

Superboy / public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Win Mortimer
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy; superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Clark Kent's Brother! Part I (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Pete Ross; Chief Parker; Superboy (all imaginary)
Synopsis
(Imaginary Story) Jonathan and Martha Kent survive and adopt Lex Luthor, who becomes Superman's ally
Reprints

Indexer Notes

3-part imaginary story

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Silly Putty / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

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

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from John Quincey, Mark Kelly, Ricky Rosenstein, David B. Bround, Willy Locke, John Ellis, Michael Migalski, George Johnson, Dave Warnock.

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

Super-Turtle / comic story / 1 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
Ah, my x-ray vision reveals a turtle is in great danger.
Genre
anthropomorphic-funny animals; superhero
Reprints

Coming Your Way in '65 - The Greatest Superman Products Ever! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

Superman / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Part II: The Defeat of Superman! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superboy; Lex Luthor; Lana Lang; Pete Ross (villain); Superman; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis
Lex Luthor dies (as does Pete).
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude (all imaginary); green kryptonite

Coming... Super-Attractions! (Table of Contents: 8) (Expand) /

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Part III The Luthor-Superman (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lex Luthor (death); Lana Lang; Pete Ross (villain, death); Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent (all imaginary)
Reprints
Keywords
green kryptonite

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

80-Page Giant / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Some of the Best Imaginary Tales of the Super-Family (Table of Contents: 12)

text article / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero

Make It a Happy Holiday -- With the Best in Comics! (Table of Contents: 13) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Build "Big Frankie" (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

Aurora / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Clark Kent's Brother!
    Superman
  2. 1. Superboy Says: "Don't Give Fire a Place to Start!"
    Superboy
  3. 2. Clark Kent's Brother! Part I
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Silly Putty
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  6. 5. ["Ah, my x-ray vision reveals a turtle is in great danger."]
    Super-Turtle
  7. 6. Coming Your Way in '65 - The Greatest Superman Products Ever!
    Superman
  8. 7. Part II: The Defeat of Superman!
    Superman
  9. 8. Coming... Super-Attractions!
    Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; World's Finest Comics; Action Comics
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    126 World War II Fighting G.I.'s and Commandos
  11. 10. Part III The Luthor-Superman
    Superman
  12. 11. [no title indexed]
    80-Page Giant
  13. 12. Some of the Best Imaginary Tales of the Super-Family
  14. 13. Make It a Happy Holiday -- With the Best in Comics!
  15. 14. [no title indexed]
    American Body Building Club
  16. 15. Build "Big Frankie"
    Aurora
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore