Superman #185
(April 1966)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Mar., Sept. and Dec.; (semi-monthly, Jan.)
On-sale Date
1966-02-03
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

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

Superman's Achilles' Heel! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Superman's Achilles' Heel! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman ?
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Gat Gronn (intro, villain); Achilles (origin, flashback); Ajax (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
Synopsis
The Man of Steel resorts to wearing a steel box on his right hand after Red Kryptonite gives him a vulnerable "Achilles' Heel".
Reprints
Keywords
red kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Art credits from Jim Walker; we previously credited Al Plastino.

What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient) (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Bernard Baily
Inks
Bernard Baily
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
non-fiction; advocacy

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 0.67 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Gail Campbell, Irene Vartanoff, Frank Wallace, Rod Farrell, Richard Stevens, Harvey Pierce, Perry Farmer.

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

statement of ownership / 0.33 page (report information)

Letters
typeset

Part I: Target Superman! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman ?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Jose Rivera (intro); Dolores Rivera (intro); Superman robots; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lana Lang (cameo)
Synopsis
Rich Dolores Rivera uses her fortune to try to snare Superman, however she finds that it is Clark that she prefers.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Part II: The Irresistible Clark Kent! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman ?
Pencils
Jim Mooney
Inks
Jim Mooney
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lana Lang (guest star); Vol-Don (guest star); Dolores Rivera; Jose Rivera; Lois Lane; Superman robots; Look-Alike Squad of Kandor
Synopsis
Vol-Don of the Look-Alike Squad of Kandor impersonates Clark Kent to help Superman, however in a twist of fate, he then falls in love with Dolores Rivera.
Reprints
Keywords
Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman's Achilles' Heel!
    Superman
  2. 1. Superman's Achilles' Heel!
    Superman
  3. 2. What's Your B. Q.*? (*Brotherhood Quotient)
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  5. 4. [no title indexed]
  6. 5. Part I: Target Superman!
    Superman
  7. 6. Part II: The Irresistible Clark Kent!
    Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Chris Boyko
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Jim Walker