Superman #193

(January-February 1967)

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

Superman / comic story / 7.67 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:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Indexer Notes

3-part Imaginary story

More Sensational Super-Stories (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A list of several other sensational Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

["I'm Building an Incubator Device for Drying the Paint on My Models Fast!"] (Table of Contents)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Job Number:

6466

Indexer Notes

"Thanks to - Willaim Sproat, Waynesboro, PA"

Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! [The Death of Superman! part II] (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

Superhero

Characters:

Superman (Earth-1) (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:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Indexer Notes

Imaginary story.

Other Unusual Adventures (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A list of several other unusual Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

Champs Against Odds! (Table of Contents)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Jack Schiff

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan

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

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

Sheldon Moldoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman (Earth-1); Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-1); Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-1); 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 [Dick Grayson] (Earth-1) (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:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Indexer Notes

Imaginary story

Further Perplexing Puzzle Tales (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.5 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A list of several other perplexing Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

Superman's Lost Parents! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Fortress of Solitude; Superboy (statue, image); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image); kryptonite

Synopsis:

Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (December 1958)

Extra Exciting Episodes (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.33 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A list of several other extra exciting Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

The Stolen "S" Shirts (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #197 (October 1954) [3 pages edited]
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #16/1969 ([november] 1969)

The First Superman of Krypton (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman (origin); Jor-El (flashback); Lora [aka Lara] (flashback); Val Arn (villain, flashback); Khai Zor (villain, flashback)

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #223 (December 1956)

Indexer Notes

Is script by Edmond Hamilton or Jerry Coleman? (see 80 Page Giant Magazine #G31 for the conflicting Coleman credit.)

The Guilty Bizarro!, or, It's Nice To Be Wanted! (Table of Contents)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 11.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Forte

Inks:

John Forte

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Content Information

Genre:

superhero; humor

Reprints:

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #286 (July 1961) [see notes]

Indexer Notes

1 page cut (second half of page 11 and first half of page 12); original title "Bizarro, Private Detective!"

Additional Rip-Roaring Riots (Table of Contents)

text article / 0.33 ? page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

A list of several other rip-roaring, hilarious, and wildly funny Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.