(September 1968)

DC, 1938 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly; (semi-monthly, March)
On-sale Date
1968-07-30
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); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Menace of Superman's Speed! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl; Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Neal Adams; Carmine Infantino ? (layout)
Inks
Neal Adams
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl; Superman
Reprints
Keywords
Stanhope College

Indexer Notes

The Silver Age of Superman The Greatest Covers of Action Comics from the '50s to the '70s (1995 series) (Abbeville Press) credits Carmine Infantino as penciler but Nick Caputo believes that Infantino may have provided the cover design for Adams.

Mysteries of the Superman Awards! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder (credited)
Pencils
Curt Swan (credited)
Inks
George Klein (credited)
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese ?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Bruce Wayne; Lois Lane; the Superman Revenge Squad (flashback); Jonas Crowther
Synopsis
Superman is presenting the annual Superman Award for the Metropolis Police Department when he learns that it is going to Clark Kent. While he figures out a way to have "Clark" arrive to accept, he reminisces about the previous recipients of the award.
Reprints
Keywords
Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite

You Are Cordially Invited to Attend the Wedding of Lois Lane and Superman... (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

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

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

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Pencils
Curt Swan (logo illustration)
Inks
George Klein (logo illustration)
Colors
? (logo illustration)
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters submitted by Gary Plumlee, Don Sullican, Matt Rosenblatt, and Oregiente.

The Evil of Alpha and Beta (Table of Contents: 4)

Supergirl / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
Ben Oda

Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman; Alpha; Beta-Zin; David Carew; Linda robot
Synopsis
Supergirl removes her powers with Gold Kryptonite, then tricks Alpha and Beta into letting her back into the sealed-off Stanhope College. Superman arrives to rescue her, but his interference may doom everyone.
Reprints
Keywords
Gold Kryptonite; Stanhope College; time travel

Indexer Notes

Story continued from the previous issue, continues in the following issue.

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Menace of Superman's Speed!
    Supergirl; Superman
  2. 1. Mysteries of the Superman Awards!
    Superman
  3. 2. You Are Cordially Invited to Attend the Wedding of Lois Lane and Superman...
    Lois Lane
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  5. 4. The Evil of Alpha and Beta
    Supergirl
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Nick Caputo
  • John Monagle
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Derek Reinhard
  • Allen Ross
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore