(December 1969)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price:
0.25 USD
Pages:
68
Indicia frequency:
?
On-sale date:
1969-10-07
Indicia Publisher:
National Periodical Publications, Inc.
Brand:
Superman DC National Comics
Editing:
Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor)
Color:
color
Dimensions:
standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
Paper Stock:
newsprint
Binding:
saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format:
was ongoing series

Issue Notes

also numbered as 80 Page Giant #G-66


[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Curt Swan
Inks:
Murphy Anderson
Colors:
?
Letters:
Gaspar Saladino ?
Job Number:
W-366

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman

Superman's Lost Brother! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Edmond Hamilton
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman (origin retold); Halk Kar [Earth-2's Mon-El] (intro); Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Wrecker Ross (intro, villain); Lois Lane
Synopsis:
When Halk Kar crashes on Earth, the note he carries in Jor-El's handwriting makes Superman suspect that Halk Kar is his older brother. But when Halk Kar joins Superman in his pursuit of "Wrecker" Ross, Halk Kar receives an electric shock and remembers that he is actually a space traveller from Thoron who met Jor-El on Krypton just before it exploded.
Reprints:

The Sweetheart Superman Forgot! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Sally Selwyn (intro); Digby Selwyn [Sally's father] (intro); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Bart Benson (intro, villain); Lois Lane (cameo)
Reprints:

Jor-El II and Kal-El II (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Kal-El II [Superman's son] (intro); Jor-El II [Superman's son] (intro), Superman's wife (unrevealed) (all imaginary); Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

an imaginary story


The New Nightwing and Flamebird! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Jor-El II (as Nightwing); Kal-El II (as Flamebird); Kandor; Zan Zarn (statue); Mrn Abbas (statue); Jor-El I (statue); Fortress of Solitude; Gann Artar (villain) (all imaginary)
Synopsis:
Superman's sons become Nightwing II and Flamebird II
Reprints:

Kal-El II's Mission to Krypton! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Credits

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

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Characters:
Superman; Jor-El II; Kal-El II; Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Gann Artar (villain) (all imaginary); green kryptonite; Kandor (cameo); Fortress of Solitude; Val-El (statue); Sul-El (statue); Tala-El (statue); Krypto's father; Phantom Zone
Reprints:

The Secret of Superboy's Sister (Table of Contents)

Superboy / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Al Schwartz
Pencils:
Al Plastino
Inks:
Al Plastino
Colors:
?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
superhero
Reprints:

Indexer Notes

John Sikela removed from pencils and inks credits. Sikela mistakenly added earlier to credits through misattribution of reprint source to Superboy #36.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. Superman's Lost Brother!
    Superman
  3. 2. The Sweetheart Superman Forgot!
    Superman
  4. 3. Jor-El II and Kal-El II
    Superman
  5. 4. The New Nightwing and Flamebird!
    Superman
  6. 5. Kal-El II's Mission to Krypton!
    Superman
  7. 6. The Secret of Superboy's Sister
    Superboy
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