(August 1971)
- Price:
- 0.25 USD
- Pages:
- 52
- Indicia frequency:
- monthly (semi-monthly June, Dec.)
- Indicia Publisher:
- National Periodical Publications, Inc.
- Brand:
- DC
- Editing:
- Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
- Format:
- Standard Golden Age; Later Standard Silver Age.; By end Standard Modern Age U.S.; Full Color; Glossy Cover; Newsprint Interior; Saddle-Stitched (Squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
The Shape of Fear!
Superman / cover / 1 page
Credits
- Pencils:
- Neal Adams
- Inks:
- Dick Giordano
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-848
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Sand creature; Quarrm demon
- Synopsis:
- Quarrm demon dragging off unconscious Superman and Sand creature.
- Reprints:
- in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #6/1972 ([juli] 1972)
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #157 (Circa September 1972)
- in DC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([January] 2009)
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
The Shape of Fear!
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Denny O'Neil
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-841
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Sand creature (villain); I-Ching; Superman; Wonder Woman (as Diana Prince); Clark Kent; Quarrm demon (villain)
- Synopsis:
- I-Ching helps Superman return to full power but something is wrong with Superman's mind. I-Ching and Diana Prince help the Sand Creature to siphon off Superman's powers again to help his mind heal.
- Reprints:
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #22/1971 (30.Oktober 1971)
- in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #6/1972 ([juli] 1972) which is reprinted
- in Supermann (Semic AS, 1977 series) #8/1979 (uke 32 1979)
- in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #157 (Circa September 1972)
- in Serie-pocket (Semic AS, 1977 series) #112 - Supermann (1985) [2. translation]
- in DC Comics Classics Library: Superman: Kryptonite Nevermore (DC, 2009 series) #[nn] ([January] 2009)
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters:
- typeset
- Job Number:
- S-855
Indexer Notes
Includes letters from Mike Abruzzese, Ray Kalush, Michael N. Tierstein and Bob Rozakis.
Superman's Neighbors
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Bill Finger
- Pencils:
- Wayne Boring
- Inks:
- Stan Kaye
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-873
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Alexander Ross; Joe Rollins; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tommy Snead; Mrs. Higgins; Ethel Cane; Miss Wentworth; Harry Merton; Bill Waters
- Synopsis:
- One of Clark Kent's neighbors is monitoring his comings and goings. Superman is afraid he will stumble into his secret identity and must come up with a way to throw him off the trail.
- Reprints:
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #112 (March 1957)
Indexer Notes
No villain.
Superman's Day of Truth!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
Credits
- Script:
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils:
- Curt Swan
- Inks:
- George Klein
- Colors:
- ?
- Letters:
- ?
- Job Number:
- S-872
Content Information
- Genre:
- superhero
- Characters:
- Superman; Lois Lane; Supergirl; Professor Potter; Perry White; Lana Lang; Kandor; Val-Lor; Vrangs; Fortress of Solitude; Superman's Underwater Fortress of Solitude
- Synopsis:
- Superman and Supergirl spend an entire day telling nothing but the truth in honor of the Kryptonian hero Val-Lor.
- Reprints:
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #176 (April 1965)
Editing
Table of Contents
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1.
The Shape of Fear!
Superman -
2.
[no title indexed]
Metropolis Mailbag -
3.
Superman's Neighbors
Superman -
4.
Superman's Day of Truth!
Superman
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- Per Sandell
- Mike Nielsen
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- Pat Lang
- Bob Rivard
- Jim Van Dore
- Mike Nielsen
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- Ed Boner
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