100-Page Super Spectacular
#DC-18
(July 1973)
DC,
1973 Series
- Volume
- 1
- Price
- 0.50 USD
- Pages
- 100
- On-sale Date
- 1973-04-12
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [block]
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell
Issue Notes
Copyright © 1973 by National Periodical Publications, Inc.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #95.
On-sale date from Comic Reader #95.
[no title indexed]
The Atom; Captain Triumph; The Hourman; Superman; TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Nick Cardy
- Inks
- Nick Cardy
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?; typeset
- Job Number
- N-665
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Job Number
- N-669
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Atom [Al Pratt]; Atom [Ray Palmer]; T.N.T. [Tex N. Thomas]; Hourman [Rex Tyler]; Captain Triumph [Lance Gallant]
I Sustain the Wings
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Job Number
- S-1208
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane
- Reprints
-
from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943)
-
Murder on a Star!
The Atom / comic story / 5 pages
- Script
- Joseph Greene
- Pencils
- Chester Kozlak (signed as J. Chester Kozlak)
- Inks
- Chester Kozlak (signed as J. Chester Kozlak)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer (original editor)
- Job Number
- N-645
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Al Pratt]
- Reprints
- from Flash Comics (DC, 1940 series) #90 (December 1947)
-
Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!
The Atom / comic story / 14.34 pages
- Script
- Gardner Fox
- Pencils
- Gil Kane
- Inks
- Murphy Anderson
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ben Oda
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz (original editor)
- Job Number
- N-643
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Dr. Light (villain); Justice League of America (cameo)
- Reprints
- from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #8 (August-September 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
Story in two parts of 7.67 and 6.67 pages.
Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!
Superman / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- N-640
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Superboy (flashback); Lana Lang (flashback)
- Synopsis
- Superboy finds out that something he did on his last day in Smallville as Superboy is going to allow a criminal to make $1,000,000. Superman must think back to that day and discover what it was that he did. Flashbacks of Superboy's graduation and the cake that was presented him by the town.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #97 (May 1955)
-
The Crime Clown!
TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Al Carreño ?
- Inks
- Al Carreño ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Job Number
- N-644
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- T.N.T.; Dan the Dyna-Mite
- Reprints
- from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #5 (Spring 1942)
-
[The Menace of Dr. Togg]
The Hourman / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Ken Fitch
- Pencils
- Bernard Baily
- Inks
- Bernard Baily
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Bernard Baily
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth (original editor)
- Job Number
- N-642
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Hourman; Dr. Togg (villain, intro); Thorndyke (guest star); Jimmy Martin (guest star); Minute Men of America (guest star)
- Reprints
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #57 (December 1940)
-
Gold!
Captain Triumph / comic story / 15 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Bill Quackenbush ?
- Inks
- Bill Quackenbush ?
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Editing
- George Brenner (original editor)
- Job Number
- N-641
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Captain Triumph; Redfue and His Gang (intro)
- Reprints
- from Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #42 (May 1946)
-
The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! Part I: The Titanic Twins!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- N-639
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [becomes Superman-Red; becomes Superman-Blue] (introduction); Supergirl (guest star); Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Brainiac (flashback); Lex Luthor (flashback); Superman Emergency Squad
- Synopsis
- Superman splits into two Supermen.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #162 (July 1963)
-
- Keywords
- imaginary story
[The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!] Part II: The Anti-Evil Ray!
Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [as Superman-Red; as Superman-Blue]; Brainiac (villain); Supergirl; Lori Lemaris; Krypton II; Krypto; Superman Revenge Squad (villains); Lex Luthor (villain); Lena Thorul; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; Dr. Xadu; two unnamed prisoners]
- Synopsis
- Luthor, Brainiac, Phantom Zoners, Khruschev, and Castro reform. Luthor cures all illness.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #162 (July 1963)
-
- Keywords
- imaginary story
[The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! Part III] The End of Superman's Career!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Script
- Leo Dorfman
- Pencils
- Curt Swan; Kurt Schaffenberger (Lois and Lana figures pages 1, 3-7)
- Inks
- George Klein
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Saturn Girl; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy] (cameo); Superman [as Superman-Red; as Superman-Blue]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Supergirl; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Krypto; Comet the Super-Horse; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lucy Lane; Phantom Zone inhabitants [Jax-Ur; General Zod; Dr. Xadu; Professor Vakox; two unnamed prisoners]
- Synopsis
- The Supermen marry Lois Lane and Lana Lang. Jimmy Olsen marries Lucy Lane. Mr. Mxyzptlk reforms.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #162 (July 1963)
-
- Keywords
- imaginary story; New Krypton
[no title indexed]
A Look through the Super Spectacles / letters page / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell
- Letters
- typeset
- Job Number
- N-670
Indexer Notes
Inside back cover. Letters from readers - Micheal Roship, Russell Cole and Richard H. Morrissey - and responses from E. Nelson Bridwell.
DC's Cover Gallery
The Atom; Captain Triumph; Superman / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ray Burnley; Gil Kane; Al Bryant; Kurt Schaffenberger
- Inks
- Ray Burnley; Kurt Schaffenberger; Murphy Anderson; Al Bryant
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp; ?
- Genre
- superhero
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25 (November-December 1943)
- from Crack Comics (Quality Comics, 1940 series) #42 (May 1946)
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #162 (July 1963)
- from The Atom (DC, 1962 series) #8 (August-September 1963)
-
Indexer Notes
On back cover.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
[no title indexed]
The Atom; Captain Triumph; The Hourman; Superman; TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite -
1.
Table of Contents
-
2.
I Sustain the Wings
Superman -
3.
Murder on a Star!
The Atom -
4.
Lockup in the Lethal Lightbulb!
The Atom -
5.
Superboy's Last Day in Smallville!
Superman -
6.
The Crime Clown!
TNT and Dan the Dyna-Mite -
7.
[The Menace of Dr. Togg]
The Hourman -
8.
Gold!
Captain Triumph -
9.
The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! Part I: The Titanic Twins!
Superman -
10.
[The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue!] Part II: The Anti-Evil Ray!
Superman -
11.
[The Amazing Story of Superman-Red and Superman-Blue! Part III] The End of Superman's Career!
Superman -
12.
[no title indexed]
A Look through the Super Spectacles -
13.
DC's Cover Gallery
The Atom; Captain Triumph; Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Nick Caputo
- Peter Croome
- CTGarry
- Gregory Fischer
- Matthew Head
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Mike Nielsen
- Tony R. Rose
- Per Sandell
- Jim Stangas
- Jim Van Dore
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