Superman #272

(February 1974)

Mr. Mxyztplk Returns! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough

Inks:

Ira Yarbrough

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-770

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Mr. Mxyztplk (villain); Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #80 (January 1945)

Indexer Notes

Printed art credit of John Sikela but that's incorrect; art credit of Ira Yarbrough according to Action Comics #80 indexer. Ira Yarbrough confirmed by Robert Hughes.

The Demons from Pandora's Box! (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-775

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Lana Lang; Prof. Lewis Lang; Lori Lemaris; Lenora Lemaris

Reprints:

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #81 (December 1964)

Indexer Notes

No villain.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Super-Puzzle / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bob Rozakis

Indexer Notes

Crossword puzzle

The Magicians' Convention! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

John Sikela

Inks:

John Sikela

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-772

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Gregor the Great (villain); Perry White; Doc and Flannelhead [Hocus and Pocus]; Conrad the Conjurer; Gregor the Great; Moiton; Mephisto

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #97 (June 1946)

The Other Side of the World! (Table of Contents)

Green Lantern / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Gardner Fox

Pencils:

Gil Kane

Inks:

Sid Greene

Colors:

?

Letters:

Gaspar Saladino

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Zatanna; The Warlock (villain); Thomas (Pieface) Kalmaku; Carol Ferris; Patch-Eye Pete; Hawkman [Katar Hol] (cameo flashback); Hawkgirl [Shayera Hol] (cameo flashback); Atom [Ray Palmer] (cameo flashback); Druid (cameo flashback)

Synopsis:

Zatanna and Green Lantern journey to the land of Ys, where a warlock may hold the key to Zatara's final fate.

Reprints:

• from Green Lantern (DC, 1960 series) #42 (January 1966)

Indexer Notes

Part 3 of Zatanna's quest to find her father, Zatara.
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).

The Enchanted Mountain! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 11 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Don Cameron

Pencils:

Ira Yarbrough

Inks:

Ira Yarbrough

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-771

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; The Wizard of Wokit (villain); Lois Lane

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #86 (July 1945)

Beauty and the Super-Beast! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Robert Bernstein

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-773

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Circe [Saturn Girl]; Proty II; Lana Lang; Superman Revenge Squad (villains); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Krypto

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #165 (November 1963), #165 (November 1963)

Indexer Notes

Part II is titled "Circe's Super-Slave".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Al Plastino

Inks:

Al Plastino

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

N-817

Indexer Notes

Letters from: David Michaels, Guy Lillian III, Mark M. Thomase, and Phil Castora

Play the Graffiti Game with Superman (Table of Contents)

Superman / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Curt Swan (signed); Joe Kubert (signed); Kurt Schaffenberger (signed); Neal Adams (signed); Joe Orlando (signed); Frank Robbins (signed); Dick Giordano (signed); Dave Cockrum (signed); Carmine Infantino (signed); Sergio Aragones (signed); Dick Dillin (signed); Irv Novick (signed); Mike Kaluta (signed); Bernie Wrightson (signed); Howard Chaykin (signed)

Inks:

Curt Swan (signed); Joe Kubert (signed); Kurt Schaffenberger (signed); Neal Adams (signed); Joe Orlando (signed); Frank Robbins (signed); Dick Giordano (signed); Dave Cockrum (signed); Carmine Infantino (signed); Sergio Aragones (signed); Dick Dillin (signed); Irv Novick (signed); Mike Kaluta (signed); Bernie Wrightson (signed); Howard Chaykin (signed)

Colors:

? [title, rest is black and white]

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-821

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Reprints:

• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #12/1974 (8. Juni 1974)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #182 (Circa October 1974)
• in Supermann (Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1/1976 ([januar] 1976)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979)

Indexer Notes

Artists play with changing Superman's and Clark Kent's appearance, and includes a blank rough for the reader to try it.