Superman #14532
(1978)

Tempo Books, 1978 Series
 
Price
1.25 USD
Pages
166
On-sale Date
1978-03-15
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
Grosset & Dunlap Inc. A Filmways Company
Brand
Tempo Books; DC
ISBN
0-448-14532-4 Search at WorldCat
Barcode
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Issue Notes

Six books were published: Justice League of America; Batman; Superman; Superboy & the Legion Of Superheroes; Wonder Woman; World's Finest. Sold in a boxed set as DC Superheroes. Artwork reworked for this book. Copyright 1978 by DC Comics Inc. Copyright 1959, 1961 by Superman Inc. Copyright 1959, 1961, 1965 by N.P.P. Inc. Actual date not listed. No printing listed.

On sale date is Library of Congress copyright record publication date. Registration number TX206386.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
?; typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Synopsis
Cover is a mixture of a panel from Superman's Greatest Secret's dragon and a Wayne Boring Superman.

The Story of Superman's Life (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 38 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Superman's Mermaid Sweetheart (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 30 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Wayne Boring
Inks
Stan Kaye
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lori Lemaris
Reprints

Superman's Greatest Secret (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 24 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

The Legion of Super-Villains (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 33 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Letters
Milt Snapinn
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
The Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Man; Cosmic Man; Saturn Woman]; (first Adult Legion appearance, guest stars); Lex Luthor (villain); the Legion of Super-Villains [Cosmic King (intro, origin); Lightning Lord (intro, origin) [Mekt Ranzz]; Saturn Queen (intro)] (intro, villains)
Synopsis
Luthor contacts and teams up with Legion of Super-Villains from 30th Century. An adult Legion of Super-Heroes comes to 20th Century to help Superman.
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Indexer Notes

First adult Legion; first Legion of Super-Villains; reformatted to fit mass-market paperback pages

When Superman Lost His Memory (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 32 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Letters
?
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Reformatted for mass-market paperback size pages.

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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. The Story of Superman's Life
    Superman
  3. 2. Superman's Mermaid Sweetheart
    Superman
  4. 3. Superman's Greatest Secret
    Superman
  5. 4. The Legion of Super-Villains
    Superman
  6. 5. When Superman Lost His Memory
    Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • John Censullo
  • Katy Hayhurst
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Jim Stangas
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore