The Superman Family #208 [Direct]
(July 1981)

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Volume
28
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
56
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

While the cover states "No Ads" there is indeed an ad in the issue. The issue includes a centerfold on glossy paper instead of the newsprint of the rest of the issue. The outside of the centerfold is house ads and the inside of the centerfold is an ad for the Atari video game system.
This issue has variants:

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Mr. & Mrs. Superman; The Private Life of Clark Kent; Supergirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Job Number
S-3641
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent (Earth 1); Clark Kent (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Mr. Mxyztplk (Earth 2)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

The Superman Family Circle / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Letters from Mary Jo O'Connor, Scott Gibson, Gary Thompson, Anthony Peter Molchan, Neil Ahlquist, and K. E. Long.

Includes Direct Currents column.

The Super-Switch to New York (Table of Contents: 2)

Supergirl / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-3626
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Fred Danvers (Cameo); Edna Danvers (Cameo); Zor-El (Cameo); Allura (Cameo); Laura Larue (Actress); Mr. Waverly; Mr. Pierce; Peter Barton; Valerie Myles; Dean Betsy Lyman; Alan Ward; Ed Koch
Synopsis
Supergirl leaves New Athens school to move to New York City and join the soap opera "Secret Hearts."
Reprints

The 5th-Dimensional Hijack! (Table of Contents: 3)

Mr. & Mrs. Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Brett Breeding
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3625
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Mr. Mxyztplk (Earth 2); Mr. Mxyzptlk (Earth 1, Cameo); King Brpxz; Charlie Chaplin (Cameo on movie poster)
Synopsis
Mr. Mxyztplk hijacks an entire plane full of passengers back to his dimension. Clark Kent and Lois Lane are on the plane and must now rescue the other passengers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Case of the Stolen Clock (Table of Contents: 4)

The Private Life of Clark Kent / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
John Calnan
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-3636
Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent; Morgan Edge [Morris Edelstein]; Eric Lofgren; Lana Lang; Yussel Berkowitz [Joseph Burke]
Synopsis
Morgan Edge sends Clark Kent to retrieve a rare clock.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Story reveals that Morgan's boyhood name was really Morris Edelstein.

Lois' Dream Scoop! (Table of Contents: 5)

Lois Lane / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Job Number
S-3584
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Perry White; Congressman Pyle; Shiek Abdul D'Bai
Synopsis
Lois Lane stumbles onto an FBI investigation of a crooked congressman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Mystery of the Missing Mail! (Table of Contents: 6)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3605
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Superman [Clark Kent]; Stephanie Edge (Morgan Edge's Niece)
Synopsis
Jimmy Olsen and Morgan Edge's niece stop a group of computer components smugglers.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

The Answer Man; Daily Planet / in-house column / 0.45 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen

#73 Don Heck (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.35 page (report information)

Volume 81 Issue 4 - April, 1981 (Table of Contents: 10) (Expand) /

Daily Planet / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Mr. & Mrs. Superman; The Private Life of Clark Kent; Supergirl
  2. 1. [no title indexed]
    The Superman Family Circle
  3. 2. The Super-Switch to New York
    Supergirl
  4. 3. The 5th-Dimensional Hijack!
    Mr. & Mrs. Superman
  5. 4. The Case of the Stolen Clock
    The Private Life of Clark Kent
  6. 5. Lois' Dream Scoop!
    Lois Lane
  7. 6. Mystery of the Missing Mail!
    Jimmy Olsen
  8. 7. [no title indexed]
    The Answer Man; Daily Planet
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
  10. 9. #73 Don Heck
    DC Profiles
  11. 10. Volume 81 Issue 4 - April, 1981
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Nick Caputo
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Mark Q
  • Jason Sacks
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin