The Superman Family #209 [Direct]
(August 1981)

DC, 1974 Series
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Volume
28
Price
1.00 USD
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1981-04-28
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

No ads. On-sale date from copyright registration.
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
Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks
Dick Giordano (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-3687
Genre
superhero; adventure
Reprints

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

The Superman Family Circle / letters page / 0.7 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis (letter replies)
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover. Letters from Tony Edwards, Neil Ahlquist, Mary Jo O'Connor, and Lurlene D. Brown-Casey.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

The Answer Man / in-house column / 0.3 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset; ?

Characters
Bob Rozakis

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

Strike Three -- You're Out (Table of Contents: 3)

Supergirl / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (story); Marv Wolfman (script)
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-3638
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Alan Ward; Greg Gilbert; Cindy Walters; Hal Kyle; Henny Peters; Jeremy Kane; Chuck Conroy; Fred Fox
Reprints

George Taylor's Last Scoop (Table of Contents: 4)

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

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Brett Breeding
Colors
Doc Martin
Letters
Todd Klein

Job Number
S-3655
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth-2); Lois Lane (Earth-2); George Taylor; Rod Pilgrim
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

The Bus Bust! (Table of Contents: 5)

The Private Life of Clark Kent / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
John Calnan
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Pierre Bernard Jr.

Job Number
S-3665
Genre
superhero
Characters
Clark Kent; Hawkface Carse; Inspector Henderson
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Hide in Plain Fright! (Table of Contents: 6)

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

Script
Gerry Conway
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
John Costanza

Job Number
S-3657
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Louisa; Tracy; Martha Miller; Moose; Fred Miller; Joey Fingers; Jason Sheridan (death); Sal Sorine; Perry White
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Never Take Candy from a Stranger! (Table of Contents: 7)

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

Script
Martin Pasko
Pencils
George Tuska
Inks
Steve Mitchell
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Job Number
S-3663
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Jenifer Owens; Perry White; Mr. Newquist; Superman (cameo); Al Peterson; Ray Shumley; Moe Chesley; Inspector Henderson
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: 8)

Daily Planet / in-house column / 0.35 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover. Includes "On the Bookshelf" (Rozakis) and "Current Super-Attractions".

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9)

Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page (report information)

Script
Fred Hembeck
Pencils
Fred Hembeck
Inks
Fred Hembeck
Colors
?
Letters
Fred Hembeck

Genre
humor; superhero
Characters
Superman; Jimmy Olsen

#75 Dave Hunt (Table of Contents: 10)

DC Profiles / in-house column / 0.45 page (report information)

Script
Jack C. Harris (credited as Michael C. Carmichael)
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Letters
typeset

Genre
biography

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Volume 81 Issue 6 - May, 1981 (Table of Contents: 11)

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

Script
Bob Rozakis ?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
Bob Rozakis

Indexer Notes

Back cover.

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. [no title indexed]
    The Answer Man
  4. 3. Strike Three -- You're Out
    Supergirl
  5. 4. George Taylor's Last Scoop
    Mr. & Mrs. Superman
  6. 5. The Bus Bust!
    The Private Life of Clark Kent
  7. 6. Hide in Plain Fright!
    Lois Lane
  8. 7. Never Take Candy from a Stranger!
    Jimmy Olsen
  9. 8. [no title indexed]
    Daily Planet
  10. 9. [no title indexed]
    Hembeck
  11. 10. #75 Dave Hunt
    DC Profiles
  12. 11. Volume 81 Issue 6 - May, 1981
    Daily Planet
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Mark Boyer
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jason Sacks
  • Steven Samuels
  • Per Sandell
  • Evaristo Lito Sandoval
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore