The Superman Family
#214
[Direct]
(January 1982)
DC,
1974 Series
- Volume
- 29
- Price
- 1.00 USD; 0.30 GBP
- Pages
- 52
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly
- On-sale Date
- 1981-09-29
- 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
On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Supergirl / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Ross Andru (signed)
- Inks
- Dick Giordano (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- ?
- Job Number
- S-3778
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Just think, Supergirl-- you're dying a red-sun death!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent; Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2)
- Reprints
-
in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1409 (14 de marzo de 1983)
-
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The Strange Revenge of Lena Luthor!
Supergirl / comic story / 14 pages
- Job Number
- S-3744
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lena Thorul; Lex Luthor; Ida Colby (Lena's Mother-in-Law); Sam; Mrs. Simmons (Nurse)
- Synopsis
- Lex Luthor's cell-mate Sam tries to kill Supergirl with a plot hatched in prison.
- Reprints
-
in Kara from Krypton (K. G. Murray, 1982 series) ([1982] ?) -
in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #40 (1982) - in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1409 (14 de marzo de 1983)
-
Horde of the Insect Queen!
Mr. & Mrs. Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Job Number
- S-3772
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Insect Queen [Lana Lang] (Earth 2); Ultra-Humanite
- Synopsis
- The Ultra-Humanite's brain is transfered into the body of a giant ant and he forces Lana Lang, as the Insect Queen, into helping him against Superman.
- Reprints
- in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #40 (1982)
- in Supermán (Editorial Novaro, 1952 series) #1409 (14 de marzo de 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Story continues in the following issue.
Clark Gives Blood... Superman Saves Lives...
The Private Life of Clark Kent / comic story / 7 pages
- Script
- Bob Rozakis (writer); Laurie Rozakis (researcher)
- Pencils
- John Calnan
- Inks
- Joe Giella
- Colors
- Jerry Serpe
- Letters
- Milt Snapinn
- Job Number
- S-3766
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang; Zatanna; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Lana Lang forces Clark Kent to give blood at the WGBS blood drive.
- Reprints
- in Superman Extra (Egmont Ehapa, 1980 series) #6 (1982)
-
in Superman recherche Superman (Sage - Sagédition, 1983 series) (4ème trimestre 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. These records list only Bob Rozakis as writer.
Fear Has Four Walls and No Name!
Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages
- Job Number
- S-3769
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Arthur Pulaski
- Synopsis
- Arthur Pulaski captures Lois Lane and traps her in a lead-lined apartment.
- Reprints
- in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #9/1982 (28. April 1982)
- in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #72 (août 1983)
-
Caution: Physical Fitness Can Be Hazardous to Your Health!
Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 10 pages
- Job Number
- S-3765
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Leo Baroni (Mobster); Jenny Owens; Harvey (Baroni henchman); Larry; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Synopsis
- Jimmy Olsen investigates Leo Baroni and his involvement in a plane crash.
- Reprints
- in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #41 (1982)
- in Superman Poche (Sage - Sagédition, 1976 series) #72 (août 1983)
-
Indexer Notes
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[no title indexed]
The Superman Family Circle / letters page / 0.8 page
Indexer Notes
Letters from Daniel Tobias, Kevin Fischer, and The Wahowske Family.
[no title indexed]
Hembeck / comic story / 0.2 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is a nice tavern you've opened, Kent!
- Genre
- humor; superhero
- Characters
- Steve Lombard; Clark Kent
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
-
0.
["Just think, Supergirl-- you're dying a red-sun death!"]
Supergirl -
1.
Here She Comes!
Wonder Woman -
2.
The Strange Revenge of Lena Luthor!
Supergirl -
3.
Horde of the Insect Queen!
Mr. & Mrs. Superman -
4.
Clark Gives Blood... Superman Saves Lives...
The Private Life of Clark Kent -
5.
Fear Has Four Walls and No Name!
Lois Lane -
6.
Caution: Physical Fitness Can Be Hazardous to Your Health!
Jimmy Olsen -
7.
[no title indexed]
The Superman Family Circle -
8.
["This is a nice tavern you've opened, Kent!"]
Hembeck -
9.
Volume 81 Issue 16 - October, 1981
Daily Planet -
10.
#87 Romeo Tanghal
DC Profiles
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- Lou Mazzella
- Donald Dale Milne
- Keith Alan Morgan
- Mike Nielsen
- Jason Sacks
- Steven Samuels
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- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
- Bjorn Wallin
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