The Superman Family #218 [Direct]
(May 1982)

DC, 1974 Series
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Volume
29
Price
1.00 USD; 0.30 GBP
Pages
52
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1982-01-26
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Dick Giordano (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.
This issue has variants:

Showdown over New York-- The Girl of Steel Versus the Goddess from Hell! (Table of Contents)

Supergirl / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ross Andru (signed)
Inks
Frank Giacoia (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-3864
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Hecate [Sheree Hatcher]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2)
Reprints

The Goddess from Hell! (Table of Contents: 1)

Supergirl / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
Win Mortimer
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3850
Genre
superhero
Characters
Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Hecate [Sheree Hatcher]; Alan; Gloria
Synopsis
Sheree Hatcher makes a deal with Hecate, the cost is Supergirl's soul.
Reprints

The Ones That Almost Got Away! (Table of Contents: 2)

Jimmy Olsen / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Paul Kupperberg
Pencils
José Delbo
Inks
Joe Giella
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-3855
Genre
superhero
Characters
Jimmy Olsen; Nate Spiegleman; Morrie; Turk Moraine (Flashback); Big Mike Arnstein (Flashback); Pete (Flashback); Superman [Clark Kent] (Flashback); Perry White (Flashback); Jennifer Owens
Synopsis
Jimmy wakes up with amnesia and discovers his signal watch is in a local pawn shop. Includes a flashback to how Jimmy received his signal watch from Superman.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

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

Strangers in the Snow! (Table of Contents: 3)

Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
Tamsyn O'Flynn
Pencils
Bob Oksner
Inks
Vince Colletta
Colors
Tom Ziuko
Letters
Milt Snapinn

Job Number
S-3848
Genre
superhero; adventure
Characters
Lois Lane; Perry White; Clark Kent; Guy Devon; Bruno Farham
Synopsis
Lois Lane goes to watch Winter Olympic trials and discovers a plot to kill Perry White.
Reprints

Kryptonite-Mare! (Table of Contents: 4)

Mr. & Mrs. Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Frank Chiaramonte
Colors
Jerry Serpe
Letters
Shelly Leferman

Job Number
S-3849
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Tycoon of Crime; Jimmy Olsen (Earth 2)
Synopsis
Superman and Lois go undercover to determine who has been supplying Green Kryptonite to criminals in Metropolis.
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: 5)

The Superman Family Circle / letters page / 0.75 page (report information)

Script
Bob Rozakis
Pencils
Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks
Kurt Schaffenberger
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-3869

Indexer Notes

Letters from Neil Ahlquist, Lise Leveille, and Daniel Tobias.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

statement of ownership / 0.25 page (report information)

Script
?
Letters
typeset

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Showdown over New York-- The Girl of Steel Versus the Goddess from Hell!
    Supergirl
  2. 1. The Goddess from Hell!
    Supergirl
  3. 2. The Ones That Almost Got Away!
    Jimmy Olsen
  4. 3. Strangers in the Snow!
    Lois Lane
  5. 4. Kryptonite-Mare!
    Mr. & Mrs. Superman
  6. 5. [no title indexed]
    The Superman Family Circle
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Chris Boyko
  • Peter Croome
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Stéphane PETIT
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore
  • Bjorn Wallin