Limited Collectors' Edition #C-31

(October-November 1974)

Contents (Table of Contents)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

H. J. Ward

Inks:

H. J. Ward

Letters:

?

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

The Superman illustration is the same as the cover (but in black and white).

War in Europe (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Joe Shuster; Paul Cassidy (uncredited)

Inks:

Paul Cassidy (uncredited)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Vincent Sullivan

Job Number:

N-1031

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; George Taylor (un-named in story); Lita Laverne [Agent T-21] (villain, introduction, foreign actress)

Synopsis:

When Toran suddenly invades Galonia, Clark and Lois are sent to cover the war. On the ship to Europe, Clark saves the life of Lita Laverne, a famous foreign actress. When she later snubs him, Clark and Lois attend a reception for Lita to investigate. The reception is cut short when the city is bombed. Superman ends the bombing but discovers a neutral steamship is under attack and that Lita might have a connection.

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #22 (March 1940)

Keywords:

Daily Star; Galonia-Toran War; Luxor; Steamer Baronta

Indexer Notes

The title is from the table of contents (the original is untitled).

Paul Cassidy credits from GCD index of original printing.

The last panel (which originally was a Spectre promotional ad) was changed to give a factoid: this story was the last to use the name Daily Star (the newspaper became the Daily Planet with the next issue).

The Superman Puzzle Game (Table of Contents)

Supergram / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1089

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Comic Clue for puzzle: "This is always dropped in the harbor!"

Insurance Death Racket (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Jerry Siegel

Pencils:

Jack Burnley

Inks:

Jack Burnley

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Job Number:

N-1032

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Sgt. Casey; Mrs. Davis; Tom Davis (villain); Mr. Fullerton [villain, death]; Martin (villain)

Synopsis:

Superman investigates the Fullerton Insurance Company, which is selling small valued policies to poor people, who end up dying under mysterious circumstances.

Reprints:

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #29 (October 1940)

Indexer Notes

The title is from the table of contents (the original is untitled).

First line: "Aged, helpless people, the victims of a ghoulish plot -- a secret fiend, waxing wealthy thru the spilling of their innocent blood!"

How to Draw Superman and Clark Kent (Table of Contents)

activity / 2 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Curt Swan ?

Pencils:

Curt Swan (signed)

Inks:

Curt Swan (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1059

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

The Men Who Had to Guard Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Bill Finger

Pencils:

Wayne Boring

Inks:

Stan Kaye

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Whitney Ellsworth

Job Number:

N-1033

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Lois Lane; Professor Johns (introduction); James Carson (introduction); Perry White

Synopsis:

When a dying scientist tells Clark a secret formula, the Secret Service decides they must protect him.

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #60 (September-October 1949)

A Concept for Superman's Future (Table of Contents)

filler / 4 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

Neal Adams (signed)

Inks:

Neal Adams (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1091

Content Information

Characters:

Superman (statue); the Parasite (statue); the Toyman (statue); Brainiac (statue); Mr. Mxyzptlk (statue); Lex Luthor (statue); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)

Keywords:

Amusement Park; Fortress of Solitude

Lois Lane's Secret Helper! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Otto Binder

Pencils:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks:

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Mort Weisinger

Job Number:

N-1034

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Krypto (guest star); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Lucy Lane; Super-Brat (cameo; imaginary); Perry White

Synopsis:

Krypto decides to try to make Superman fall in love with Lois Lane.

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #142 (January 1961)

Keywords:

A. S. P. C. A.

Cartoon Flips, Starring ...Superman (Table of Contents)

activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

Martin Naydel

Pencils:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Inks:

Martin Naydel (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1037; N-1038

Content Information

Reprints:

• from ?

Indexer Notes

Really two Cartoon Flips; one with Superman lifting a 10,000 pound weight, one with Superman crushing a girder.

The Case of the Lethal Letters! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

Cary Bates

Pencils:

Ross Andru

Inks:

Mike Esposito

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Mort Weisinger

Job Number:

N-1035

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lorraine Lewis [Lorraine Delon] (villain, death); Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane; Bal-Gra (flashback, a Phantom Zone villain)

Reprints:

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #204 (February 1968)

Keywords:

Gold Kryptonite; Point Blank (TV interview show)

The Origin of Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:

E. Nelson Bridwell

Pencils:

Carmine Infantino (Layouts); Curt Swan

Inks:

Murphy Anderson

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Editing:

Julius Schwartz (Editorial Advisor, original); E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor, original); Sol Harrison (original)

Job Number:

N-1036

Content Information

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Kal-El] (origin); Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White

Synopsis:

Superman's origin is retold.

Reprints:

• from The Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition (DC, 1973 series) #[nn] (1973)

Indexer Notes

The original story was in black and white (with shading). The art on all pages has been extended on the edges to widen them (not by the original artists); that's why many captions are not left-aligned. Splash page is recreation of the cover of Superman #300.

Superman on the Screen (Table of Contents)

illustration / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

? (photos)

Inks:

? (photos)

Letters:

typeset

Job Number:

N-1090

Content Information

Characters:

Superman (photo of George Reeves); Jor-El (photo of Robert Rockwell); Lara (photo of Aline Towne); Pa Kent (photo of Tom Fadden); Lois Lane (photo of Phyllis Coates)

Indexer Notes

Photos from the first episode of The Adventures of Superman entitled "Superman on Earth"; also photos from the episode "The Clown Who Cried" and from the film "Superman & the Mole-Men"

The Man of Steel (Table of Contents)

Table-Top Diorama / activity / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Job Number:

N-1095

Content Information

Characters:

Superman

Indexer Notes

The art for the Superman figure is based on the cover by H. J. Ward.