Superman #73 [Direct Sales Edition]
(November 1992)

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Volume:
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Price:
1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD; 0.60 GBP
Pages:
36
Indicia frequency:
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Indicia Publisher:
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Brand:
DC
Barcode:
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Editing:
Mike Carlin; Jennifer Frank (assistant)
Format:
Color; Standard Modern US; Saddle-stitched; Newsprint; was ongoing series

Issue Notes

This issue has variants.

1992 Triangle #42. Infinity cover. No letter column in this issue.


Superman and Waverider Trapped -- at Vanishing Point! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Pencils:
Dan Jurgens (signed)
Inks:
Brett Breeding (signed)
Colors:
Brett Breeding ?
Letters:
?

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Waverider [Matthew Ryder]; Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Reprints:

Time Ryders (Table of Contents)

Superman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Credits

Script:
Dan Jurgens
Pencils:
Dan Jurgens (layouts); Brett Breeding (finishes)
Inks:
Brett Breeding
Colors:
Glenn Whitmore
Letters:
John Costanza

Content Information

Genre:
Superhero
Characters:
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Booster Gold [Michael Jon Carter]; Lois Lane; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Linear Men [Hunter; Liri Lee; Matthew Ryder; Waverider [Matthew Ryder] (joins the team)]; Matthew Ryder's mother; Matthew Ryder's grandfather (first appearance; death); Gary Johnson (villain); Doomsday (second appearance; villain)
Synopsis:
Waverider joins the Linear Men.
Reprints:

Joe Shuster 1914-1992 (Table of Contents)

Joe Shuster / biography (nonfictional) / 1 page (report information)

Credits

Script:
Jerry Siegel
Letters:
typeset

Content Information

Genre:
Fact
Synopsis:
"The comic book field has lost a great artist and a true pioneer. He'll be sorely missed." -- Jerry Siegel

Indexer Notes

Obituary/tribute to Joe Shuster, co-creator of Superman.


Subscribe Today! (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

Indexer Notes

Subscription ad D-4 with Batman, Superman (on page 29 of this issue).


[House Advertisements] (Table of Contents)

promo (ad from the publisher) / 3 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

House ads for: The Batman Adventures, Valor/Eclipso, and Doomsday is Coming for Superman. Appear in various places in this issue.


[Ads] (Table of Contents)

advertisement / 7 pages (report information)

Indexer Notes

Total of 7 one-page ads for: Game Genie (game, galoob), PrimeTime Collector Cards (football cards, SkyBox), Ugly Kid Joe: America's Least Wanted (CD, Stardog), Great Eastern Conventions (comic book conventions), Write Right Now (classified ads, Print Advertising Representatives), Super High Impact (game, Arena Entertainment), and Dr. Franken (game, Kemco). Appear in various places in this issue.


Editing

Table of Contents

  1. 1. Time Ryders
    Superman
  2. 2. Joe Shuster 1914-1992
    Joe Shuster
  3. 3. Subscribe Today!
  4. 4. [House Advertisements]
  5. 5. [Ads]
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