Superman #178 [Direct Sales]
(March 2002)

DC, 1987 Series
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Price
2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
2002-01-16
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
761941200491 17811
Editing
Tom Palmer Jr. (associate); Eddie Berganza (editor)

Issue Notes

This issue has variants:

Superman and the Spirit of America! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Ed McGuinness
Inks
Cam Smith
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
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The American Way (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Jeph Loeb
Pencils
Ed McGuinness
Inks
Cam Smith
Colors
Richard Horie; Tanya Horie
Letters
Comicraft
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Uncle Sam; Pa Kent; Ma Kent; Lois Lane; Pete Ross; Lex Luthor (villain); Mercy (villain)
Synopsis
Superman helps his folks open their new diner in Smallville. Supes and Uncle Sam wander America and converse. Lex is given satellite photos that prove Clark Kent is Superman.
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Indexer Notes

Credits include "special thanks to Patrick Gerard."

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Mike McAvennie
Colors
?
Letters
typeset
Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman and the Spirit of America!
    Superman
  2. 1. The American Way
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
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  • Kelly Langston-Smith
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