The Best of DC #17 [Newsstand]

(October 1981)

Best of DC -- The Many Lives of Supergirl (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Great Supergirl Mirage! (Table of Contents: 2)

Supergirl / comic story / 6.67 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder (credited)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Mort Weisinger (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Dick Wilson [later Dick Malverne]; Supergirl Robot

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #256 (September 1959)

The World's Greatest Heroine! Part 1 (Table of Contents: 3)

Supergirl; Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerry Siegal)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Mort Weisinger (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl (origin); Lex Luthor; Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Zor-El (flashback); John F. Kennedy; Jerro; Lenora Lemaris; Dick Malverne

Synopsis

Superman reveals Supergirl to the world.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #285 (February 1962)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; Kandor

Part 2: The Infinite Monster! (Table of Contents: 4)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel (credited as Jerry Siegal)

Pencils

Jim Mooney (credited)

Inks

Jim Mooney (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Mort Weisinger (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; President John F. Kennedy; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl; Brainiac 5; Legion of Super-Heroes; Jackie Kennedy; Lyndon B. Johnson; Superman; Professor Hartz; Dick Malverne; Mrs. Hart

Synopsis

Supergirl stops a creature from another dimension in her first solo adventure after Superman revealed her to the world.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #285 (February 1962)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude

Supergirl Goes to College! (Table of Contents: 5)

Supergirl / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Jim Mooney (signed as Jim Mooney)

Inks

Jim Mooney (signed as Jim Mooney)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Mort Weisinger (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Donna Storm (villain); Fred Danvers; Edna Danvers; Super-Monkey; Comet the Super-Horse

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #318 (November 1964)

Crypt of the Frozen Graves (Table of Contents: 6)

Supergirl / comic story / 17 pages (report information)

Script

Steve Skeates (credited)

Pencils

Tony DeZuniga (credited as Tony De Zuniga)

Inks

Bob Oksner (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Joe Orlando (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl; Geoff Anderson; Nasthalthia Luthor; Bruce Ryan

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #424 (October 1972)

Trail of the Madman! (Table of Contents: 7)

Supergirl / comic story / 16 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates (credited)

Pencils

Art Saaf (credited)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Dorothy Woolfolk (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Supergirl [Linda Danvers; Kara Zor-El]; Wanda Five; Sheila Wong; Terry Blake; Aunt Rosie; Dean Madison; Susie; Ron Buxton (dies); Michael Heimes (dies); Frank Morris; Basil Rasloff (villain)

Synopsis

Linda quits her job at KSF-TV, and goes back to college at Vandyre University to study drama.

Reprints

• from Supergirl (DC, 1972 series) #1 (November 1972)

Princess of the Golden Sun! Part One: Go East, Young Woman... (Table of Contents: 8)

Supergirl / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin (credited as Elliot S! Maggin)

Pencils

Art Saaf (credited as Artie Saaf)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (co-editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)

[Princess of the Golden Sun!] Part Two: To Lose a Battle... (Table of Contents: 9)

Supergirl / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin (credited as Elliot S! Maggin)

Pencils

Art Saaf (credited as Artie Saaf)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (co-editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)

[Princess of the Golden Sun!] Part Three: ...And Win a War! (Table of Contents: 10)

Supergirl / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin (credited as Elliot S! Maggin)

Pencils

Art Saaf (credited as Artie Saaf)

Inks

Vince Colletta (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Editing

Julius Schwartz (credited) (editor); Murray Boltinoff (co-editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #165 (June-July 1974)

The Saga of Supergirl (Table of Contents: 11)

Supergirl / text article / 1 page (report information)

Script

E. Nelson Bridwell

Letters

typeset

Job Number

S-5051

Genre

superhero

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Six Startling Adventures! Highlights of Supergirl's Career! (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

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