(May 1996)
- Volume:
- ?
- Price:
- 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
- Pages:
- 36
- Indicia frequency:
- ?
- Indicia Publisher:
- ?
- Brand:
- DC [bullet]
- Barcode:
- ?
- Editing:
- KC Carlson; Mike McAvennie (assistant)
- Color:
- color
- Dimensions:
- standard Golden Age US; then standard Silver Age US; then standard Modern Age US
- Binding:
- saddle-stitched (squarebound #334, 347, 360, 373, 437, 443, 449, 600)
- Publishing Format:
- was ongoing series
Issue Notes
1996 Triangle #18.
The Fortune Plague
Superman / comic story / 22 pages
Credits
- Script:
- David Michelinie
- Pencils:
- Kieron Dwyer
- Inks:
- Denis Rodier
- Colors:
- Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separations)
- Letters:
- Bill Oakley
Content Information
- Genre:
- Superhero
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Dana; Ron Troupe; Lucy Lane; Ted; Bibbo Bibbowski; Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Mary Jane Watson (cameo)
- Synopsis:
- Mr. Mxyzptlk spreads luck to all the residents of Metropolis.
Indexer Notes
Story continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #56.
Re: Action
Re: Action / letters page / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- Mike McAvennie
- Pencils:
- Kieron Dwyer
- Inks:
- Denis Rodier
- Colors:
- Suzanne Bourdages; Android Images (separations)
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Characters:
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
- Reprints:
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #717 (January 1996) [cover minus text]
-
Indexer Notes
Letters from: Lucas Kealey, Douglas McEwan, and Tim Durbin.
Jerry Siegel 1914-1996
text article / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Content Information
- Genre:
- biography
Indexer Notes
Tribute/obituary for the creator of Superman (on page 34 of this issue).
[Subscription]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Indexer Notes
Subscription ad CMOT with Superman (on page 29 of this issue).
[House Advertisements]
promo (ad from the publisher) / 5 pages
Indexer Notes
House ads for: Starman, Artemis Requiem, Catwoman: The Catfile/Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories, The Power of Shazam, and Batman: Black and White. Appear in various places in the issue.
Watch This Space: Legends of the Death Earth
Watch This Space / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page
Credits
- Script:
- ?
- Letters:
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Next week: Catwoman #33, Extreme Justice #16, Flash #113, Legion of Super-Heroes #80, Looney Tunes #23, Robin #29, Spectre #41, Superboy #27, Superman: The Man of Steel #56, Wonder Woman #109, and Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories (appears on page 30 in this issue).
[Ads]
advertisement / 4 pages
Indexer Notes
Total of 4 one-page ads for: Simon & Kirby: The Legend (books, Northart Concepts), Batman Forever (cable movie, PayPerView), Comic Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards, and Wing Commander IV (game, ORIGIN Systems). Appear in various places in the issue.
Table of Contents
-
0.
Strange Luck!
Superman -
1.
The Fortune Plague
Superman -
2.
Re: Action
Re: Action -
3.
Jerry Siegel 1914-1996
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4.
[Subscription]
-
5.
[House Advertisements]
-
6.
Watch This Space: Legends of the Death Earth
Watch This Space -
7.
[Ads]
- R. J. Roper
- Per Sandell
- Tony R. Rose
- Allen Ross
- Daniel Thingvold
- Bob Klein
- Jon Ingersoll
- Diverse Hands
- Brian Mowbray
- John Greb
- Kelly Langston-Smith
- Lou Mazzella
- Carlos Tasada
- John Douglas Miceli
- Kyle Weber
- Terry Watkins
- Allen Ross
- Jerry Hillegas
- Gregory Fischer
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Bob Hughes
- Darrel McCann
- Ed Boner
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