(July 1980)
DC,
1980 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1980-03-26 ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
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DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); William M Palmer (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
Issue Notes
Compliments of Radio Shack. This comic also appeared as an insert in several comics in July 1980, including Action Comics (1938 series) #509, New Adventures of Superboy (1980 series) #7, Legion of Super-Heroes (1980 series) #265, and House of Mystery (1951 series) #282.
There are three known printings of this comic. The order of the printings is not explicitly stated, but assumptions are made based on the advertisements. The differences between the three printings are noted in the Indexer Notes below. The cover and indicia are identical in all three printings.
Indicia: SUPERMAN IN "THE COMPUTERS THAT SAVED METROPOLIS" (July 1980) is published by DC COMICS INC., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019 for Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation, One Tandy Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, U.S.A. Copyright © 1980 DC Comics Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Superman and Lana Lang are trademarks of and copyrighted by DC Comics Inc.; Radio Shack, The Biggest Name In Little Computers, and TRS-80 are trademarks of Radio Shack, a division of the Tandy Corporation. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this magazine are entirely fictional. No actual persons, living or dead, are intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A.
On sale date of March 26, 1980 from the 1980 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Registered on April 8, 1980 (registration number TX449786). A second registration was made in the 1984 copyright records indicating a publication date of July 1, 1980. This was registered on October 29, 1984 (registration number TX1444182). The reason for the two different publication dates is unclear.
This issue has variants:
There are three known printings of this comic. The order of the printings is not explicitly stated, but assumptions are made based on the advertisements. The differences between the three printings are noted in the Indexer Notes below. The cover and indicia are identical in all three printings.
Indicia: SUPERMAN IN "THE COMPUTERS THAT SAVED METROPOLIS" (July 1980) is published by DC COMICS INC., 75 Rockefeller Plaza, New York, New York 10019 for Radio Shack, a division of Tandy Corporation, One Tandy Center, Fort Worth, Texas 76102, U.S.A. Copyright © 1980 DC Comics Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Superman and Lana Lang are trademarks of and copyrighted by DC Comics Inc.; Radio Shack, The Biggest Name In Little Computers, and TRS-80 are trademarks of Radio Shack, a division of the Tandy Corporation. The stories, characters and incidents mentioned in this magazine are entirely fictional. No actual persons, living or dead, are intended or should be inferred. Printed in U.S.A.
On sale date of March 26, 1980 from the 1980 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Registered on April 8, 1980 (registration number TX449786). A second registration was made in the 1984 copyright records indicating a publication date of July 1, 1980. This was registered on October 29, 1984 (registration number TX1444182). The reason for the two different publication dates is unclear.
This issue has variants:
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman / cover / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- This is Superman's last heroic act!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Shanna; Alec
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #509 (July 1980)
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #282 (July 1980)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #265 (July 1980)
- in The New Adventures of Superboy (DC, 1980 series) #7 (July 1980)
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![Cover Thumbnail for Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis" (1980 series) [Third Printing]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1459/w100/1459859.jpg?-3019308537654646008)
![Cover Thumbnail for Superman in "The Computers That Saved Metropolis" (1980 series) [Second Printing]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1459/w100/1459849.jpg?2431822304264981817)
Prologue
Superman / comic story / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- A cry for help... a rush of wind...
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Shanna; Alec
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #509 (July 1980)
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #282 (July 1980)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #265 (July 1980)
- in The New Adventures of Superboy (DC, 1980 series) #7 (July 1980)
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Indexer Notes
The "prologue" page is not a true prologue, and is not included in the page numbering of the main story. It is also not used as a prologue, but rather as a "back cover" illustration, in the reprints inserted into some July 1980 DC comics.
There are three printings of this comic. The third printing removes the word "prologue" and the introductory narative text (the first line in the third printing is "Our TRS-80 computer answers check!").
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman / comic story / 28 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Major Disaster [Paul Booker]; Shanna; Alec; Margaret Wilson; John Bardeen (Nobel scientist, cameo); William Schockley (Nobel scientist, cameo); Walter Brattain (Nobel scientist, cameo); Lana Lang
- Synopsis
- Alec and Shanna use a pair of TRS-80 computers to help Superman stop Major Disaster after Superman's powers become difficult for him to control.
- Reprints
- in Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #509 (July 1980)
- in House of Mystery (DC, 1951 series) #282 (July 1980)
- in The Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 1980 series) #265 (July 1980)
- in The New Adventures of Superboy (DC, 1980 series) #7 (July 1980)
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Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman -
1.
Radio Shack TRS-80 Network I
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2.
Prologue
Superman -
3.
["When a computer costs less than a bicycle or camera then it's time to think about owning one!"]
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4.
The Computers That Saved Metropolis!
Superman -
5.
[no title indexed]
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6.
The Funway to learn about Science!
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7.
Science Fair 50-in-1 Electronic Project Kit
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8.
Free exciting new teaching aids!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- Dan Kocher
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Martin Olsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
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