(1982)
DC,
1982 Series
Published in English
(United States)
- Price
- 0.00 FREE
- Pages
- 36
- On-sale Date
- 1982-07-01
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- DC Comics Inc.
- Brand
-
DC [bullet]
- Editing
- Dick Giordano (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); William M. Palmer (editor)
- Color
- color
- Dimensions
- standard Modern Age US
- Paper Stock
- glossy cover; newsprint interior
- Binding
- saddle-stitched
- Publishing Format
- giveaway
Issue Notes
Compliments of Radio Shack.
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 MASTERS OF METROPOLIS" (1982 Edition) 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 © 1982 DC Comics Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Superman, Wonder Woman, and Lex Luthor are trademarks of and copyrighted by DC Comics Inc.; Radio Shack, The Biggest Name In Little Computers, TRS-80, TRS-80 Videotex, the TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids, and Network 3 Controller 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. CAT. No. 68-2030
On sale date from the 1984 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Registered on October 29, 1984 (registration number TX1444183).
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 MASTERS OF METROPOLIS" (1982 Edition) 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 © 1982 DC Comics Inc. All Rights Reserved. Nothing may be reprinted in whole or in part without written permission from the publisher. Superman, Wonder Woman, and Lex Luthor are trademarks of and copyrighted by DC Comics Inc.; Radio Shack, The Biggest Name In Little Computers, TRS-80, TRS-80 Videotex, the TRS-80 Computer Whiz Kids, and Network 3 Controller 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. CAT. No. 68-2030
On sale date from the 1984 Library of Congress copyright records (cocatalog.loc.gov). Registered on October 29, 1984 (registration number TX1444183).
This issue has variants:
[no title indexed]
Superman; Wonder Woman / cover / 1 page
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Alec; Shanna; Lex Luthor
Indexer Notes
Art credits from Rich Buckler. In the past, at different times, we had credited Dick Giordano with pencils and Frank Giacoia with inks. Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
![Cover Thumbnail for Superman in "The Computer Masters of Metropolis" (1982 series) [Second Printing]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1459/w100/1459860.jpg?2555581934410739859)
![Cover Thumbnail for Superman in "The Computer Masters of Metropolis" (1982 series) [Third Printing]](https://files1.comics.org//img/gcd/covers_by_id/1459/w100/1459861.jpg?74479446549895833)
The Computer Masters of Metropolis
Superman / comic story / 30 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Ready, Shanna?
- Feature Logo
Superman [classic design, angled u bottom]- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Lex Luthor (villain); Alec; Shanna; Ms. Wilson; Mr. Murphy; William Shockley (Nobel winning scientist, cameo); Walter Brattain (Nobel winning scientist, cameo); John Bardeen (Nobel winning scientist, cameo); Cindy
- Synopsis
- Superman and Wonder Woman need the help of Alec and Shanna, with their TRS computers, to stop Lex Luthor from destroying the Metropolis World's Fair.
- Keywords
- computer; field trip; Luthor's lairs; middle school; world's fair
Student's Guide To Computer Terms
text article / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Brief definitions of terms frequently used in describing educational and business computer work.
- Genre
- math & science
Indexer Notes
Glossary of computer terms used in the story.
First and third printing: The page in this printing has not yet been visually verfied.
Second printing: Text article that says "Student's Guide To Computer Terms".
Quick Quiz 1
activity / 1 page
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Circle the letter next to the correct answer:
Indexer Notes
A quick quiz for students to take about computers.
First printing: The page in this printing has not yet been visually verfied.
Second and third printing: Activity that says "Quick Quiz 1".
Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Superman; Wonder Woman -
1.
Continuing Education in Computers
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2.
The Computer Masters of Metropolis
Superman -
3.
Student's Guide To Computer Terms
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4.
Quick Quiz 1
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5.
Build Your Knowledge With Science Fair Kits!
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6.
Free the Funway to learn all about science!
This issue was modified by, among others
- Nick Caputo
- John Censullo
- Kirk House
- Donald Dale Milne
- Mike Nielsen
- Allen Ross
- Jim Van Dore
- Bjorn Wallin
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