([September] 1983)

DC, 1983 Series
Published in English (United States) United States
 
Volume
1
Price
1.00 USD; 1.25 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1983-06-23
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)
Color
color
Paper Stock
glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding
saddle-stitched
Publishing Format
one-shot

Issue Notes

Comic book adaptation of the 1983 film, Superman III. Although the cover title is Superman III The Official Adaptation of the Movie, the indicia title for this book is actually "The Superman Movie Special, Vol. 1, No. 1". There are no ads in this issue. Publication month and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
This issue has variants:

Superman III The Official Adaptation of the Movie! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-4203
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Photo cover with Christopher Reeve as Superman from Superman III.

[Photo Pinup] (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)
Letters
typeset

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Photo of Christopher Reeve as Superman from the movie. Also includes the summary movie credits (as on a movie poster).

I Have Met the Enemy... and He Is Me! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 48 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates (adaptation); David Newman (film scripter); Leslie Newman (film scripter)
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Sal Amendola
Colors
Carl Gafford
Letters
Ben Oda

Job Number
S-4128
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Lana Lang; August Gorman; Ross Webster; Vera Webster; Lorelei Ambrosia; Brad; Ricky (Lana's son); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Adaptation of the 1983 film, Superman III. Job number and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

[Photo Pinup] (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Photo with Christopher Reeve as Superman from the movie.

[Photo Pinup] (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
? (photo)
Inks
? (photo)
Colors
? (photo)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Photo with Christopher Reeve as Clark Kent changing into Superman from the movie. On back cover.

Editing
Related Scans
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman III The Official Adaptation of the Movie!
    Superman
  2. 1. [Photo Pinup]
    Superman
  3. 2. I Have Met the Enemy... and He Is Me!
    Superman
  4. 3. [Photo Pinup]
    Superman
  5. 4. [Photo Pinup]
    Superman
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Peter Croome
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Tom Hartley
  • Thomas Kina
  • Donald Dale Milne
  • Keith Alan Morgan
  • Martin Olsen
  • Allen Ross
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore