Superman #156

(October 1962)

Nature's Prize Pupil! (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script:

Jack Schiff

Pencils:

Bob Brown

Inks:

Bob Brown

Letters:

Ira Schnapp

Genre:

non-fiction

The Last Days of Superman! Part I Superman's Death Sentence! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman Emergency Squad; Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (flashback); Tharb-El (flashback); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Perry White; Supergirl; Krypto; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy]; Superman robots

Synopsis:

A Kryptonian artifact containing samples of Virus X crashes on Earth, and though Superman drives it deep underground with a huge boulder, he appears to have been exposed to the virus, which kills Kryptonians in 30 days.

Reprints:

• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #6/1970 (14 Marz 1970)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #3 (1975)
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-52 (1977)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
• in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([August] 2004)
• in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #1 - Superman (2005)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]

Keywords:

flying newsroom; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor

Indexer Notes

First part of a 3-part novel. Story reworked from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #66.

["Listen to this article, Dad!"] (Table of Contents: 3)

Jerry the Jitterbug / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Jerry; Jerry's father

Reprints:

• from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #12 (January-February 1951)

The Last Days of Superman! Part II The Super-Comrades of All Time! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Superman Emergency Squad; Legion of Super-Heroes [Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl; Sun Boy; Chameleon Boy; Brainiac 5; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Invisible Kid; Shrinking Violet]; Supergirl; Krypto; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris; Superman robots

Synopsis:

As Superman lies near death, Supergirl recruits Superman's allies to help perform all the great tasks Superman planned to do before he died to secure the safe future of Earth.

Reprints:

• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #6/1970 (14 Marz 1970)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #3 (1975)
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-52 (1977)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
• in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([August] 2004)
• in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #1 - Superman (2005)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]

Keywords:

flying newsroom; Kandor

Indexer Notes

Part two of a 3-part novel. Cosmic Boy is mistakenly referred to as Cosmic King in one panel.

["I'd like to see a suit - a very expensive one!"] (Table of Contents: 5)

Shorty / comic story / 0.5 page (report information)

Script:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors:

?

Letters:

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Genre:

humor

Characters:

Shorty

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 6)

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script:

?

Pencils:

?

Inks:

?

Colors:

?

Letters:

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Jay Lerrow, Galen Gilbert, Milton Ponce, Tom Tallman, Cera Kasson, Marty Craig Flinn, Harold M. Smith.

The Last Days of Superman! Part III Superman's Last Day of Life! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 7.67 pages (report information)

Script:

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils:

Curt Swan

Inks:

George Klein

Colors:

?

Letters:

?

Genre:

superhero

Characters:

Superman; Supergirl; Jimmy Olsen; Superman Emergency Squad; Legion of Super-Heroes [Saturn Girl; Shrinking Violet; Invisible Kid; Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Bouncing Boy; Triplicate Girl; Brainiac 5; Chameleon Boy; Sun Boy]; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lana Lang; Lyla Lerrol (flashback); Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Lori Lemaris; Krypto; Mon-El; Tharb-El; Superman robots

Synopsis:

After Superman says his final good-byes, Supergirl discovers that Superman was not exposed to Virus X, and Mon-El is finally able to make contact from the Phantom Zone to reveal the real cause of Superman's distress.

Reprints:

• in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #6/1970 (14 Marz 1970)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Superband (Egmont Ehapa, 1973 series) #3 (1975)
• in Limited Collectors' Edition (DC, 1972 series) #C-52 (1977)
• in Superman in the Sixties (DC, 1999 series) ([September] 1999)
• in Superman: The Greatest Stories Ever Told (DC, 2004 series) #1 ([August] 2004)
• in Klassiker der Comic-Literatur (Frankfurter Allgemeine, 2005 series) #1 - Superman (2005)
• in Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007) [black and white]

Keywords:

flying newsroom; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

Part three of a 3-part novel.