Superman #177

(May 1965)

What's Wrong with These Pictures? (Table of Contents: 1)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script

Jack Schiff

Pencils

Bernard Baily

Inks

Bernard Baily

Letters

Ira Schnapp

Genre

non-fiction; advocacy

Synopsis

a quiz on general manners and safety information for children

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly.
Previously appeared in DC comics cover-dated May 1960.

Superman's Kryptonese Curse! [Tales of Kryptonite No. 3] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Krypto; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superbaby (flashback); Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Vol-Don (Clark Kent look-alike from Kandor); Clark Kent robot; Krypto robot; Supergirl robot; Superman robot

Synopsis

Superman is exposed to red kryptonite and discovers he can only speak and write in Kryptonese.

Reprints

• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #2/1966 ([februar] 1966)
• in Superman Supacomic (K. G. Murray, 1959 series) #80 ([April 1966])
• in Supermann Stort Julenummer (Illustrerte Klassikere / Williams Forlag, 1969 series) #1970 ([desember 1969]) [2 pages removed]

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; gold kryptonite; green kryptonite; Kandor; Kryptonese; Look-Alike Squad; red kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Tales of Kryptonite No. 3.

Supergirl is in the future visiting the Legion of Super-Heroes.

Super Fun (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Monogram Models / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

The Menace Called "It"! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; It (a spinning blob, introduction)

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1965 series) #2 (novembre 1965) [Noir et blanc [Black and white]]
• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #3/1966 ([mars] 1966)
• in Superman (Egmont Ehapa, 1966 series) #1/1966 (September 1966)
• in The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #56 (January 1985)

Keywords

green kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Story recycled from Action Comics #162. Scripter confirmed from reprint.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 5) (Expand) /

80 Page Giant; Superman / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

Bob Breaks the Barrier! (Table of Contents: 6) (Expand) /

AMT Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 7) (Expand) /

Cheerios; Rocky & Bullwinkle / comics-form advertising / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 8)

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

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from readers Ned Snively, John Jodell, David Brown, Jimmy Donohue, Mike Friedrich (future comics writer and publisher), Terry Levin, Harry Warren, Stephen King, Mark Haveu, and Jan Levin.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 9) (Expand) /

G.I. Joe / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

When Jimmy Olsen Stole Krypto from Superman (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel ?

Pencils

George Papp

Inks

George Papp

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Krypto (also in Krypto's dream); Lucy Lane (in Krypto's dream); Lori Lemaris (in Krypto's dream); Jimmy Olsen (also in Krypto's dream as Super-Olsen); Superman [Clark Kent] (also in Krypto's dream)

Reprints

• in Superman (Interpresse, 1965 series) #3 (décembre 1965) [noir et blanc [black and white]]

Keywords

dreams; Fortress of Solitude; nightmares

Indexer Notes

Adventure is Krypto's dream.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 11) (Expand) /

80 Page Giant; Superboy / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 12) (Expand) /

Hawk Models / advertisement / 0.5 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 13)

Casey the Cop / comic story / 0.67 page (report information)

Script

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Pencils

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Inks

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

Henry Boltinoff (signed)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Officer, that man just stole the car!

Genre

humor

Characters

Casey

Reprints

• in Supermann (Serieforlaget / Se-Bladene / Stabenfeldt, 1966 series) #2/1966 ([februar] 1966)
• in Lynvingen (Semic, 1977 series) #5/1978 (uke 25 1978)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

Silly Putty / advertisement / 0.33 page (report information)

10 Issues of Superman for Only $1.00 (Table of Contents: 15) (Expand) /

promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 16) (Expand) /

American Body Building Club / advertisement / 1 page (report information)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 17) (Expand) /

Aurora Products / advertisement / 1 page (report information)