Superman #186
(May 1966)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of Mar., Sept. and Dec.; (semi-monthly, Jan.)
On-sale Date
1966-03-17
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
Superman DC National Comics
Editing
Mort Weisinger

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

The Two Ghosts of Superman! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman (ghost); Clark Kent (ghost); Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Sir Seer
Reprints

The Two Ghosts of Superman! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 14.67 pages (report information)

Script
Otto Binder
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Batman (guest appearance); Lana Lang (guest star); Sir Seer (intro, villain); Superman; Supergirl (flashback); "Flashy" Fisher; "Duke" Cooper; Lois Lane
Reprints
Keywords
Batcave; green kryptonite; Krypton (flashback)

Health Myths Debunked! (Table of Contents: 2)

public service announcement / 1 page (report information)

Script
Jack Schiff
Pencils
Sheldon Moldoff
Inks
Sheldon Moldoff
Colors
?
Letters
Ira Schnapp

Genre
advocacy

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3)

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

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letters from Louis A. Morra, John E. Nestler, Linda Pyle, Robert Conover, Jimmie Puchala, Harold Wuang, Ron Hudson.

Clark Kent, Gangster! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 10 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
?
Letters
?

Genre
superhero
Characters
Pete the Penman (villain); Kid Spade (villain); "Pills" Paley (villain); Mr. Kreep (villain); Nitro Nick (all as Larceny, Inc., intro for all); Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
Synopsis
When the Daily Planet goes on strike Superman decides to try out a new secret identity as a member of a criminal gang.
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Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. The Two Ghosts of Superman!
    Superman
  2. 1. The Two Ghosts of Superman!
    Superman
  3. 2. Health Myths Debunked!
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  5. 4. Clark Kent, Gangster!
    Superman
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  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Chris Boyko
  • Jochen G.
  • Merlin Haas
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Per Sandell
  • Jim Van Dore