Adventures of Superman #597 [Newsstand]
(December 2001)

DC, 1987 Series
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Price
2.25 USD; 3.75 CAD
Pages
44
Indicia Frequency
monthly
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
070989311404 12
Editing
Eddie Berganza (editor); Tom Palmer Jr. (assistant)

Issue Notes

2001 Diamond #47.
Copyright © 2001 DC Comics.
This issue is a variant of Adventures of Superman (DC, 1987 series) #597 [Direct Sales].

Joker: Last Laugh : Why is This Man Smiling? (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Tim Sale (signed as TS)
Inks
Tim Sale (signed as TS)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Genre
superhero
Characters
Lex Luthor
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[Joker: Last Laugh] Rubber Crutch (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 22 pages (report information)

Script
Joe Casey
Pencils
Derec Aucoin
Inks
Derec Aucoin
Colors
Wildstorm FX
Letters
Comicraft
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Martha Kent; Jonathan Kent; Vice-President Pete Ross; Cat Grant; Amanda Waller; Lana Lang; President Lex Luthor; Hope; Mercy; General Stillhammer
Synopsis
Luthor is infected by the Joker virus and Superman must stop him and the robots that Pete Ross sent to capture Luthor.
Keywords
White House

Indexer Notes

Joker: Last Laugh cross-over story.

Welcome to Smallville... (Table of Contents: 2) (Expand) /

Hey Kids! Comics / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.67 page (report information)

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

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Fred Ray
Inks
Fred Ray
Colors
?
Letters
?
First Line of Dialogue or Text
In recognition of all who suffered September 11th and admiration of our nation's real-life heroes.
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]

Indexer Notes

Illustration of Superman from cover of Superman (DC, 1939 Series) #14 as pin-up acknowledging September 11, 2001.

Editing
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Table of Contents
  1. 0. Joker: Last Laugh : Why is This Man Smiling?
    Superman
  2. 1. [Joker: Last Laugh] Rubber Crutch
    Superman
  3. 2. Welcome to Smallville...
    Hey Kids! Comics
  4. 3. ["In recognition of all who suffered September 11th and admiration of our nation's real-life heroes."]
    Superman
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