Superman #203
(January 1968)

DC, 1939 Series
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Price
0.12 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly, with the exception of March and September
On-sale Date
1967-11-02
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 (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from copyright registration.

When Superman Killed His Friends! (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
George Klein
Colors
Jack Adler ?
Letters
Gaspar Saladino

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane
Synopsis
Death Ray emanates from Superman's S emblem, striking Lois and Perry
Reprints

Clark Kent's Biggest Day! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script
Leo Dorfman
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
Charlotte Jetter (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Long Hair Gang (villains); Superman (as Clark Kent only); Diana Adair
Reprints

Indexer Notes

No Superman appearance.

Superman's Black Magic! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Jerry Siegel
Pencils
Al Plastino
Inks
Al Plastino
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; "Duke" Haskell; "Lefty Montez; Coker (Counterfeiter)
Synopsis
While attending a costume party dressed as the devil, Superman sees two crooks he has been looking for. He pretends to be the devil to trick the crooks into revealing all their past crimes.
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Other members of the costume party are dressed as Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Aquaman.

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

Metropolis Mailbag / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Indexer Notes

Letter from Dave Sim.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 4)

Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page (report information)

Script
Henry Boltinoff
Pencils
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks
Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
Henry Boltinoff

Job Number
6586
First Line of Dialogue or Text
I'm going to check my model car to see if the wheels are aligned properly.
Genre
non-fiction

Indexer Notes

Idea from Danny Roetzel, De Witt, Ark.

When Superman Killed His Friends! (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
Pete Costanza
Inks
Pete Costanza
Colors
?
Letters
Joe Letterese (sourced)

Genre
superhero
Characters
an alien parasite (villain); Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Clark Kent; Knarf; Quor Jal; Gryl
Reprints
Keywords
red kryptonite

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

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

Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. When Superman Killed His Friends!
    Superman
  2. 1. Clark Kent's Biggest Day!
    Superman
  3. 2. Superman's Black Magic!
    Superman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  5. 4. ["I'm going to check my model car to see if the wheels are aligned properly."]
    Cap's Hobby Hints
  6. 5. When Superman Killed His Friends!
    Superman
  7. 6. [no title indexed]
    Direct Currents
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Katie
  • Dwayne Best
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • Nick Caputo
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Mike Nielsen
  • Jim Van Dore