Superman
#207
(June 1968)
DC,
1939 Series
- Price
- 0.25 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- monthly, with the exception of March and September
- On-sale Date
- 1968-04-09
- Publisher's Age Guidelines
- Approved by the Comics Code Authority
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- National Periodical Publications Inc.
- Brand
-
Superman DC National Comics
- Printer
- Printed in U.S.A.
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger (credited) (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (credited as Enelson Bridwell) (assistant editor)
Issue Notes
Also designated on the cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G48 and as G-48 on indicia page.
Cover date says July.
Theme: 30th Anniversary issue. Bridwell likely edited the contents.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Cover date says July.
Theme: 30th Anniversary issue. Bridwell likely edited the contents.
On-sale date from copyright registration.
30th Anniversary Issue
Superman / cover / 1 page
- Pencils
- Curt Swan (see notes); Neal Adams (see notes)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (see notes)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Gaspar Saladino
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Mr. Mxyzptlk
- Synopsis
- Superman holds "30" on shoulders, stands on anniversary cake, and gets cheered and jeered by heroes and villains
- Reprints
-
in MV Comix (Egmont Ehapa, 1968 series) #12/1969 (12. Juli 1969)
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Indexer Notes
Nick Caputo suspects that Swan drew the majority of the cover, noting the figures and poses of Superman's friends and foes, with Adams either altering or redrawing Superman. Previous indexer credited Adams with the entire cover.
Table of Contents
table of contents / 1 page
- Script
- E. Nelson Bridwell ?
- Pencils
- ?
- Inks
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
Indexer Notes
Inside front cover.
The Superman from Outer Space!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Hyper-Man [Chester King]; Lois Lane; Clark Kent robot; Perry White; Lydia Long; Zoronite; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (red skirt); Professor Heath
- Synopsis
- Superman meets Hyper-Man from the parallel world of Oceania. When he discovers that Hyper-Man is dying, Superman arranges for his identity to be revealed so that he can spend his last year married to his girlfriend Lydia Long.
- Reprints
-
from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #265 (June 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Secrecy; Fortress of Solitude
Indexer Notes
No villain.
The Trio of Steel!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Superman; Superboy; Superbaby; Clark Kent; Perry White; Lois Lane
- Synopsis
- Superman becomes Super-Pest, playing stupid tricks and embarrassing his friends, under 5th dimensional influence.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #135 (February 1960)
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The Captive of the Amazons
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Jena (villain); Superman; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Rog
- Synopsis
- Princess Jena from the planet Adoria comes to Earth and tricks Superman into returning to Adoria with her, where she forces him to marry her.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #266 (July 1960)
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Superman's New Uniform!
Superman / comic story / 12 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Lex Luthor (villain); Superman; Professor Xavier Carlton; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen
- Synopsis
- Posing as a reputable scientist, Luthor tricks Superman into thinking his super costume is falling apart, and gives Superman a new uniform which features an anti-Kryptonite belt. However, Superman is unaware that the belt will ultimately kill him.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #236 (January 1958)
-
- Keywords
- green kryptonite
The Super-Family of Steel!
Lois Lane / comic story / 7 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Van-Zee; Sylvia De Witt; Laura Barton
- Synopsis
- A girl who looks very much like Lois Lane meets a man who looks and acts very much like Superman and they get married by a native chief on a remote island.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #15 (February 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Indexer Notes
No villain.
Part II: The Bride Gets Super-Powers!
Lois Lane / comic story / 10 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Van-Zee; Sylvia De Witt; Miss Jingles; Lyle; Lili; Lana Lang
- Synopsis
- The couple go on their honeymoon in space, then settle on Venus where they have twin children, after which the girl who looks like Lois gets superpowers.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #15 (February 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Indexer Notes
Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn.
Part III: The Secret of the Super-Family
Lois Lane / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero; adventure
- Characters
- Van-Zee; Sylvia DeWitt; Lyle; Lili; Superman; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Superman robot; Sir Essex
- Synopsis
- All is revealed and Van-Zee and Sylvia move into the bottle city of Kandor.
- Reprints
- from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #15 (February 1960)
-
- Keywords
- Bottle City of Kandor; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Pittsdale
Indexer Notes
Writer identification from Martin O'Hearn.
[no title indexed]
Cap's Hobby Hints / activity / 0.5 page
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Pencils
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Inks
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff (signed)
- Job Number
- 6607
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- I see you're going to paint a model car.
- Genre
- non-fiction
Indexer Notes
The idea of the activity was from Alan Hilton of Charlotte, North Carolina.
Editing
Related Scans
Series Information
Table of Contents
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0.
30th Anniversary Issue
Superman -
1.
Table of Contents
-
2.
The Superman from Outer Space!
Superman -
3.
A 30th Anniversary Superman Quiz
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4.
The Trio of Steel!
Superman -
5.
The Captive of the Amazons
Superman -
6.
Superman's New Uniform!
Superman -
7.
The Super-Family of Steel!
Lois Lane -
8.
Part II: The Bride Gets Super-Powers!
Lois Lane -
9.
Part III: The Secret of the Super-Family
Lois Lane -
10.
[no title indexed]
Direct Currents -
11.
["I see you're going to paint a model car."]
Cap's Hobby Hints
This issue was modified by, among others
- Katie
- Dwayne Best
- Ray Bottorff Jr
- Nick Caputo
- Jan Roar Hansen
- Matthew Head
- Mike Nielsen
- Per Sandell
- Daniel Thingvold
- Jim Van Dore
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