Superman Red and Blue #1 [Gary Frank Cover]

(May 2021)

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Steve Lieber (credited)

Inks

Steve Lieber (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover with issue credits and an illustration from the second story in this issue.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

John Ridley (credited)

Pencils

Clayton Henry (credited)

Inks

Clayton Henry (credited)

Colors

Jordie Bellaire (credited)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

Editing

Bixie Mathieu (credited) (assistant editor); Jamie S. Rich (credited) (editor)

First Line of Dialogue or Text

My palms sweat.

Genre

superhero

Characters

Clark Kent [Superman; Kal-El]; Nikolai Koslov [Colonel Koslov]

Synopsis

Clark Kent faces his fears when he interviews a foreign leader who once held a powerless Superman captive and tortured him.

Reprints

• in Superman Red & Blue (DC, 2021 series) (2021 [February 2022])

Keywords

Lubania

Indexer Notes

Superman was held captive in Lubania by Colonel Koslov in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #192-193.

The Measure of Hope (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Brandon Easton (credited)

Pencils

Steve Lieber (credited)

Inks

Steve Lieber (credited)

Colors

Ron Chan (credited)

Letters

Clayton Cowles (credited)

Editing

Diego Lopez (credited) (associate editor); Jamie S. Rich (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Melvin Northridge; Jolene Northridge (flashback)

Synopsis

Superman offers condolences to a young man who had written to Superman in the past for help with his mother's drug addiction. Superman apologizes for not being there in time to help, but learns that the mother had used Superman as an example to teach her son to have hope.

Reprints

• in Superman Red & Blue (DC, 2021 series) (2021 [February 2022])

The Boy Who Saved Superman (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Wes Craig (credited)

Pencils

Wes Craig (credited)

Inks

Wes Craig (credited)

Colors

Wes Craig (credited)

Letters

Deron Bennett (credited)

Editing

Brittany Holzherr (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Abdi-El-Kahl

Synopsis

Clark recognizes an applicant for a job at the Daily Planet as someone who heroically saved Superman's life when he was younger.

Reprints

• in Superman Red & Blue (DC, 2021 series) (2021 [February 2022])

Keywords

Daily Planet

Human Colors (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Dan Watters (credited)

Pencils

Dani (credited)

Inks

Dani (credited)

Colors

Dani (credited)

Letters

Dave Sharpe (credited)

Editing

Bixie Mathieu (credited) (assistant editor); Jamie S. Rich (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Batman; Two-Face; unnamed Fifth-Dimensional imp

Synopsis

Superman encounters a Fifth-Dimensional imp who has stolen all the colors in the world, leaving people without any memories of color but their behavior has been altered by the lack of color. The imp turns the colors over to Superman allowing him to choose if colors should be released back into the world, but warning him that colors will make life more complicated than a simple black and white world.

Reprints

• in Superman Red & Blue (DC, 2021 series) (2021 [February 2022])

The School of Hard Knock-Knock Jokes (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Marguerite Bennett (credited)

Pencils

Jill Thompson (credited)

Inks

Jill Thompson (credited)

Colors

Jill Thompson (credited)

Letters

Troy Peteri of A Larger World Studios (credited as ALW's Troy Peteri)

Editing

Brittany Holzherr (credited) (editor)

Genre

superhero

Characters

Clark Kent (5 years old); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Samantha

Synopsis

Five year old Clark is nervous about his first day of kindergarten, but finds that he easily fits in and makes new friends. However, when a new girl is shunned by the group, Clark must decide if he should risk his new friends to become friends with the new girl.

Reprints

• in Superman Red & Blue (DC, 2021 series) (2021 [February 2022])

Keywords

kindergarten

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

credits, title page / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Nicola Scott

Inks

Nicola Scott

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover with indicia and publisher information. Includes details of the creative teams for the next issue, with an illustration from the cover of the next issue.

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

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

Clayton Henry (credited)

Inks

Clayton Henry (credited)

Colors

?

Letters

typeset

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]

Indexer Notes

Back cover with a listing of the writers and artists who contributed to this issue, includes an illustration from the first story in this issue.