Back Issue!
#142
(April 2023)
- Volume
- ?
- Price
- 10.95 USD
- Pages
- 84
- Indicia Frequency
- ?
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- TwoMorrows Publishing
- Brand
-
TwoMorrows [tilt]
- Barcode
- 182658004927
- Editing
- Michael Eury (credited) (editor-in-chief)
The individual issues of this series are each less than 50% comics. Only comics sequences are indexed and cover scans are accepted only if the issue has 10% indexed comics content.
[no title indexed]
Superboy / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page
- Pencils
- Dave Cockrum (credited)
- Inks
- Dave Cockrum (credited)
- Colors
- Glenn Whitmore (credited)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto
- Reprints
[no title indexed]
Backseat Driver / about comics / 1 page
- Script
- Michael Eury (credited)
- Pencils
- ? (photography)
- Inks
- ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (photography)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You can thank loyal BI reader Wayne Brooks for this issue.
- Pages
- 2 - 2
Indexer Notes
Art featured in the article:
- Cover to Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Tempo Books, 1977 Series) #14535 by Neal Adams & Dick Giordano.
- Cover to The New Adventures of Superboy (DC, 1980 Series) #18 by Kurt Schaffenberger & Dave Hunt.
- Cover to The Brave and the Bold (DC, 1955 Series) #192 by Jim Aparo.
Superboy Without the Legion of Super-Heroes
Flashback! / about comics / 22 pages
- Script
- John Wells (credited)
- Pencils
- Neal Adams (credited); Bob Brown (credited); Irv Novick (credited); Carmine Infantino (credited); Curt Swan (credited); Nick Cardy (credited); Dave Cockrum (credited); Jim Aparo (credited); Ross Andru (credited); Kurt Schaffenberger (credited); Al Milgrom (credited); Joe Staton (credited)
- Inks
- Neal Adams (credited); Wally Wood (credited); Irv Novick (credited); Murphy Anderson (credited); Nick Cardy (credited); Dave Cockrum (credited); Jim Aparo (credited); Mike Esposito (credited); Kurt Schaffenberger (credited); Jack Abel (credited); Joe Staton (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- The Bronze Age Boy of Steel
- Reprints
-
from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #149 (July 1968) [Cover reprint.], #154 (March 1969) [Cover reprint.], #154 (March 1969) [Reprint of the original art for page 1.], #164 (April 1970) [Cover reprint.], #167 (July 1970) [Cover reprint.], #168 (September 1970) [Cover reprint.] - from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #393 (October 1970) [Page 1.]
- from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #171 (January 1971) [Reprint of page 22.], #171 (January 1971) [Reprint of the original art.], #175 (June 1971) [Reprint of the original art to pages 2-3.], #178 (October 1971) [Reprint of the original art to pages 2-3.], #179 (November 1971) [Cover reprint.], #182 (February 1972) [Cover reprint.], #185 (May 1972) [Cover reprint.], #196 (July 1973) [Cover reprint.], #197 (September 1973) [Reprint of page 2.]
- from Aurora Comic Scenes (Aurora, 1974 series) #186-140 (1974) [Cover reprint.]
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #284 (February 1975) [Cover reprint.]
- from DC Super Stars (DC, 1976 series) #12 (February 1977) [Original art to page 3.], #12 (February 1977) [Cover reprint, and the original art.]
- from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #452 (July-August 1977) [Advertisement.], #453 (September-October 1977) [Cover reprint.], #454 (November-December 1977) [Cover reprint.]
- from The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series) #191 (September-October 1978) [Table of contents.]
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- Pages
- 3 - 24
Indexer Notes
Other art featured in the article:
- Cover to More Fun Comics (DC, 1936 series) #104 by Henry Boltinoff, and Stan Kaye.
- Cover to Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 Series) #103 by Joe Shuster, and Stan Kaye.
- Cover to Superboy (DC, 1949 Series) #1 by Wayne Boring, and Stan Kaye.
- Covers to Superboy (DC, 1949 Series) #145, 150-153, 155, and 157-160 by Neal Adams.
- Covers to Superboy (DC, 1949 Series) #175, and 178 by Neal Adams, and Dick Giordano.
- Cover to Superboy (DC, 1949 Series) #180 by Curt Swan, and Murphy Anderson.
- Cover to Superboy (DC, 1949 Series) #187 by Nick Cardy, along with the original art to an unpublished version of the cover.
- Covers to Four Star Spectacular (DC, 1976 Series) #1-2 by Ernie Chan
- Cover to Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 Series) #455 by Al Milgrom, and Jack Abel.
- The Superman Family #193, page 1 of "The Menace of the Mechanical Master!" by Joe Staton.
The Far Out Green Super Cool
What the--?! / about comics / 4 pages
- Script
- Dewey Cassell (credited)
- Pencils
- Frank Thorne (credited)
- Inks
- Frank Thorne (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- No, I didn't make that up.
- Reprints
- from The Far Out Green Super Cool (Social Welfare Research Foundation, 1971 series) #2 (1972) [Page 3, original art.], #3 (1973) [Cover reprint.], #4 (1974) [Color guide to page 10, and the original art to a PSA.]
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- Pages
- 25 - 28
The Story of Super Goof
Flashback! / about comics / 6 pages
- Script
- Steve Thompson (credited as Steven Thompson)
- Pencils
- Paul Murry (credited); Sergio Asteriti
- Inks
- Paul Murry (credited); Sergio Asteriti
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Warning. This article contains peanuts, a.k.a. "goobers."
- Characters
- Super Goof [Goofy]
- Reprints
-
from Topolino (Disney Italia, 1988 series) #1935 [Page 1 of "Super Pippo e il Natale salvato" by Sergio Asteriti.] - from Donald Duck (Western, 1962 series) #102 (July 1965) [Page 1.]
-
- Pages
- 29 - 34
Indexer Notes
Other art featured in the article:
- Cover to Walt Disney's The Phantom Blot (Western, 1964 Series) #2 by Paul Murry.
- Covers to Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 Series) #1-2, 10, and 72 by Paul Murry.
- Cover to Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 Series) #42 by Pete Alvarado, and Bill Wright.
- Cover to Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 Series) #62 by Kay Wright, and Larry Mayer?
- Walt Disney Super Goof (Western, 1965 Series) #55, original art to page 1 of "The Phantom City" by Kay Wright, and Bill Wright.
- Cover to Topolino (Mondadori, 1949 Series) #1026 by Marco Rota.
Super Soul Comix
One-Hit Wonders / about comics / 2 pages
- Script
- Steve Thompson (credited as Steven Thompson)
- Pencils
- Grass Green (credited)
- Inks
- Grass Green (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- Grass Green (credited); typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In 1972, Soul was IN!
- Reprints
- from Super Soul Comix (Kitchen Sink Press, 1972 series) #1 (October 1972) [Cover reprint.]
-
- Pages
- 36 - 37
Indexer Notes
Other art featured in the article:
- Cover to the unpublished Super Soul Comix #2 by Grass Green.
It's Superfan!
Beyond Capes! / about comics / 4 pages
- Script
- Mark Arnold (credited)
- Pencils
- Jack Davis (credited) (painting)
- Inks
- Jack Davis (credited) (painting)
- Colors
- Jack Davis (credited) (painting)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- OK, here's a riddle. Name a cartoon that was written by MAD's Nick Meglin and drawn by MAD's Jack Davis...
- Reprints
- from Superfan...Again! (New American Library, 1974 series) #Q6038 (August 1974) [Cover painting.]
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- Pages
- 38 - 41
Indexer Notes
Other art featured in the article:
- Original art to page 2 of episode 12 of the Superfan feature from Pro Quarterback magazine (S.C.H. Publications?, circa 1971?) by Jack Davis.
- Cover to Superfan (New American Library, 1972 Series) #T5136 by Jack Davis.
- Cover to The Art of Jack Davis (Stabur Press, 1987 series) by Jack Davis.
SuperRichie
Flashback! / about comics / 5 pages
- Script
- Mark Arnold (credited)
- Pencils
- Warren Kremer (credited); Ernie Colón (credited)
- Inks
- Warren Kremer (credited); Ernie Colón (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- In a blatant attempt by Harvey Comics to add a super-hero character to its comic-book line....
- Reprints
- from Richie Rich Millions (Harvey, 1961 series) #68 (November 1974) [Cover reprint.]
- from Super Richie (Harvey, 1975 series) #1 (September 1975) [Cover reprint.]
- from Superichie (Harvey, 1976 series) #5 (October 1976) [Cover reprint.], #6 (November 1976) [Cover reprint.]
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- Pages
- 43 - 47
Indexer Notes
Other art featured in the article:
- Covers to Super Richie (Harvey, 1975 series) #2, and 4.
- Covers to SuperRichie (Harvey, 1976 series) #7, 9, 11-16, and 18.
- Cover to Richie Rich Gems (Harvey, 1974 series) #6.
Super-Dagwood
What the--?! / about comics / 2 pages
- Script
- Mark Arnold (credited)
- Pencils
- Paul Fung Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Paul Fung Jr. (credited)
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Super-Dagwood, a.k.a. Super-Bumstead, truly personifies and earns the title of "What the--?!"
- Pages
- 48 - 49
Indexer Notes
Art featured in the article:
- Covers to Blondie (Charlton, 1969 series) #211-212 by Paul Fung Jr.
More Characters Go Super!
Prince Street News / comic story / 2 pages
- Script
- Karl Heitmueller Jr. (credited)
- Pencils
- Karl Heitmueller Jr. (credited)
- Inks
- Karl Heitmueller Jr. (credited)
- Colors
- Karl Heitmueller Jr. (credited)
- Letters
- Karl Heitmueller Jr. (credited)
The Adventures of Superboy
about comics / 1 page
- Script
- Curtis Johnson (credited as Dan Johnson)
- Pencils
- ? (photography)
- Inks
- ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (photography)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Alexander and Ilya Salkind, the father and son producing team, were the driving force that brought Superman to the big screen...
- Pages
- 53 - 53
Indexer Notes
Introduction to the following two interviews.
The Boy of Steel
about comics / 5 pages
- Script
- Curtis Johnson (credited as Dan Johnson) (interviewer); Gerard Christopher (credited) (interviewee)
- Pencils
- ? (photography)
- Inks
- ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (photography)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How did you get the role of Superboy?
- Pages
- 54 - 58
Indexer Notes
Dan Johnson interviews The Adventures of Superboy actor Gerard Christopher.
The Girl Next Door
about comics / 5 pages
- Script
- Curtis Johnson (credited as Dan Johnson); Stacy Haiduk (credited) (interviewee)
- Pencils
- Kevin Maguire (credited); ? (photography)
- Inks
- Ty Templeton (credited); ? (photography)
- Colors
- ? (photography)
- Letters
- typeset
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- How did you come to play Lana Lang on Superboy?
- Reprints
- from The Adventures of Superboy (DC, 1991 series) #20 [Direct] (October 1991) [Original art.]
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- Pages
- 59 - 63
Indexer Notes
Dan Johnson interviews The Adventures of Superboy actress Stacy Haiduk.
Superman vs. The Flash - More Powerful Than a Locomotive
Rough Stuff / about comics / 2 pages
- Script
- ?
- Pencils
- Ramona Fradon (credited) (signed as Ramona Fradon); Sergio Aragonés (credited) (signed as
Aragonés) - Inks
- Sergio Aragonés (credited) (signed as Aragonés)
- Letters
- typeset
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Barry Allen]; Superman [Clark Kent]
- Pages
- 64 - 65
It's Mario Time! Acclaim/Valiant's Super Mario Bros.' Comics
Beyond Capes! / about comics / 6 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- Comic-book publishers are always looking for ways to reach new readers.
- Reprints
- from Nintendo Comics System (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 (1990) [Cover reprint.]
- from Super Mario Bros. (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 (1990) [Cover reprint.]
- from Super Mario Bros. Special Edition (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #1 (1990) [Cover reprint.]
- from Super Mario Bros. (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #1 (February 1991) [Cover reprint.]
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- Pages
- 67 - 72
Indexer Notes
Other art featured in the article:
- Cover to Super Mario Bros. (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #21872 - Battle Against Bowser
- Cover to Super Mario Bros. (Acclaim / Valiant, 1990 series) #5
[no title indexed]
In Memoriam / about comics / 1 page
- Pages
- 73 - 73
Indexer Notes
Tributes to Alan Grant, and Michael E. Ambrose.
Art featured in the article:
- Cover to Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #610 by Norm Breyfogle.
- Cover to Charlton Spotlight (Argo Press, 2000 series) #7 by Donnie Pitchford.
[no title indexed]
Back Talk / about comics / 6 pages
- Script
- Michael Eury (credited)
- Pencils
- Jaime Hernandez; Gene Colan (credited) (signed as
Gene Colan) - Inks
- Jaime Hernandez
- Colors
- ?
- Letters
- typeset
- Reprints
- from Love and Rockets (Fantagraphics, 1982 series) #1 [1st printing] (September 1982) [Cover reprint.]
-
- Pages
- 74 - 79
Indexer Notes
Letter column.
Other art featured in the article:
- Cover to Magnus Robot Fighter (Acclaim / Valiant, 1991 series) #1 by Art Nichols, and Bob Layton.
- Covers to Nova (Editions Lug, 1978 series) #25-26 by Jean-Yves Mitton.
- Cover to Top BD (Semic S.A., 1989 series) #27 - Silver Surfer - Le retour by Bill Reinhold. (misidentified as #22.)
- Cover to (AS) Comics (Casterman, 1989 series) #2 - Le Surfer d'Argent - Parabole 2/2 by Moebius.
- Cover to How To Draw Silver Surfer (Walter Foster, 1998 series) by Paul Ryan?
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1.
[no title indexed]
Superboy -
2.
["You can thank loyal BI reader Wayne Brooks for this issue."]
Backseat Driver -
3.
Superboy Without the Legion of Super-Heroes
Flashback! -
4.
The Far Out Green Super Cool
What the--?! -
5.
The Story of Super Goof
Flashback! -
6.
Super Soul Comix
One-Hit Wonders -
7.
It's Superfan!
Beyond Capes! -
8.
SuperRichie
Flashback! -
9.
Super-Dagwood
What the--?! -
10.
More Characters Go Super!
Prince Street News -
11.
The Adventures of Superboy
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12.
The Boy of Steel
-
13.
The Girl Next Door
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14.
Superman vs. The Flash - More Powerful Than a Locomotive
Rough Stuff -
15.
It's Mario Time! Acclaim/Valiant's Super Mario Bros.' Comics
Beyond Capes! -
16.
[no title indexed]
In Memoriam -
17.
[no title indexed]
Back Talk
- mike clark
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