Superman #256
(September 1972)

DC, 1939 Series
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Volume
34
Price
0.20 USD
Pages
36
Indicia Frequency
monthly
On-sale Date
1972-07-11
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Brand
DC [circle]
Editing
Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Issue Notes

On-sale date from Comic Reader #86.

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents)

Superman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Script
?
Pencils
Nick Cardy
Inks
Nick Cardy
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1281
Genre
superhero
Characters
Mickey Moran; Zeena; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis
Boy filming Tiger-Woman attacking Kent and revealing super-suit.

Indexer Notes

Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

The Dagger That Ripped the Sky! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman / comic story / 16.5 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1246
Genre
superhero
Characters
Dr. John Novil (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Morgan Edge
Reprints

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

Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils
?
Inks
?
Colors
?
Letters
typeset

Job Number
S-1291

Brother for a Day! (Table of Contents: 3)

The Private Life of Clark Kent / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script
Cary Bates
Pencils
Curt Swan
Inks
Murphy Anderson
Colors
?
Letters
?

Job Number
S-1273
Genre
superhero
Characters
Zeena (villain); Mickey Moran; Clark Kent; Amak; Lash Layne; Sean Carter; "Ram" Rogers
Reprints

Indexer Notes

Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. [no title indexed]
    Superman
  2. 1. The Dagger That Ripped the Sky!
    Superman
  3. 2. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  4. 3. Brother for a Day!
    The Private Life of Clark Kent
This issue was modified by, among others
  • Ray Bottorff Jr
  • CTGarry
  • Jan Roar Hansen
  • Matthew Head
  • Bob Hughes
  • Lou Mazzella
  • Tony R. Rose
  • Per Sandell
  • Daniel Thingvold
  • Jim Van Dore