The Best of DC #1

(September-October 1979)

Best of DC No. 1 -- Superman (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

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Letters

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Indexer Notes

Inside front cover; black and white.

Attack by the Army of Tomorrow! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 22.5 pages (report information)

Script

Elliot Maggin

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Murphy Anderson

Colors

Gene D'Angelo

Letters

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Job Number

S-5002

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Morgan Edge; Calixto (villain)

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #265 (July 1973)

Superman's Costume... ...Clark Kent's Clothes! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Kurt Schaffenberger (signed as KS)

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger (signed as KS)

Colors

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Letters

Todd Klein

Job Number

S-5007

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent

Synopsis

The origin of Superman's costume.

Indexer Notes

Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.

The Midnight Murder Show! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 14 pages (report information)

Script

Cary Bates

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

Kurt Schaffenberger

Colors

Bob LeRose

Letters

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Job Number

S-5003

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Steve Lombard; Professor Pepperwinkle

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #442 (December 1974)

[Super Plops] (Table of Contents: 5)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

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Pencils

Murphy Anderson (signed); ? (background)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (signed); ? (background)

Colors

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Letters

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Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Morgan Edge

Reprints

• from Plop! (DC, 1973 series) #5 (May-June 1974) [pages 2 and 3 only]

Indexer Notes

Six story panels over a monochrome background of tiny laughing figures. The original also had a first page with the title shown, but this reprint is untitled since it only has the last two pages.

Superman under the Red Sun! (Table of Contents: 6)

Superman / comic story / 13.67 pages (report information)

Script

Edmond Hamilton

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

Jerry Serpe (recoloring)

Letters

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Job Number

S-5004

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Superman Revenge Squad; Perry White (android); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Mister Mxyzptlk (android, cameo); Jimmy Olsen (android, cameo); Supergirl (android, cameo); Lex Luthor (android, cameo); Lois Lane (android, cameo); Jonathan Kent (memory); Martha Kent (memory); Lana Lang (memory); balloon beasts; color-cat; land-whale; the unseeables

Synopsis

The Superman Revenge Squad tricks Superman into following them into the far future where the sun has turned red and Superman loses his powers. Superman crosses the barren and strange future world to reach the Fortress of Solitude where he finds the means to return home.

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #300 (May 1963) [edited, see notes]

Keywords

Atlantis (future); red kryptonite

Indexer Notes

The original printing of this story had a major plot problem: at the end, Superman retrieves some red kryptonite, but never uses it. Instead, he uses a shrinking ray (so he can use a Kandorian rocket to return to his time), but then says when the red kryptonite wears off, he'll be normal. This reprint fixes that plot problem by changing the art and lettering to have Superman use the red kryptonite instead of the shrinking ray; then having the red kryptonite wear off makes sense.

Rogues' Gallery! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Inks

Murphy Anderson (credited)

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

S-5009

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; The Prankster; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jax-Ur; Kru-El; General Zod; Professor Vakox; Lex Luthor; Brainiac; The Toyman; The Parasite; The Puzzler

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #389 (June 1970)

Keywords

Kandor; Phantom Zone

Indexer Notes

A short feature on Superman's enemies.

Original title: "The Superman Legend: Rogues' Gallery!" The pages are in reverse order.

The Adventures of Mental Man! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

Gene D'Angelo (recoloring)

Letters

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Job Number

S-5008

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #196 (September 1954)

Play the Graffiti Game with Superman (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / activity / 2 pages (report information)

Script

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Pencils

Curt Swan (signed); Joe Kubert (signed); Kurt Schaffenberger (signed as KSchaffenberger); Joe Orlando (signed); Dick Giordano (signed); Neal Adams (signed); Dick Dillin (signed); Sergio Aragonés (signed); Michael Wm. Kaluta (signed); Irv Novick (signed); Howard Chaykin (signed)

Inks

Curt Swan (signed); Joe Kubert (signed); Kurt Schaffenberger (signed as KSchaffenberger); Joe Orlando (signed); Dick Giordano (signed); Neal Adams (signed)

Colors

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Letters

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Job Number

S-5010

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]

Synopsis

Artists play with changing Superman's and Clark Kent's appearance, and includes a blank rough for the reader to try it.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #272 (February 1974)

Indexer Notes

Original was black and white; this is colored. Some drawings are pen and ink, others are just pencils.

Part I: Lex Luthor, Hero! (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Adrienne Roy (recoloring)

Letters

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Job Number

S-5006

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Bizarro (cameo, flashback)

Synopsis

In this imaginary story, Lex Luthor invents a cure for cancer and, with Superman's intervention, is released from prison.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Part II: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Adrienne Roy (recoloring)

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Supergirl; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White

Synopsis

Superman becomes Luthor's bodyguard to protect him from attacks from the underworld. After Superman builds him an orbiting laboratory, Luthor betrays him by attacking him with a kryptonite ray.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Part III: The Death of Superman! (Table of Contents: 12)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

Adrienne Roy (recoloring)

Letters

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Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Lana Lang; Krypto (dog); Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris; Legion of Super-Heroes [Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl]; Van-Zee; Sylvia; Supergirl [Linda Lee]; Batman (cameo); Robin (cameo); Flash (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Green Arrow (cameo); Aquaman (cameo)

Synopsis

After the funeral for Superman, Supergirl captures Luthor and takes him to Kandor to stand trial for killing Superman.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Clark Kent's Other Jobs (Table of Contents: 13)

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Letters

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Job Number

S-5012

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Presenting the Man of Steel's Greatest Challenges! (Table of Contents: 14) (Expand) /

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