The Best of DC #36 [Newsstand]

(May 1983)

Best of DC -- Superman vs. Kryptonite (Table of Contents: 1)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Letters

typeset

Indexer Notes

Inside front cover.

The Curse of Kryptonite! (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Job Number

J-8702

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent; also as Superboy]; Superman robots; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Krypto

Synopsis

When Superman accidentally exposes himself to kryptonite, he recalls his lifetime of experience with the mineral from his home planet.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130 (July 1959)
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #66 (1985)

The Greatest Pitcher in the World! (Table of Contents: 3)

Superman / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Bill Finger

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Synopsis

Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #77 (July-August 1952)

The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite! (Table of Contents: 4)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent](flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot

Synopsis

While rescuing a bathyscaph from the ocean bottom where it rests next to a Red Kryptonite meteor, Superman remembers all the other times that Red Kryptonite has affected him.

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #139 (August 1960)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite (flashback); red kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Flashbacks to many Superboy and Superman Red Kryptonite stories.

The Invasion of the Bizarro World! (Table of Contents: 5)

Tales of the Bizarro World / comic story / 10.5 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Siegel

Pencils

John Forte

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

humor; superhero

Characters

Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Jr; Living Blue Kryptonite creatures (intro); Bizarro Hipster No. 1; Bizarro Olsen; Bizarro Perry White

Synopsis

The Bizarros celebrate when their world is invaded by animated Blue Kryptonite statues, until the invaders try to make it round again.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #290 (November 1961)

How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton (Table of Contents: 6)

illustration / 0.5 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Colors

?

Letters

?

Reprints

• from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #2 ([Winter] 1960)

The Menace of Gold Kryptonite! (Table of Contents: 7)

Superman / comic story / 9 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Al Plastino

Inks

Al Plastino

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Superman Emergency Squad (guest stars); Jay-Ree (intro); Joenne (intro); Krypto (guest appearance); Lex Luthor (villain); Jax-Ur (villain); Professor Vakox (villain); Superbaby (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #179 (August 1965)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Jimmy Olsen Fan Club; Kandor; Phantom Zone; red kryptonite

Superboy Visits the 50th Century! (Table of Contents: 8)

Superboy / comic story / 12 pages (report information)

Script

Otto Binder

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Forte

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lana Lang; Mrs Lang; Lita Lang; Thaddee Lang

Synopsis

Superboy visits the 50th century where everyone considers him to be just a legend.

Reprints

• from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #279 (December 1960)

Keywords

white kryptonite (intro)

The Secret of Kryptonite Six! (Table of Contents: 9)

Superman / comic story / 13 pages (report information)

Script

Leo Dorfman

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Vakox; Lori Lemaris; Vorb-Un; Jax-Ur (villain); a thought-beast; Supergirl

Reprints

• from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (March 1964)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; jewel kryptonite (introduction); Kandor; Phantom Zone

The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis (Table of Contents: 10)

Superman / comic story / 8 pages (report information)

Script

Jerry Coleman

Pencils

Wayne Boring

Inks

Stan Kaye

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Lex Luthor

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956)

The Fury of the Kryptonian-Killer! (Table of Contents: 11)

Superman / comic story / 15 pages (report information)

Script

Jim Shooter

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

George Klein

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Characters

Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Krypto (guest star); Amalak (villain); Rinol-Jag (introduction); Jimmy Olsen; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)

Reprints

• from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #195 (April 1967)

Keywords

Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite; Kandor

[Cover - Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #70] (Table of Contents: 12)

Jimmy Olsen / cover reprint (on interior page) / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Curt Swan

Inks

John Forte

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #70 (July 1963)

Keywords

Silver Kryptonite

Indexer Notes

Inside back cover.

Kryptonite Handbook! (Table of Contents: 13)

Superman / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

?

Pencils

Howard Bender [as HBender] (signed)

Inks

Larry Mahlstedt [as Mahlstedt] (signed)

Colors

?

Letters

?

Genre

superhero

Reprints

• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #66 (1985)
which is reprinted
• in Superman Taschenbuch (Egmont Ehapa, 1976 series) #78 (1987)

Indexer Notes

Back cover. The six forms of Kryptonite.