([July] 1983)

DC, 1982 Series
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Volume
2
Price
1.25 CAD
Pages
52
On-sale Date
1983-04-14
Publisher's Age Guidelines
Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Indicia / Colophon Publisher
DC Comics Inc.
Brand
DC [bullet]
Barcode
0709893180035
Editing
Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting editor)

Issue Notes

This issue is a variant of DC Comics Presents Annual (DC, 1982 series) #2 [Direct]. There exist further variants:

Superman Introduces Superwoman (Table of Contents)

Superman; Superwoman / cover / 1 page (report information)

Pencils
Gil Kane (signed)
Inks
Gil Kane (signed)
Colors
?
Letters
?
Job Number
S-4165
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Superwoman
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Indexer Notes

Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

Cover Thumbnail for DC Comics Presents Annual (DC, 1982 series) #2 [Canadian] Cover Thumbnail for DC Comics Presents Annual (1982 series) #2 [Direct] Cover Thumbnail for DC Comics Presents Annual (1982 series) #2 [Newsstand]
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The Last Secret Identity! Part 1: The Superwoman of Metropolis! (Table of Contents: 1)

Superman; Superwoman / comic story / 23 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (finishes); Tod Smith (“with a special inking assist”)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Todd Klein
Job Number
S-4068
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman [Clark Kent]; Superwoman [Kristin Wells]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen [also dressed as Elastic Lad]; King Kosmos (villain); Linda Danvers [Supergirl]; Lana Lang (cameo); Morgan Edge
Synopsis
29th century professor Kristin Wells travels to the present to try and determine the alter ego of Superwoman, the last unrevealed secret identity. Arriving just before Superwoman makes her public debut fighting King Kosmos, Kristin suspects that Lois Lane or Supergirl wore the costume, but when they are knocked out when Kosmos arrives, Kristin herself has to go into action as Superwoman.
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Indexer Notes

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

The Last Secret Identity! Part 2: A Madman Loose in Time (Table of Contents: 2)

Superman; Superwoman / comic story / 18 pages (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
Keith Pollard
Inks
Mike DeCarlo (finishes); Tod Smith (“with a special inking assist”)
Colors
Gene D'Angelo
Letters
Todd Klein
Job Number
S-4068
Genre
superhero
Characters
Superman; Superwoman [Kristin Wells]; King Kosmos; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (cameo); Flash [Barry Allen] (cameo); Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (cameo); Wonder Woman (cameo); Alfred Pennyworth; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo)
Synopsis
Superman revives and joins Superwoman in chasing King Kosmos across time.
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Indexer Notes

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

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 3) (Expand) /

Meanwhile... / in-house column / 1 page (report information)

Postscript (Table of Contents: 4)

Pair Mail / letters page / 1 page (report information)

Script
Elliot Maggin
Pencils
José Luis García-López (title header)
Inks
? (title header)
Colors
? (title header)
Letters
typeset
Job Number
S-4154
Characters
Superman

Indexer Notes

Job number, title and page count confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. Letter from Elliot S! Maggin to Julius Schwartz talking about the issue.

Editing
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Series Information
Table of Contents
  1. 0. Superman Introduces Superwoman
    Superman; Superwoman
  2. 1. The Last Secret Identity! Part 1: The Superwoman of Metropolis!
    Superman; Superwoman
  3. 2. The Last Secret Identity! Part 2: A Madman Loose in Time
    Superman; Superwoman
  4. 3. [no title indexed]
    Meanwhile...
  5. 4. Postscript
    Pair Mail
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