(1971)
Thorpe & Porter,
1970 Series
Published in English
(United Kingdom)
- Price
- ?
- Pages
- ?
- On-sale Date
- 1970
- Indicia / Colophon Publisher
- Top Sellers Ltd.
- Brand
- ?
- Barcode
- ?
- Color
- Four color
- Dimensions
- 8 in x 10.5 in
- Publishing Format
- One-shot
[no title indexed]
Superman / illustration / 2 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman
Indexer Notes
Front endpapers showing Superman above the earth. Second page has table of contents and statement of ownership in a yellow box inset.
When Superman Killed His Friends!
Superman / comic story / 9 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- an alien parasite (villain); Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Clark Kent; Knarf; Quor Jal; Gryl
- Reprints
-
from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #203 (January 1968)
-
- Keywords
- red kryptonite
The Fortress of Fear!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- unnamed alien (villain); Superman; Gnor-Ax
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #204 (February 1968)
-
- Keywords
- Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
The Jolly Jailhouse!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Colonel Stradi (intro, villain); Judge Rafol
- Synopsis
- Colonel Stradi runs a corrupt prison in Voroda. When he arrests Clark Kent and has him imprisoned there, Superman decides to reveal to the world what Stradi had been keeping secret.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #139 (August 1960)
-
The Trio of Steel!
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Superboy Robot; Superbaby Robot
- Synopsis
- Superman becomes Super-Pest, playing stupid tricks and embarrassing his friends, under 5th dimensional influence.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #135 (February 1960)
-
Captain Incredible!
Superman / comic story / 13 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [also appears as Clark Kent]; Captain Incredible; Lex Luthor; Dr. Dane Gnorr; Perry White
- Synopsis
- Captain Incredible, whose powers are even greater than Superman's, comes to Metropolis to help the Man of Steel, then turns on him.
- Reprints
- from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #354 (September 1967)
-
- Keywords
- Green Kryptonite; time travel
Indexer Notes
story credits from letter column in this issue
Superman's Black Magic!
Superman / comic story / 7 pages
- First Line of Dialogue or Text
- You look like an angel, Lois!
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; "Duke" Haskell; "Lefty" Montez; Coker (Counterfeiter)
- Synopsis
- While attending a costume party dressed as the devil, Superman sees two crooks he has been looking for. He pretends to be the devil to trick the crooks into revealing all their past crimes.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #138 (July 1960)
-
Indexer Notes
Other members of the costume party are dressed as Wonder Woman, Green Lantern and Aquaman.
The Great Mento!
Superman / comic story / 6.67 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Perry White [as the Great Mento] (intro); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Rocky Sneed (villain)
- Synopsis
- Perry White fakes ESP powers as The Great Mento, with Superman's help, to capture wanted criminals.
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #147 (August 1961)
-
Indexer Notes
Recycled from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #103.
The Bride of Futureman
Superman / comic story / 8 pages
- Genre
- superhero
- Characters
- XL-49 (introduction)
- Reprints
- from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #121 (May 1958)
-
Editing
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Table of Contents
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0.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
1.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
2.
When Superman Killed His Friends!
Superman -
3.
The Fortress of Fear!
Superman -
4.
The Jolly Jailhouse!
Superman -
5.
The Trio of Steel!
Superman -
6.
Captain Incredible!
Superman -
7.
Superman's Black Magic!
Superman -
8.
The Great Mento!
Superman -
9.
The Bride of Futureman
Superman -
10.
[no title indexed]
Superman -
11.
[no title indexed]
Superman
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