#128

... by Nelson Bridwell himself, incidentally, who decided that the last Earth-2 story was "Superman vs the Futuremen", which was published in _Superman_ #128 all the way in April of 1959! We start off with a classic Curt Swan/Stan Kaye cover showing Superman (not wearing the supposed Earth-2 costume) being encircled in rings being shot out of a purple flying saucer. "Great guns... I'm caught in a super-trap by super-villains from the year 2,000! Even my Superman powers can't help me escape!" Inside, Bill Finger, Wayne Boring, and Stan Kaye start off this super-length 18-page extravaganza by announcing that the Flying Saucer pilots are not Super- ...

... es Metallo's head) [ 7] Superman #130 (Big head month Blueperman) [ 7] Superman: The Man of Steel #70 (Superman and Scorn back to back) [ 6] Superman #128 (Cyborg at Source Wall) [ 5] Adventures of Superman #548 (Superman threatens Luthor) [ 5] Superman #129 (Scorn and Ash jump from burning building) [ 4] Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #9 (Many costumes of Superman) Stuart Immonen's first _Action Comics_ cover takes the prize for best cover art, proving (perhaps) that the Electric-Blue Superman wasn't a *complete* waste of time. (This was the beautiful torso and head image of Superman, crackling with energy, which is also being used in a subscript ...

... e of comic marketing in those days, it was inevitable that it be written many, many times. Thus it was that the May 1948 issue of _Adventure Comics_ (#128) cover featured "How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane". Although the cover, featuring Superboy flying Lois high above a burning house, is by Win Mortimer, the inside art is by that bete noire of Golden Age comic fans: "Artist Unknown". "Artist Unknown" appears to have drawn all the Superboy stories from mid-1947 through mid-1949, the period during which John Sikela left to work on Funnyman with Siegel and Shuster. The fact that this artist's name has escaped us is rendered doubly annoying because he wa ...

... e of comic marketing in those days, it was inevitable that it be written many, many times. Thus it was that the May 1948 issue of _Adventure Comics_ (#128) cover featured "How Clark Kent Met Lois Lane". Although the cover, featuring Superboy flying Lois high above a burning house, is by Win Mortimer, the inside art is by that bete noire of Golden Age comic fans: "Artist Unknown". "Artist Unknown" appears to have drawn all the Superboy stories from mid-1947 through mid-1949, the period during which John Sikela left to work on Funnyman with Siegel and Shuster. The fact that this artist's name has escaped us is rendered doubly annoying because he wa ...

... monson Art by Scot Eaton and Jimmy Palmiotti Cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke GENESIS TIE-IN - Superman is captured by Mainframe 40 - SUPERMAN #128, "Genesis Anew" Written by Dan Jurgens Art and Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein GENESIS TIE-IN - Superman travels to repair the Source Wall 41 - ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #551, "Genesis for Humanity" Written by Dan Jurgens Art and Cover by Tom Grummett and Denis Rodier GENESIS TIE-IN - Superman battles the Cyborg at the Source Wall 42 - ACTION COMICS #738, "Straight On Till Morning" Written by Stuart Immonen Art and Cover by Stuart Immonen and Jose Marzan, Jr. Intergang catches up to Jimmy, L ...

... ). Furthermore, during the Reign of the Supermen, Jurgens' stories tended to focus on the Cyborg. Jurgens also set up this story last month (SUPERMAN #128 and ADVENTURES #551) with Henshaw's bubbles of memories and his comments to Superman about feelings, experiences, and humanity. In this issue, it was nice to see Henshaw in a physical form other than that of the Cyborg, and this appearance goes a long way to counteract my complaints on that topic. A second reading of this story reveals many deliberately placed clues about the art teacher. Early on, Mr. Sormon stands up for Ceritak at the gym, saying that he "might very well be a remarkable fell ...

... theme-park idea from last issue The Mailbag Section 4: New Comic Reviews The Superman Titles Superman: The Man of Steel #72, by Thomas Deja Superman #128, by David T. Chappell Adventures of Superman #551, by Dan Radice Action Comics #738, by Shane Travis Section 5: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles Steel #43 Superboy #44, by Rene' Gobeyn Superboy and the Ravers #14, by Jeff Sykes Supergirl #14, by Thomas Deja Other Superman Titles JLA #11, by Anatole Wilson Section 6: New Comic Reviews Other Superman Titles (cont) Superman Adventures #12, by Cory Strode Annuals and Specials Action Comics Annual #9, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl Annual #2, by Tho ...

... #65 164.8 +23.0% 10 JLA #11 104.4 - 0.4% 18 Genesis #1 85.9 21 Genesis #2 80.1 - 6.8% 22 Genesis #3 78.4 - 2.1% 23 Genesis #4 77.7 - 0.9% 30 Superman #128 67.6 + 0.1% 31 Adventures of Superman #551 65.2 - 2.1% 32 Superman Man of Steel #72 64.8 - 0.3% 36 Action Comics #738 63.6 - 3.8% 49 Supergirl #14 47.5 + 2.8% 54 Action Comics Annual #9 45.6 68 Elseworlds Finest #1 38.5 72 Superman/Madman Hullabaloo #3 36.7 - 7.3% 73 Supergirl Annual #2 36.7 85 The Kents #3 33.4 -12.8% 104 Superboy #44 27.7 - 1.4% 124 Superboy and the Ravers #14 21.1 + 7.7% 126 Superboy Plus #2 21.0 140 Superman Adventures #12 19.8 - 3.9% 149 Steel #43 18.3 +13.7% _________ ...

... Batman #547 Starman #35 Impulse #30 STEEL #43 Jack Kirby's Fourth World #8 SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #72 Sovereign Seven #27 SUPERGIRL #14 SUPERMAN #128 Arriving August 20: Arriving August 27: ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #551 Legion of Super-Heroes #97 Aquaman #37 Robin #46 Lobo #44 The Spectre #58 Resurrection Man #6 SUPERBOY AND THE RAVERS #14 Young Heroes In Love #5 The Teen Titans #13 Wonder Woman #126 Xero #6 _____________________________________________________ A PERSPECTIVE ON THE ESSENCE AND APPEAL OF SUPERMAN --------------------------------------------------- By Yosef Shoemaker Obviously, there are numerous minor -- and unlamentable -- dif ...

... erboy #22, by Victor Chan Steel #22, by Dick Sidbury Section 5: Reviews Other Super-Titles (cont) Showcase '95 #12, by Arthur LaMarche The New Titans #128, by Rene' Gobeyn Specials Doomsday Annual #1, by Rene' Gobeyn Superman: The Man of Steel Gallery #1, by Arthur LaMarche The Mailbag Section 6: After-Byrne Action Comics #650, by Ben Marlin "The Krisis of the Krimson Kryptonite" Part 1: Superman #49, by Mark Lamutt Coming Attractions Guess who's popping in for January's "Guest-Star Month"!? Section 7: The Phantom Zone "Whatever Happened to the Man of Tomorrow?" Part 2: Action Comics #583, by Jenny Stosser The Silver Age Superman The Super-Brat f ...