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... Written by Mark Schultz Art and Cover by Doug Mahnke and Tom Nguyen Superman discovers Nekton, a monster that escaped from a laboratory 40 - SUPERMAN #149, "Who is Strange Visitor? Chapter One: What?" Written by Rand and Ron Frenz Art by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema Cover by Ron Frenz and Joe Rubinstein A woman with Superman's "Electric Blue" powers hits Metropolis 41 - THE ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #572 "Who is Strange Visitor? Chapter Two: When?" Written by Rand and Ron Frenz Art and Cover by Ron Frenz and Sal Buscema Superman and Strange Visitor face up against the gangster called War 42 - ACTION COMICS #759, "Who is Strange Visitor? Chapter Three: ...

... ction Comics #758, by Gary D. Robinson Superman: The Man of Steel #93, by Mike Smith Section 4: New Comic Reviews The Triangle Titles (cont) Superman #149, by Thomas Deja Super-Family Titles Superboy #67, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #37, by Thomas Deja Section 5: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles (cont) Superman Adventures #36, by Cory Strode Team Titles JLA #34, by Edward Mathews Young Justice #13, by Gary Robinson Section 6: New Comic Reviews Miniseries A. Bizarro #4, by G.M. Nelson Batman & Superman: World's Finest #7, by Simon DelMonte Specials JLA: Foreign Bodies, by Ed Mathews Superman Annual #11, by Josh Hill Section 7: The One, True, Or ...

... y rethink their approach to comics. One of the first changes to be made was the turning of _Superboy_ over to editor Murray Boltinoff with _Superboy_ #149. Boltinoff brought in a whole new crew to handle the Superboy tales: Frank Robbins, long time scripter and artist for the newspaper aviation adventure strip Johnny Hazard; Bob Brown, former artist for Challengers of the Unknown; and EC comics legend Wally Wood on inks. The Neal Adams cover to _Superboy_ #155 (April 1969) shows Superboy very small in the lower right hand corner, while five Superboy robots plunge at him from all angles. Superboy is panicking. "Your combined strength could kill me ...

... ere included in a modern story, the tale is a fun read. Not all of the stories were light hearted, as seen in "The Death of Superman" from _Superman_ #149 (1st series, 1961). In this tale, Luthor creates a cure for cancer and convinces Superman that he has reformed. Readers expecting the usual happy ending to follow were undoubtedly surprised when Luthor captures and kills Superman. Superman's death by Kryptonite poisoning is slow and painful as Luthor gloats and Perry, Jimmy, and Lois watch helplessly. Mourners at his funeral include almost all of the supporting characters from the Superman mythos (such as the Legion, Krypto, Superman robots, Lo ...

... jected into the story line, it wouldn't go away. Weisinger began cranking out new Krypton-themed stories like clockwork. In October 1950, in _Action_ #149, Lois Lane came upon three thought-projection disks that detailed the courtship of Jor-El and Lara. (Sorry, haven't read it.) July 1951 brought gangster Kane Korrell a mother load of Kryptonite, which he broke into thousands of pocket-sized chunks to protect every criminal in Metropolis ("The Kid from Krypton" in _Action_ #158 -- Weisinger took the opportunity to retell Superman's origin, this time including Superboy). This was followed by the appearance of Antara, who claimed to be a Kryptonia ...

... eting between Superman and the New Gods. JACK KIRBY'S FOURTH WORLD #20 (late summer) will incorporate elements from FOREVER PEOPLE #1 and JIMMY OLSEN #149, as well as new material to place the story in a modern context, falling somewhere before Byrne's MAN OF STEEL #6. Karl Kesel has dropped some more info and teasers about his and Tom Grummett's impending return to the pages of SUPERBOY (beginning in February). The first story arc's title, "The Last Boy on Earth," does refer to Kamandi, and Kesel hints that the Kid may have a bit of a new look by then. As he told Newsarama, "Rest assured you won't recognize The Kid in #50." IMPROVED CREDIT A cor ...

... E. Nelson Bridwell stated that the names "Jonathan and Martha" first originated with SuperBOY. Bridwell was undoubtedly referring to ADVENTURE COMICS #149 [1950] for the name Jonathan Kent and SUPERBOY #12 [1951] for the name Martha Kent. These Superboy stories BOTH proceeded the Superman stories listed above. In both the Lowther novel and the 1950's TV show, they were called "Eben and Sarah." According to an issue of Amazing World of DC Comics, in the 1948 serial, they were "Eben and Martha." * Jimmy [Olsen] the "office boy" first appeared: SUPERMAN #13 [1942] * Jimmy Olsen's signal watch first appeared: JIMMY OLSEN #1 [1954] * Editor [Perry] Wh ...

... Silver Age stories. There was less contrivance, and more advancement of a logical plot. ÒThe Death of SupermanÓ was originally published in Superman #149, in 1961. It has been reprinted several times, in annuals and other collections. It is available, along with many other Silver Age Superman classics, in THE GREATEST SUPERMAN STORIES EVER TOLD. It was written by Jerry Siegel, and drawn by Curt Swan. Fans who only know the post-Byrne Superman will need to be reminded that the Silver Age Luthor didnÕt have the respectable persona of a great businessman. The public considered him a menace, and every time Superman defeated him, he ended up back in ...

... to.) ÒSuperman Red and Superman BlueÓ (first series or early Action) 1.0 - DC Comics Presents #85, Action #399, Adventures #474, 500, & 505, Superman #149 & 400 (first series), #1, 32, & 83 (second series), Crisis #7, ÒAnything by Jerry OrdwayÓ, and Òan old story where Superman eats a lot of hamburgersÓ 0.5 - Superman #247 (with the Guardians), Superman vs. Mohammed Ali Special 17.0 - NONE Notes: Sorting through this one was tough! Everyone has their own favorite memory of the Man of Steel, and this result kind of proves it. But itÕs clear that Alan MooreÕs last pre-Byrne story was really something special. I think IÕll have to search it out. And ...

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