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... m took over, and in eighth place overall with a lot of fans talking about dropping the book again. So what was the worst-rated issue since #50? Issue #55, which featured Grokk the Living Gargoyle and the reincarnation of Jonah Hex as a supermodel. Oh Look! Who's that I see on the last page? This doesn't bode well for the future... "Your mileage may vary." ACTION COMICS #762 (3.9 Shields, 2nd place) SUPERMAN #153 (3.7 Shields, 4th place) ADV. OF SUPERMAN #575 (3.5 Shields, 6th place) - I point these out for a couple reasons. Firstly, it's *so* nice to see the core titles out of the bottom of the ratings list. No longer does the phrase "Triangle T ...

... benefit of one particular organization, in this case Ace Newsreels. As mentioned in my review of "The Superman Spectaculars" from _Superman_ #278 (KC #55), I have real problems with the ethics of this. Regardless that this was a scam, Superman did not know this at the time he accepted the offers. By the way, "Ace Newsreels" seems a little outdated, even for 1961. With the gaining prevalence of television and television news, were there still newsreel companies in operation at the time? SUPERBOY'S FIRST PUBLIC APPEARANCE As Superman flies around the world, he reflects on how he's acclaimed everywhere, but he remembers a time when his super powers ...

... worlds. Section 9: The Phantom Zone Supergirl's 25th Anniversary In honor of Supergirl's 40th anniversary, Scott Devarney looks back at Action Comics #555 and Supergirl #20, two issues published for Supergirl's 25th anniversary. Superman Stories Legends -- The Miniseries Sean Hogan looks at the crossover that followed up Crisis, in which Darkseid tried to turn the people of Earth against its heroes, and how this event affected Superman. EDITORIAL STAFF: --------------- Jeffery D. Sykes, Publisher and Co-Editor-in-Chief Shane Travis, Co-Editor-in-Chief and Executive Editor of Comic Reviews Neil Ottenstein, Executive Editor of STAS Reviews DISCLAI ...

... [13] "Checkmate", Superman #131 [10] "The Death of Mr. Mxyzptlk", Superman: Man of Steel #75 [10] Silver Age Superman tribute, Adventures of Superman #558-560 [ 4] Superman 2999, Superman #136-137 [ 3] Superman: Save the Planet #1 [ 2] "Polyesteryear", Action Comics #745-746 TT2: Worst Story/Story-arc in the Superman Triangle Titles ---------------------------------------------------------- [41] Millennium Giants, Triangles 15-20 [16] Superman Red/Superman Blue arc, Triangles 6-20 [ 9] Crisis in Kandor arc, Triangles 41-44 [ 5] Dominus/Kismet Saga, Triangles 33-37 [ 4] "Devil May Care: A Thesis...", Action Comics #742 (Kirichitan) [ ...

... it hurt to look at it... No, the cover that I most wanted to hang on my dartboard this year was Tom Grummett's childish drawing on the cover of _AOS_ #558. JS: I still think that you are *so* missing the point of that cover. It was about the magical childhood memories that fans of Superman all share, of that moment we tied a towel around our neck and jumped off of the furniture. It captured Superman through the eyes of a child, and for that reason it was superb. ST: Maybe it was evocative to you, but to me it was just an embarassment. After a year of suffering through Electric-Supes, I wanted to look at the first cover after that and see Superma ...

... -- a response and rebuttal to an article in _Wizard_ #86 (October 1998) titled "Clark Can't". Part One of this rejoinder ran in our October issue (KC #55) where your two Editors addressed the first four topics that _Wizard_ raised: 'Stories, Not Events', 'Rogues Gallery', 'Supporting Cast', and 'Powers'. Without further adieu, then, let us continue the examinations and explanations as we assess the validity of _Wizard_'s remaining six points. ROMANTIC TENSION ================ (Jeff's Opinions) _Wizard_ really exposes how little they understand about Superman in discussing this topic. According to their writers, "Clark Kent has options. While end ...

... ten by Dan Jurgens Art and Cover by Ron Frenz and Josef Rubinstein Lex's daughter is born, Mayor Berkowitz is assassinated 3 - ADVENTURES OF SUPERMAN #554, "Children and Monsters!" Written by Karl Kesel Art by Tom Grummett, Denis Rodier, and Scott Koblish Cover by Tom Grummett and Denis Rodier Superman and Burton Thompson pursue the Ripper 4 - ACTION COMICS #741, "A Cautionary Tale" Written by Stuart Immonen Art and Cover by Stuart Immonen and Jose Marzan, Jr. Superman aids the Legion against COMPUTO, Lex reads Lena a story 5 - SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #76, "Synergy" Written by Louise Simonson Art and Cover by Jon Bogdanove and Dennis Janke Su ...

... _____ T H E K R Y P T O N I A N C Y B E R N E T _______________________________________________ http://www.ms.uky.edu/~sykes/kc Issue #55 -- October 1998 ______________________________________________________ CONTENTS -------- Section 1: Superscripts: Notes from the Editor(s) Oh, Yes He Can... Jeff and Shane address _Wizard_'s assessment of the Superman titles Ratings At A Glance Titles Shipped September 1998 Section 2: The KC Newsroom Superman newsgroup results, Luthor miniseries, Kesel goes exclusive, new Superman editor, Sci-Fi Top 100, a flurry of movie news, Superman videogame release scheduled, and more animation on the wee ...

... rom Superman's Pal," with art by Curt Swan and Ray Burnley (brother of Starman's co-creator, Jack Burnley). It was originally published in _Superboy_ #55, but may have originally been prepared for Jimmy Olsen's book ... judging from the inks by Burnley rather than John Fischetti, Swan's usual inker when he drew a Superboy story. Due to a mishap while Superman was spinning at super-speed to disperse some chemical fumes, Jimmy was thrown into the past ... and conveniently landed not in the ocean, not in some distant historical period, but in Smallville in Superboy's time. Jimmy (still young enough then to accompany young Clark Kent to high school ...

... , by Shane Travis Section 4: New Comics Reviews The Triangle Titles (cont) Superman: The Man of Steel #83, by Mike Smith Super-Family Titles Superboy #55, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #25, by Thomas Deja Section 5: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles (cont) Superman Adventures #23, by Cory Strode Team Titles JLA #22, by Anatole Wilson Young Justice #1, by Jeff Sykes Section 6: New Comic Reviews Specials and Guest Appearances Superman for all Seasons #1, by Douglas Wolk JLA: World Without Grown-Ups #2, by G.M. Nelson Resurrection Man #17, by Thomas Deja Section 7: After-Byrne Manuscripts of Steel It's Bloodlines month, as Denes House takes a look ...