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Issue Details

Issue #428
Published October 1973
Cover Price 0.20 USD
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)

Cover Details

Characters Superman (poster)
Genre Super-hero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy; Murphy Anderson (Superman poster only)
Notes Original artwork revealed that the Superman poster was inked by Murphy Anderson. Information provided by Bob Bailey. [MN 12/2006] Nick Cardy's credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

13 page Superman story "Whatever Happened to Superman?"

Characters Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Steve Lombard; Lex Luthor (villain); Zeke Corey
Genre Super-hero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson

1 page Superman in Action letters page

Letters typeset
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell

7 page Green Arrow story "The Plot to Kill Black Canary!"

Characters Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Black Canary [Dinah Lance]; Pete Larkin; Albert the Artist; Linda; Stanley; Seldon (Smuggler); Nenner (Smuggler); Louie (Snitch)
Synopsis Green Arrow commits Black Canary to be the spokesman for a motorcycle company. While doing a display of the motorcycle at a car show, two thugs try to kill Black Canary.
Genre Superhero
Script Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils Dick Giordano
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).
Reprinted in DC Special Blue Ribbon Digest (DC, 1980 series) #23 (July 1982); in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #48; in Green Arrow / Black Canary: For Better or For Worse (DC, 2007 series) #nn