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Issue Details

Issue #211
Published October 1981
Cover Price 1.00 USD; 0.30 GBP
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (Associate Editor)
Notes No ads.

Cover Details

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Clark Kent (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Bruce Wayne (Earth 2); Selina Kyle (Earth 2); Jimmy Olsen; The Mind-Bomber [Paige Van Horne]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Ross Andru (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)
Notes No ads.

1 page The Superman Family Circle letters page

Script Bob Rozakis
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside front cover.

14 page Supergirl story "The Man with the Explosive Mind!"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lena Thorul Colby; Greg Gilbert (scriptwriter); Hal (Actor); J.K. (Director); Alan Ward (Producer); Betty Tibbit (Olympic Gold Medalist); The Mind-Bomber [Paige Van Horne]
Synopsis Lena Thorul Colby moves to New York. While stopping The Mind-Bomber, Lena learns Supergirl's secret identity.
Genre superhero
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda

8 page Mr. & Mrs. Superman story "The Kill Kent Contract!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent] (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth 2); Catwoman [Selina Kyle] (Earth 2); King of Cats [Karl Kyle]; Alfred Beagle (Earth 2); Commissioner James W. Gordon (Earth 2); Barbara Gordon (Earth 2, wife of James Gordon); Tony Gordon (son of James Gordon); Two-Face [Harvey Kent] (Earth 2); Gilda Kent (Earth 2)
Synopsis At the wedding of the Earth 2 Batman and Catwoman, Lois overhears of a plot to kill one of the guests.
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Dan Adkins
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

6 page Private Life of Clark Kent story "Search for a Secret-Seeker"

Characters Clark Kent; Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Frank (Doorman at Clark Kent's building)
Synopsis Clark Kent and the Elongated Man go out for lunch.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Rozakis
Pencils John Calnan
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Milt Snapinn
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

10 page Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane story "Lois Lane: Hostage!"

Characters Lois Lane; Larella (Policeman); Mayer (Policeman); Inspector Henderson; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Moe (Terrorist); Lola (Terrorist); Roscoe (Terrorist)
Synopsis Lois Lane stops terrorists who have hijacked a train full of passengers.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Todd Klein

10 page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen story "Deadlier Than the Sword"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Shelby Drake [Harlan Lavery]; Marcy Lavery; Jennifer Owens (Daily Planet Receptionist); Mark Olsen (Jimmy Olsen's father); Perry White; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Shelby Drake takes revenge on Jimmy Olsen after Jimmy revealed that he was really Harlan Lavery, the man who stole a million dollars and got away with it.
Genre Superhero
Script Martin Pasko
Pencils Jose Delbo
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Todd Klein
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).

1 page Daily Planet Feature Page character profile

Synopsis Contains "Ask the Answer Man" column, DC Profile #79 on Bob Oskner and a Hembeck cartoon.
Script Fred Hembeck; Bob Rozakis; ?
Pencils Fred Hembeck
Inks Fred Hembeck
Letters Typeset
Notes Inside back cover.

1 page Daily Planet Extra promo (ad from the publisher)

Pencils George Perez (signed)
Inks George Perez; Dick Giordano (signed)
Letters Typeset
Notes Text with two illustrations. The first one is signed Perez & Giordano and is the cover for Best of DC Digest #17. The second is the cover for DC Comics Presents #38 and is not signed but appears to be Perez on both pencils and inks.