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Issue Details

Issue #193
Published January-February 1967
Frequency monthly with the exception of March, September and December, (semi-monthly January)
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 84
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes 80 Page Giant #G-31

Cover Details - "The Greatest Super-Stories Published During the Last 28 Years!"

Characters Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-1); Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-1); Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (Earth-1); Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypton; Bizarros; Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted in Supermann (Se-Bladene, 1966 series) #8/1967

7 page Superman story "Lex Luthor, Hero! [The Death of Superman! part 1]"

Characters Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain); Sykes (Prison Guard); Bizarro (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis Lex Luthor discovers a cure for Cancer and with the help of Superman he is paroled from prison.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes 3-part Imaginary story
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149

Half page text article "More Sensational Super-Stories"

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Notes A list of several other sensational Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints activity "I'm Building an Incubator Device for Drying the Paint on My Models Fast!"

Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inks Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Letters Henry Boltinoff
Notes "Thanks to - Willaim Sproat, Waynesboro, PA"

8 page Superman story "Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! [The Death of Superman! part II]"

Characters Superman (Earth-1) (death); Lex Luthor (villain); Supergirl (guest star); green kryptonite; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain)
Synopsis Lex Luthor reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Imaginary story.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149 (November 1961)

Half page text article "Other Unusual Adventures"

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Notes A list of several other unusual Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

1 page public service announcement "Champs Against Odds!"

Characters Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan
Pencils Jack Schiff
Inks Sheldon Moldoff

7 page Superman story "The Death of Superman! [part III]"

Characters Superman (Earth-1); Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Earth-1); Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen] (Earth-1); Wonder Woman [Diana Prince] (Earth-1); Flash [Barry Allen]] (cameo, first appearance in SUPERMAN); Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl] (cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Lucy Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson] (Earth-1) (cameo); Lori Lemaris (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Supergirl (guest star); Superman robots; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor; Van-Zee (cameo); Sylvia (cameo); Phantom Zone; Lana Lang (cameo)
Synopsis Superman is buried and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Sheldon Moldoff
Notes Imaginary story
Reprinted From Superman (DC, 1939 series) #149

Half page text article "Further Perplexing Puzzle Tales"

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Notes A list of several other perplexing Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

12 page Superman story "Superman's Lost Parents!"

Characters Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Fortress of Solitude; Superboy (statue, image); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image); kryptonite
Synopsis Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #247 (December 1958)

Half page text article "Extra Exciting Episodes"

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Notes A list of several other extra exciting Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

10 page Superman story The Stolen "S" Shirts

Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #197 (October 1954) [3 pages edited]

12 page Superman story "The First Superman of Krypton"

Characters Superman (origin); Jor-El (flashback); Lora [aka Lara] (flashback); Val Arn (villain, flashback); Khai Zor (villain, flashback)
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Is script by Edmond Hamilton or Jerry Coleman? (see 80 Page Giant Magazine #G31 for the conflicting Coleman credit.)
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #223 (December 1956)

11 page Tales of the Bizarro World story "The Guilty Bizarro!, or, It's Nice To Be Wanted!"

Genre superhero; humor
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Notes 1 page cut (second half of page 11 and first half of page 12); original title "Bizarro, Private Detective!"
Reprinted from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #286 (July 1961) [see notes]

Half page(?) text article "Additional Rip-Roaring Riots"

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Notes A list of several other rip-roaring, hilarious, and wildly funny Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.