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Issue Details

Issue #169
Published February-March 1975
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 100
Editing Julius Schwartz (Co-Editor); Murray Boltinoff (Co-Editor)

Cover Details - "Target of the Tarantula!"

Characters Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Bizarro; Krypto; Jonathan Kent; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tarantula; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Kandor; Red Kryptonite
Genre Superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy; Curt Swan (Jimmy Olsen Vignette); Jim Mooney (Supergirl Vignette)
Inks Nick Cardy; George Klein (Jimmy Olsen Vignette); Jim Mooney (Supergirl Vignette)
Reprinted from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #63 [Jimmy Olsen Vignette only]; from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 [Supergirl Vignette only]

1 page Superman Family filler

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes Contents Page

10 page Lois Lane story "Target of the Tarantula (Part One)"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tarantula; Masher Mob; Frank Lester; Mabel Lester
Synopsis Someone posing as the old TV character Tarantula has been killing mob members.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils John Rosenberger
Inks Vince Colletta

10 page Lois Lane story "Lois Lane's Phantom Partner (Part 2)"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Tarantula [Frank Lester]; Simon Cross (Ghost); Gerold Lester;
Synopsis Lois Lane discovers the identity of the Tarantula.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils John Rosenberger
Inks Vince Colletta

2 page Lois Lane story "Four Deaths for Lois Lane"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang
Synopsis Lois recaps various stories where she supposedly died.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger; John Rosenberger; Curt Swan; Ross Andru
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger; Vince Colletta; Jack Abel
Reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #50 [two panels only]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #60 [two panels only]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #115 [two panels only]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #102 [one panel only]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #103 [two panels only]

9 page Jimmy Olsen story "The League of Fantastic Superman"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; The Legion of Super-villains [Cosmic King; Lightning Lord; Chameleon Chief; Sun-Emperor]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lori Lemaris; Kandor; Green Kryptonite; Red Kryptonite; Fortress of Solitude; Superman Robot
Synopsis Four Kandorian criminals escape from the bottle city and plan to go on a rampage.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted From Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #63 (September 1962).

10 page Supergirl story "The Anti-Supergirl Plot!"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]; Dick Malverne; Cindy Morbilt; Kim Lorne (Supergirl imposter); "Fingers" Cooley (Green Arrow imposter); Carter Hagen; Green Kryptonite; Batman imposter; Green Lantern imposter
Synopsis A band with members that dress up as Green Lantern, Batman and Green Arrow are using their performances to commit robbery.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Reprinted From Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #350 (May 1967)

1 page Superman filler "Comedy Cover Capers"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lex Luthor
Synopsis Old covers with new humourous text.
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan (Cover 1, 2, 4); Kurt Schaffenberger (Cover 3); Wayne Boring (Superman's head, Cover 3);
Inks Stan Kaye (Cover 1,2); Kurt Schaffenberger (Cover 3); George Klein (Cover 4)
Reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #6 [Cover One]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #19 [Cover Two]; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #65 [Cover Three]; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #108 [Cover Four]

12 page Krypto story "Krypto's Mean Master!"

Characters Krypto; Solar Boy; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Superboy [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Krypto searches for a new master after Superboy punishes him, with disastrous results.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Originally a Superboy feature.
Reprinted From Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #269 (February 1960)

12 page Pa Kent story "Clark Kent's Super-Dad"

Characters Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lana Lang; Green Kryptonite; Mrs. Lang; Mr. Lang
Synopsis Pa Kent gains super-powers and goes into action as Strongman.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Coleman
Pencils John Sikela
Inks John Sikela
Notes Originally a Superboy feature.
Reprinted From Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #236 (May 1957)

2 page Lois Lane story "The Strange Lives of Lois Lane"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Information on various transformation that Lois Lane has gone thru.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger (Panel 1,3,4,5,7,8); Werner Roth (Panel 2); Curt Swan (Panel 6)
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger (Panel 1,3,4,5,7,8); Vince Colletta (Panel 2); Mike Esposito (Panel 6)
Notes Panels from past issues.
Reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #27; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #107; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #10; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #40; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #36; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #92; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #23; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #5

12 page Tales of the Bizarro World story "The Good Deeds of Bizarro-Luthor!"

Characters Bizarro-Luthor (Intro); Bizarro #1; Bizarro, Jr. #1; Bizarro-Krypto; Fortress of Bizarro; Bizarro Kandor; Blue Kryptonite; Bizarro Emergency Squad; Lex Luthor; Bizarro Lois Lane; Htrae
Synopsis Bizzaro-Luthor invents reverse "S" symbol for Bizarros.
Genre superhero; humor
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Notes Inker id by Bob Hughes 8/05.
Reprinted From Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #293 (February 1962)

2 page Letters To Lois letters page

Letters typeset