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Issue: The Superman Family #197
Publication Date: September 1979
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Issues: #197 of 59 Issues (78 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 06/05/1979
Volume: 26
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893159910
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #169.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound (#164-176); Saddle-stitched (#177-222)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Title Page
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Penciller(s): José Luis García-López (signed)
Inker(s): José Luis García-López (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl; Superboy; Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen; The Private Life of Clark Kent; Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Theodore Marshall
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3168
Disclose Notes: Letters credit from http://kleinletters.com/.
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Superboy's Split Personality

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Ben Oda
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superboy
Character(s): Superboy [Clark Kent]; Klaxxu [Philip Mason] (From the planet Aryll); Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: Klaxxu, fleeing from the planet Aryll after attempting to take over the planet, hid on Earth. With him he brought a male child whom he left at a local orphanage. Years later he suspects that Clark Kent is this alien child.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman Taschenbuch #22 published January 1980
as Superboys gespaltene Persönlichkeit [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: S-3150
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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Clark Kent's Mynah Dilemma

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Cary Bates
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Dave Hunt
Colorist(s): Adrienne Roy
Letterer(s): Albert DeGuzman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): The Private Life of Clark Kent
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; April Marigold (cameo); May Marigold (cameo)
Synopsis: When Clark Kent agrees to watch the Marigold girls pet mynah bird the bird starts blurting out his secret identity.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagRoter Blitz #1/1980 published January 1980
as Zur Hölle mit Mary-Ann! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #8/1980 published January 1980
as Clark Kents mynah dilemma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
In Content Item: FlagThe Best of DC #5 published May 1980
as Clark Kent's Mynah Dilemma [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8
Job Number: S-3123
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Daughter Who Came C.O.D.

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Bob Oksner
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Shelly Leferman
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane
Character(s): Lois Lane; Timothy Swift; Lana Lang; Superman [Clark Kent]; Mrs. Swift; Jimmy Olsen; Sandra Swift; Madge; Rosa Redmark
Synopsis: When Sandra Swift runs away from home she is captured by kidnappers who blackmail her parents.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #1/1980 published January 1980
as Eine Tochter? Nur gegen Bargeld! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Job Number: S-3151
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Ghost Writer Riddle!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Gerry Conway
Penciller(s): Don Heck
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Jerry Serpe
Letterer(s): Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen
Character(s): Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Kelsy; Thornton; Chester (Henchman); Leroy (Henchman); Morgan Edge
Synopsis: Jimmy Olsen receives a mysterious warning on his new typewriter about a bomb in the Daily Planet building.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSuperman #10/1980 published May 1980
as Das Rätsel der Geisterschrift [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11
Job Number: S-3152
Disclose Notes: Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
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The Man with the Eternity Hands!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack C. Harris
Penciller(s): Don Heck
Inker(s): Joe Giella
Colorist(s): Gene D'Angelo
Letterer(s): Todd Klein
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Supergirl
Character(s): Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Peter Barton; Valerie Myles; Hector Mandala; Thomas Marshall; Theodore Marshall
Synopsis: Supergirl travels into the past to discover the secret behind the ghost of Hector Mandala.
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagWundergirl #47 published January 1979
as Mann mit den tödlichen Händen! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Job Number: S-3149
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[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell
Penciller(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Inker(s): Kurt Schaffenberger
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Superman Family Circle
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: S-3173

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