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Issue Details

Issue #167
Published October-November 1974
Cover Price 0.60 USD
Pages 100
Editing Julius Schwartz; Murray Boltinoff (co-editors)

Cover Details

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Superbaby [Clark Kent]; Pete Ross; Insect Queen [Lana Lang]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy

1 page Superman Family foreword, introduction, preface, afterword "Contents Page"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Jimmy Olsen
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson

12 page Jimmy Olsen story "A Deep Death for Mr. Action"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Morgan Edge; Diana Savage; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Jimmy goes to a shipwreck to recover some paintings for a museum and discovers Diana Savage and her scheme to help hide wanted criminals.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #6/1975

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "The Trail of the Spider"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Corrigan (Police Detective); Mickey Salter; Spider; Lois Lane
Synopsis Jimmy and Corrigan try to find out why Corrigan's snitch Mickey Salter was killed.
Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

2 page Superman story "Super Pets and Super-Threats"

Characters Krypto; Streaky; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Comet; Proty II; Beppo; Chandu; Super-Ape; King Krypton; Titano; Grodd; Super-Bird; Krypto-Mouse
Synopsis Information on both super-pets and also animals that became "Super-Threats".
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Curt Swan; Jim Mooney; John Sikela
Inks George Klein; Jim Mooney; John Sikela
Notes Art clipped and pasted from past issues.

7 page Lois Lane story "The Amazing Hydro-Girl!"

Characters Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Anti-Superman Gang; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis Lois Lane takes an experimental formula for breathing underwater. Later she finds the formula is bad and causes her to be dunked in fluid every hour or she will die.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Reprinted From Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #60 (October 1965)

12 page Supergirl story "Supergirl's Greatest Victory!"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El](origin recap); Superman [Clark Kent]; Kryptonite; Zor-El (flashback); Allura (unnamed, flashback); Argo City (unnamed, flashback); Fortress of Solitude; Metal-eater beast; Krypton (Flashback)
Synopsis Supergirl tries to build up an immunity to Kryptonite by gradually exposing herself to large and larger doses.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Jim Mooney
Inks Jim Mooney
Notes Re-telling of the origin of Supergirl.
Reprinted From Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #262 (March 1960)

9 page Superbaby story "The Lair of Brainiac!"

Characters Superbaby [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Brainiac; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Krypto (Cameo); Tagor; Renlo; Koko (Brainiac's pet); Jor-El (Cameo); Lara (Cameo)
Synopsis Brainiac kidnaps baby Kal-El to use to force Jor-El to turn over one of his inventions.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes Originally a Superboy feature.
Reprinted from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #106 (July 1962)

10 page Pete Ross, Superboy's Pal story "The Day Pete Ross Became a Robot!"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Pete Ross; Chief Parker; Legion of Super-Heroes statues; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Ultra-Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy; Chameleon Boy
Synopsis While Superboy is in the future with the Legion, Pete Ross accidentally breaks the Superboy Robot that was left behind to take care of any emergencies.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Coleman
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Originally a Superboy feature. Flashback details how Pete Ross found out Superboy's secret identity.
Reprinted From Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100 (October 1962)

2 page Superman Family story "Fact File on the Superman Family"

Characters Professor Lang; Bizarro; Superbaby [Clark Kent]; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Pete Ross
Synopsis Information on various Superman Family characters.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger; John Forte; Curt Swan; George Papp
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger; John Forte; George Klein; Murphy Anderson; George Papp
Letters typeset

8 page Lucy Lane story "Super Lucy Lane!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Fortress of Solituide; Bottle City of Kandor; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Princess Ilona of the Sunev Galaxy (photo); Allura of Ashtar (photo); Perry White; Howard Hume (Tycoon); Red Kryptonite
Synopsis On a trip to the Fortress of Solitude, Lucy Lane gaines super-powers after touching Red Kryptonite.
Genre Superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils John Forte
Inks John Forte
Notes Originally a Jimmy Olsen feature.
Reprinted From Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #67 (March 1963)

1 page Jimmy Olsen's Pen Pals letters page

Letters typeset

7 page Lana Lang story "The Insect Queen of Smallville"

Characters Superboy [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang [also as Insect Queen]; Mrs. Lang
Synopsis Lana helps an alien who rewards her with a ring that gives her the powers of insects.
Genre Superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils George Papp
Inks George Papp
Notes Originally a Superboy feature.
Reprinted From Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #124 (October 1965)