Issue Details

Issue	#[nn]
Published	1973
Cover Price	$2.00
Pages	68
Editing	Julius Schwartz (Editorial Advisor); E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor); Sol Harrison

Cover Details

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson

12 page Superman story "Superman in Superman Land"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lex Luthor
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Notes	Edited by Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #210 (November 1955)

1 page Superman text article "How to Draw Superman"

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Curt Swan

Half page Superman character profile "Guide to Characters in Superman Family Portrait"

Characters	Superman; Supergirl; Krypto; Streaky; Comet; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Sun Boy; Cosmic Boy; Lightning Lad; Saturn Girl; Chameleon Boy; Lori Lemaris; Jimmy Olsen; Lucy Lane; Perry White; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Bizarro; Professor Potter; Beppo
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Reprinted	from Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6 (Winter 1963)

Half page Superman character profile "How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton"

Characters	Superbaby; Krypto; Supergirl
Genre	superhero
Notes	Edited by Mort Weisinger
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #100 (October 1962)

10 page Superman text article "How a Comic Magazine is Created"

Characters	Carmine Infantino; Nick Cardy; Julius Schwartz; Denny O'Neil; Curt Swan; Murphy Anderson; Sol Harrison; Joe Letterese; Morris Waldinger; Gaspar Saladino; Al Kupperberg; Glynis Wein; Jack Adler; E. Nelson Bridwell, Milt Snapinn;Lois Barker;Gerda Gattel
Genre	superhero
Notes	Step-by-step process of comic publication; shows Superman #253, Superman #257, Superboy #188

15 page Superman story "The Origin of Superman!"

Characters	Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White
Synopsis	Retells Superman's origin from the destruction of Krypton, through his adoption by the Kents and his career as Superboy, and then finally as Superman.
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Carmine Infantino (Layouts); Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Letters	Gaspar Saladino
Reprinted	in Limited Collectors' Edition #C-31 (October-November 1974); in Secret Origins of the Super DC Heroes (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1976 series) #nn; in Superman From the Thirties to the Eighties (Crown Publishers, Inc., 1983 series) #nn (1983); in Great Superman Comic Book Collection, The (DC, 1981 series) #nn; in Superman Returns: The Movie and More Tales of the Man of Steel (DC, 2006 series) #nn

8 page Superman illustration "Map of Krypton"

Characters	Krypton
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Sal Amendola
Inks	Sal Amendola
Notes	pull-out poster showing Krypton
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #239 (June-July 1971)

1 page Superman story "Superman Syndicated"

Characters	Superman; Lois Lane; Steve Allen
Genre	superhero
Pencils	John Sikela; Wayne Boring; Win Mortimer
Inks	John Sikela; Wayne Boring; Win Mortimer
Reprinted	from newspaper strips from 1940 and 1955

4 page Superman text article "Metropolis, Illinois - Story of an American City"

Characters	Carmine Infantino
Genre	superhero

2 page Superman character profile "Rogues' Gallery!"

Characters	Lex Luthor; Brainiac; The Toyman; The Parasite; The Puzzler; The Prankster; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jax-Ur; Kru-El; General Zod; Professor Vakox
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Murphy Anderson
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #389 (June 1970)

2 page Superman character profile "The Secrets of Superman's Fortress"

Characters	Superman; Jimmy Olsen; The Fortress of Solitude; Kandor
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #395 (December 1970)

2 page Superman character profile "It's a Bird...It's a Plane...It's Superman"

Characters	Superman; Linda Lavin; Bob Holiday
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Al Hirschfeld
Inks	Al Hirschfeld
Notes	Review by Stanley Kaufmann for the New York Times of the play 'Superman'

1 page Superman character profile "Superman Salutes NASA"

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero

1 page Superman character profile "Important Dates in Superman's Life"

Genre	superhero
Letters	typeset

2 page Superman story "Superman's Mission for President Kennedy!"

Characters	Superman; President John F. Kennedy; John Glenn
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger; E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Notes	contains a reproduction of the official Junior Superman Olympics patch
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #170 (July 1964) [selected scenes]

3 page Superboy character profile "The Superboy Legend"

Characters	Superboy; Jax-Ur; Krypto
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Wally Wood
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #153 [pages 1-2] (January 1969); from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #161 (December 1969) [page 3]

2 page Superboy character profile "The Superboy Costume"

Characters	Superboy; Superbaby; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Genre	superhero
Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils	Bob Brown
Inks	Mike Esposito
Reprinted	from Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #169 (October 1970)

3 page Superman character profile "Superman's Photo Album"

Characters	George Reeves; Phyllis Coates; Jack Larson; Lucille Ball; Desi Arnaz, Jr.; Kirk Alyn
Genre	superhero
Notes	photos of the television show, public service films, PSAs from comics, movie posters

1 page Superman illustration

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein

1 page Superman illustration

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Notes	Back cover; same as front cover