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Issue Details

Issue #197
Published June-July 1967
Cover Price 0.25 USD
Pages 80
Editing Mort Weisinger
Notes Giant G-36. Theme= Clark Kent Issue

Cover Details - "Superman's Alter-Ego!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Al Capone
Synopsis Vignettes based on interior stories
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein

12 page Superman story "Clark Kent's New Mother and Father!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Clark Kent; John Vandevier; Mrs. Vandevier; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Baby Kal-El; Jimmy Olsen; Guy Vandevier; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback)
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Notes No villain
Reprinted From Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #189

8 page Superman story "Clark Kent Meets Al Capone!"

Characters Al Capone (villain); Clark Kent; Perry White; Superman; Titano; Perry White (young); green kryptonite
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #142

1 page Famous Old Clark Kent Stories story

Letters Typeset
Notes text feature

12 page Superman story "The Truth Mirror!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; "Flash" Dugan (villain); Fortress of Solitude; Superman Robot; Lois Lane Robot; Hazel
Synopsis Lois receives a magic mirror from her uncle that reveals a person's true nature. She uses it to find out Superman is really Clark Kent, but Superman then tricks her into believing that the mirror does not always work.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Sheldon Moldoff ink credit changed to Stan Kaye based on information from the original GCD index. [Mike Nielsen 4/2010]
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #269

12 page Superman story "Caveman Clark Kent!"

Characters Clark Kent; Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Bill Carter; Lars; Goada; Zerrin; Ogo; green kryptonite
Genre superhero
Script ? [Batman writer A, John Broome?]
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes No villain. The writer is what Martin O'Hearn calls Batman writer A.
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #169

7 page Superman story "Clark Kent Fireman of Steel!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Fire Chief Hogan
Synopsis Assigned to join the fire department for a few days for a story, Clark must protect his secret identity and deal with a skeptical fire chief.
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes No villain.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129

Half page Cap's Hobby Hints activity "untitled"

Script Henry Boltinoff
Pencils Henry Boltinoff
Inks Henry Boltinoff
Letters Henry Boltinoff

1 page Clark Kent's Other Jobs text article

Notes text feature

11 page Superman story "Superman's Toughest Day!"

Characters Superman; Kandor; Lois Lane; Perry White; Fortress of Solitude; a Superman Robot; Clark Kent Robot; Ed Somers (Foreman)
Synopsis A day in Superman's life. His Clark Kent robot has to avoid showing the damage to his hands while on a date with Lois.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #282

1 page text article "Clark Kent's Clothes"

Reprinted in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1969

9 page Superman story "When There Was No Clark Kent!"

Characters Perry White; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Superman; Clark Kent; green kryptonite
Synopsis Superman recalls a time when it appeared that Clark Kent had died, so he abandoned his double life and moved in with Jimmy Olsen. But Superman quickly learned the value of a secret identity and resurrected Clark.
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Coleman
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Ray Burnley
Notes No villain.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127