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Issue Details

Issue #C-31
Published October-November 1974
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 84
Editing E. Nelson Bridwell; Allan Asherman (assistant)

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils H. J. Ward
Inks H. J. Ward
Letters typeset

13 page Superman story "Europe at War, Part 1"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Joe Shuster; Paul Cassidy (uncredited)
Inks Paul Cassidy (uncredited)
Editing Vincent Sullivan
Notes Paul Cassidy credits from GCD index of original printing.
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #22 (March 1940)

1 page activity "The Superman Puzzle Game"

Characters Superman
Reprinted from ?

13 page Superman story "The Life Insurance Scam"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Jack Burnley
Inks Jack Burnley
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Notes First line: "Aged, helpless people, the victims of a ghoulish plot -- a secret fiend, waxing wealthy thru the spilling of their innocent blood!" Story source corrected by Allen Ross, August 2009.
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #29 (October 1940)

2 page activity "How to Draw Superman and Clark Kent"

Characters Superman
Script Curt Swan?
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Curt Swan

10 page Superman story "The Men Who Had to Guard Superman!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; I: Prof. Johns; I: James Carson
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Editing Whitney Ellsworth
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #60 (September-October 1949)

4 page filler "A Concept for Superman's Future"

Characters Fortress of Solitude; statues of Superman, the Parasite, the Toyman, Brainiac, Mr. Mxyzptlk, and Lex Luthor
Pencils Neal Adams (signed)
Inks Neal Adams (signed)

8 page Superman story "Lois Lane's Secret Helper!"

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Krypto; Supergirl; Lucy Lane; Perry White
Genre superhero
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger
Editing Mort Weisinger
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #142 (January 1961)

1 page activity "Cartoon Flips, Starring ...Superman"

Script Martin Naydell
Pencils Martin Naydel (signed)
Inks Martin Naydel (signed)
Reprinted from ?

13 page Superman story "The Case of the Lethal Letters!"

Characters Superman; Lorraine Delon; Lana Lang; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane; Bal-Gra
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Mike Esposito
Editing Mort Weisinger
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #204 (February 1968)

15 page Superman story "The Origin of Superman!"

Characters Superman [Kal-El] (origin); Jor-El; Lara; Krypton; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
Synopsis Superman's origin is retold.
Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Pencils Carmine Infantino (Layouts); Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Editing Julius Schwartz (Editorial Advisor, original); E. Nelson Bridwell (Assistant Editor, original); Sol Harrison (original)
Notes The original story was in black and white (with shading). The art on all pages has been extended on the edges to widen them (not by the original artists); that's why many captions are not left-aligned. Splash page is recreation of the cover of Superman #300.
Reprinted from Amazing World of Superman, Metropolis Edition, The (DC, 1973 series) #nn

1 page illustration "Superman on the Screen"

Characters Superman; Robert Rockwell; Aline Towne; Tom Fadden; George Reeves; Phyllis Coates
Pencils ? (photos)
Inks ? (photos)
Colors ? (photos)
Letters typeset
Notes Photos from the first episode of The Adventures of Superman entitled "Superman on Earth"; also photos from the episode "The Clown Who Cried" and from the film "Superman & the Mole-Men"

1 page activity "Table-Top Diorama"

Characters Superman