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Issue Details

Issue #8
Published November-December 1980
Cover Price 0.95
Pages 100
Editing Julius Schwartz, E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting ed.)

Cover Details

Genre superhero
Pencils Ross Andru
Inks Dick Giordano

14 page Superman story "The Five Other Identities of Superman!"

Characters Superman; Green Arrow; The Flash [Barry Allen]; The Atom [Ray Palmer]; Aquaman; Batman (all as the Justice League of America); Topo; Jor-El (flashback); Lara (flashback); Zhan-Zar
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes Original title: "The Day Superman Became the Flash!"
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #314 (July 1964)

8 page Superman story "The 1,000 Lives of Superman!"

Characters Mona Miles
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes Writer credit from index of original printing.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #99 (August 1955)

13 page Superman story "From Riches to Rags!"

Genre superhero
Script Leo Dorfman
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #337 (May 1966)

7 page Superman story "The Super-Genie of Metropolis!"

Characters Superman; an enemy agent (intro, villain); Lori Lemaris (guest appearance); Krypto; Perry White
Genre superhero
Script Robert Bernstein
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #157 (November 1962)

9 page Superman story "Blind Clark Kent!"

Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes 1st chapter of "The New Lives of Superman!
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #182 (January 1966)

7 page Superman story Clark the "K"!

Characters Superman; Lois Lane; Fredy Barnes; Clive Duncan; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo)
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Notes 2nd chapter of "The New Lives of Superman!
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #182 (January 1966)

9 page Superman story "The Super-Cop of Metropolis!"

Characters Superman; Krypto (guest appearance); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; green kryptonite (fake)
Genre superhero
Script Jerry Siegel
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #160 (April 1963)

7 page Superman story "The Shocking Secret of Super-X!"

Characters Superman; Clark Kent; Super-X; Lana Lang; Professor Smithers
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #408 (January 1972)

22 page Superman story "Who Stole My Super-Powers?"

Characters a world-killing alien plant (villain); Superman [Earth-1]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Brad Hunter; Perry White; Iris Allen; green kryptonite
Genre superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Roussos
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #220 (October 1969)

1 page text article "Does Superman Need Clark Kent?"

Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?