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Issue Details

Issue #32
Published January 1983
Cover Price 1.25 USD; 1.50 CAD
Pages 100
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

Cover Details - "Superman Battles The Mightiest Men In The Universe!"

Genre superhero
Pencils Rich Buckler
Inks Frank Giacoia
Notes Art credits and job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.

17 page Superman story "Solomon Grundy Wins on Monday!"

Characters Superman; Solomon Grundy (villain); SKULL (cameo); Steve Lombard; Terri Cross
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez
Inks Bob Oksner
Notes Art and writing credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #301 (July 1976)

14 page Superman story "Power of the Parasite!"

Characters Parasite; Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White
Genre superhero
Script Jim Shooter
Pencils Al Plastino
Inks Al Plastino
Notes Writing and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #340 (August 1966)

24 page Superman story "The Ultimate Battle!"

Characters Quarrm-Demon (villain); Superman; Stewpot; Gemmi; Jimmy Olsen; Sand creature; Wonder Woman [as Diana Prince]; I-Ching
Genre superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Includes two introductory text pages recapping first parts. Writing and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #242 (September 1971)

18 page Superman story "The Man Who Murdered the Earth!"

Characters Lex Luthor (villain); the Galactic Golem (intro); Superman; Lois Lane
Synopsis Luthor gathers galactic matter to create The Galactic Golem, whose desire for hyper-stellar energy leads him into conflict with Superman. After Superman allows Luthor to believe that their conflict has destroyed all civilization, and The Galactic Golem has turned on Luthor, Luthor works with Superman to distract the creature off the planet.
Genre superhero
Script Len Wein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Writing and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #248 (February 1972)

10 page Superman story "Mystery Mission to Metropolis!: [Chapter 1] The Mystery Unravels..."

Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Bob Oksner
Notes Writing and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #281 (November 1974)

10 page Superman story "Mystery Mission to Metropolis: [Chapter 2] ...And the Mission Begins"

Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Bob Oksner
Notes Writing and art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #281 (November 1974)

3 page text article "More Mighty Men of the Universe"

Genre superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Letters typeset
Notes Stories that didn't fit in the digest. Job number confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics March, 2007: no writing credit given therein.