Issue Details

Issue	#36
Published	May 1983
Cover Price	1.25 USD
Pages	100
Editing	Nicola Cuti

Cover Details - "Superman vs. Kryptonite"

Characters	Superman
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Ed Hannigan (signed)
Inks	Dick Giordano (signed)

7 page Superman story "The Curse of Kryptonite!"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent; also as Superboy]; Superman robots; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Krypto
Synopsis	When Superman accidentally exposes himself to kryptonite, he recalls his lifetime of experience with the mineral from his home planet.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #130 (July 1959)

12 page Superman story "The Greatest Pitcher in the World!"

Synopsis	Superman loses his memory and becomes a baseball star.
Genre	superhero
Script	Bill Finger
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #77 (July-August 1952)

9 page Superman story "The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; red kryptonite; Fortress of Solitude; green kryptonite (flashback); Superboy [Clark Kent](flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback; cameo); Martha Kent (flashback; cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot
Synopsis	While rescuing a bathyscaph from the ocean bottom where it rests next to a Red Kryptonite meteor, Superman remembers all the other times that Red Kryptonite has affected him.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Notes	Flashbacks to many Superboy / Superman Red Kryptonite stories.
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #139 (August 1960)

11 page Tales of the Bizarro World story "The Invasion of the Bizarro World!"

Characters	Bizarro Lois; Bizarro Jr; Living Blue Kryptonite creatures (intro); Bizarro Hipster No. 1; Bizarro Olsen; Bizarro Perry White
Synopsis	The Bizarros celebrate when their world is invaded by animated Blue Kryptonite statues, until the invaders try to make it round again.
Genre	superhero; humor
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	John Forte
Inks	John Forte
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #290 (November 1961)

Half page filler "How the Super-Family Came to Earth from Krypton"

9 page Superman story "The Menace of Gold Kryptonite!"

Characters	Superman; Superman Emergency Squad (guest stars); Jay-Ree (intro); Joenne (intro); Krypto (guest apperance); Lex Luthor (villain); Jax-Ur (villain); Professor Vakox (villain); Jimmy Olsen Fan Club; red kryptonite; green kryptonite; Kandor; Superbaby (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Jimmy Olsen; Fortress of Solitude; Phantom Zone; Perry White; Lois Lane
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #179 (August 1969)

12 page Superboy story "Superboy in the 50th Century!"

Characters	White Kryptonite (intro); Lana Lang; Mrs Lang; Lita Lang; Thaddee Lang
Synopsis	Superboy visits the 50th century where everyone considers him to be just a legend.
Genre	superhero
Script	Otto Binder
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Reprinted	from Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #279 (December 1960)

13 page Superman story "The Secret of Kryptonite Six!"

Characters	Superman; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Professor Vakox; Lori Lemaris; Kandor; Vorb-Un; Jax-Ur (villain); a thought-beast; Supergirl; Jewel Kryptonite (intro); Fortress of Solitude; Phantom Zone
Genre	superhero
Script	Leo Dorfman
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #310 (March 1964)

8 page Superman story "The Super-Outlaw of Metropolis"

Characters	Lex Luthor
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Coleman
Pencils	Wayne Boring
Inks	Stan Kaye
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #106 (July 1956)

15 page Superman story "The Fury of the Kryptonian-Killer!"

Characters	Superman; Supergirl (guest star); Krypto (guest star); Amalak (villain); Rinol-Jag (intro); Jimmy Olsen; Kandor; green kryptonite; Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Fortress of Solitude
Genre	superhero
Script	Jim Shooter
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #195 (April 1967)

1 page Jimmy Olsen cover reprint (on interior page) "Cover - Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen #70"

Genre	Superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	John Forte
Notes	Silver Kryptonite
Reprinted	from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #70 (July 1963)

1 page filler "Kryptonite Handbook"

Pencils	Howard Bender
Inks	Larry Mahlstedt
Notes	The six forms of Kryptonite