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Issue Details

Issue #183
Published May-June 1977
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 84
Editing Dennis O'Neil

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Perry White
Genre Superhero
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams

1 page Batman; Hostess advertisement "The Whole World's Upside Down"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]
Genre Superhero
Script E. Nelson Bridwell (?)
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Vince Colletta
Letters Ben Oda
Notes An advertisement for Hostess products featuring DC characters and produced by DC staff.

1 page Superman Family story

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Nightwing; Flamebird; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane
Synopsis Contents page.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Kurt Schaffenberger

16 page Supergirl story "Shadows of Phantoms"

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Jackson (Test Pilot); Dean Betsy Lyman; Sally Klohr (student); Dewey Bensenhaver (student); John Butler (student); Shyla [Sylvia Shadow] (Phantom Zone criminal); Jor-El (Flashback Cameo); Jax-Ur (Flashback Cameo); General Zod (Flashback Cameo); Fortress of Solitude
Synopsis Shyla escapes from the Phantom Zone and hopes to drain Supergirl's strength and add it to her own and then release all the other Phantom Zone villains to destroy the Earth.
Genre superhero
Script Jack C. Harris
Pencils Bob Brown
Inks Vince Colletta

6 page Krypto story "Love and the Single Dog!"

Genre superhero
Script Bob Toomey
Pencils John Calnan
Inks Tex Blaisdell

Half page Super Family Fanmail letters page

Letters Typeset

Half page filler "Statement of Ownership"

Synopsis Average circulation last 12 months: 163,000
Letters Typeset

8 page Jimmy Olsen story "Short-Circuit a Smuggler"

Characters Jimmy Olsen; Louie; Mr. Mike Sophanzo; Superman [Clark Kent]
Synopsis Jimmy Olsen stops a gem smuggler.
Genre superhero
Script Jan Aruns
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Bob Oksner

4 page Perry White story "Whatever Happened to Perry White?"

Characters Perry White; Morgan Edge; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Jerry
Synopsis Perry's doctor tells him he must be nice to people for his health.
Genre superhero
Script Bob Toomey
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta

1 page Daily Planet promo (ad from the publisher)

Letters Typeset

10 page Nightwing and Flamebird story "Death Is a Computer"

Characters Brainiac; Nightwing [Van-Zee]; Flamebird [Ak-Var]; Fortress of Solitude; Superman [Clark Kent]; Justice Leage Satellite Headquarters (Cameo)
Synopsis Brainiac breaks into the Fortress of Solitude and tries to blow up Kandor but is stopped by Nightwing and Flamebird.
Genre Superhero
Script Paul Kupperberg
Pencils Carl Potts
Inks Al Milgrom

20 page Lois Lane story "The Day Lois Lane Walked All Over Superman"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Dr. Predor; Steve Lombard; Deadman [Boston Brand]
Synopsis Dr. Predor astrally displaces Superman from his body and Lois must re-unite them.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta

Half page promo (ad from the publisher) "...Another Masterful Missive from our Publisher!!"

Characters Jenette Kahn (photo)
Script Jenette Kahn
Letters Typeset

Half page DC Profiles #1 text article

Synopsis Profile of Sol Harrison.
Script Mike Gold
Letters Typeset