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Issue Details

Issue #200
Published March-April 1980
Cover Price 1.00 USD
Pages 68
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (Associate Editor)
Notes Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics. This entire issue is set in the future, roughly 16 to 20 years from the date of publication in 1980, after the Earth 1 Superman and Lois Lane have married and had a child.

Cover Details

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lana Lang (Future); Morgan Edge (Future); Steve Lombard (Future); Pete Ross (Future); Perry White (Future); Bruce Wayne (Future); Dick Grayson (Future); Superwoman [Kara Zor-El] (Future); Jimmy Olsen (Future); Lucy Lane Olsen (Future); Clark Kent (Future); Lois Lane Kent (Future); Laura Kent (Future)
Genre superhero
Pencils Ross Andru (signed)
Inks Dick Giordano (signed)
Notes Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics. This entire issue is set in the future, roughly 16 to 20 years from the date of publication in 1980, after the Earth 1 Superman and Lois Lane have married and had a child.

1 page Mr. & Mrs. Superman filler "Just Imagine"

Characters Lucy Lane Olsen (Future); Jimmy Olsen (Future); Superman [Clark Kent] (Future); Lois Lane Kent (Future); Superwoman [Kara Zor-El] (Future); Perry White (Future); Laura Kent (Future)
Synopsis One-page introduction to the story in this issue. This story is set in a future timeline that may or may not happen according to the narrator.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Joe Giella
Notes The only job number on any of the story pages is on this page. Each chapter, even though done by different artists does not have job numbers. Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

13 page Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane story "Unhappy Anniversary"

Characters Lois Lane Kent (Future); Superman [Clark Kent] (Future); Laura Kent (Future); Lou (Planet reporter); Jimmy Olsen (Future); David Angel (Artist); Roger; Edmund
Synopsis Lois Lane begins her day by going to pick up her anniversary present for Clark only to find the hologram artist she had hired has been killed.
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Part 1. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).

12 page Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen story "The Thief at Sky's Edge!"

Characters Jimmy Olsen (Future); Lucy Lane Olsen (Future)
Synopsis Lucy Lane Olsen is mysteriously robbed while flying home from India and Jimmy decides to solve the case.
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Alex Saviuk
Inks Dave Hunt
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Part 2. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (May 2007).

1 page Hostess; Batman advertisement "Batman and Professor Plutonium"

Characters Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Professor Plutonium
Synopsis Professor Plutonium intends to make America's gold reserves dissapear, but Batman distracts him with Twinkies and captures him.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Notes Hostess Twinkies ad.

2 page The Superman Family Circle letters page

Synopsis Includes a diagram of the cover and lists the figures on the cover.
Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters Typeset

7 page Private Life of Clark Kent story "Clark Kent's Frantic Fan"

Characters Clark Kent (Future); Laura Kent (Future); Amanda Boot; Ed; Josh Coyle (Future)
Synopsis Clark Kent is confronted by a confused fan.
Genre superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Jerry Serpe
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Part 3. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

1 page Superman Family promo (ad from the publisher)

Characters Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Clark Kent (Earth 2); Lois Lane (Earth 2); Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis House ad for a subscription to 6 issues of Superman Family for $5.00.
Genre Superhero
Pencils Kurt Schaffenberger

13 page Superwoman story "Something Swims the Time Stream"

Characters Superwoman [Kara Zor-El] (Future); Perry White (Flashback); Clark Kent (Flashback); Lois Lane (Flashback); Jimmy Olsen (Cameo, Flashback)
Synopsis Superwoman travels thru time to get images of important parts of Clark and Lois's relationship for their anniversary present. She is attacked by a monster while in the time-stream.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Win Mortimer
Inks Vince Colletta
Colors Gene D'Angelo
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Part 4

6 page Mr. & Mrs. Superman story "Celebration"

Characters Lois Lane Kent (Future); Clark Kent (Future); Laura Kent (Future); Lucy Lane Olsen (Future); Jimmy Olsen (Future); Perry White (Future); Superwoman [Kara Zor-El] (Future); Morgan Edge (Future Cameo); Steve Lombard (Future Cameo); Pete Ross (Future Cameo); Bruce Wayne (Future Cameo); Dick Grayson (Future Cameo); Lana Lang (Future Cameo)
Synopsis Lois tells Clark she is pregnant with his second child and Laura Kent discovers that she does indeed have super powers.
Genre Superhero
Script Gerry Conway
Pencils Bob Oksner
Inks Joe Giella
Colors Adrienne Roy
Letters Ben Oda
Notes Part 5. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].