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Issue Details

Issue #721
Published May 1996
Cover Price 1.95 USD; 2.75 CAD
Pages 36
Editing KC Carlson; Mike McAvennie (assistant)
Notes 1996 Triangle #18.

Cover Details - "Strange Luck"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Genre Superhero
Pencils Kieron Dwyer (signed)
Inks Denis Rodier (signed)
Colors Patrick Martin
Notes 1996 Triangle #18.

22 page Superman story "The Fortune Plague"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Dana; Ron Troupe; Lucy Lane; Ted; Bibbo Bibbowski; Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Mary Jane Watson (cameo)
Synopsis Mr. Mxyzptlk spreads luck to all the residents of Metropolis.
Genre Superhero
Script David Michelinie
Pencils Kieron Dwyer
Inks Denis Rodier
Colors Glenn Whitmore; Digital Chameleon (separations)
Letters Bill Oakley
Notes Story continues in Superman: The Man of Steel (DC, 1991 series) #56.

1 page Re: Action letters page "Re: Action"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]
Script Mike McAvennie
Pencils Kieron Dwyer
Inks Denis Rodier
Colors Suzanne Bourdages; Android Images (separations)
Letters typeset
Notes Letters from: Lucas Kealey, Douglas McEwan, and Tim Durbin.
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #717 (September 1995) [cover minus text]

1 page biography (nonfictional) "Jerry Siegel 1914-1996"

Notes Tribute/obituary for the creator of Superman (on page 34 of this issue).

1 page promo (ad from the publisher) "Subscription"

Notes Subscription ad CMOT with Superman (on page 29 of this issue).

5 page promo (ad from the publisher) "House Advertisements"

Notes House ads for: Starman, Artemis Requiem, Catwoman: The Catfile/Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories, The Power of Shazam, and Batman: Black and White. Appear in various places in the issue.

1 page Watch This Space promo (ad from the publisher) "Watch This Space: Legends of the Death Earth"

Letters typeset
Notes Next week: Catwoman #33, Extreme Justice #16, Flash #113, Legion of Super-Heroes #80, Looney Tunes #23, Robin #29, Spectre #41, Superboy #27, Superman: The Man of Steel #56, Wonder Woman #109, and Superman & Batman: Alternate Histories (appears on page 30 in this issue).

4 page advertisement "Ads"

Notes Total of 4 one-page ads for: Simon & Kirby: The Legend (books, Northart Concepts), Batman Forever (cable movie, PayPerView), Comic Buyer's Guide 1996 Fan Awards, and Wing Commander IV (game, ORIGIN Systems). Appear in various places in the issue.