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Issue: Superman #193
Publication Date: January 1967
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Issues: #193 of 423 Issues (608 Printings)
Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: Superman DC National ComicsView Brand Images3
Indicia Publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: 11/10/1966
Volume: none
Pages: 84
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 16 (7 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger (credited); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
Disclose Notes: Also designated on cover as 80 Page Giant (DC, 1964 series) #G31 and as G-31 on indicia page.

On-sale date from copyright registration.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: color
Dimensions: standard Golden Age U.S.; then standard Silver Age U.S.; then standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: saddle-stitched (squarebound #183, 187, 193, 197, 202, 207, 212, 217, 222, 227, 245, 252, 272, 278, 284)
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
Format Notes:  
Disclose Reprinted In2
Disclose Reprinted From7
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Assets1
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The Greatest Super-Stories Published During the Last 28 Years!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): George Klein
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Ira Schnapp
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Flash [Barry Allen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]]; Robin [Dick Grayson]; Jimmy Olsen; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent; Bizarros; Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #8/1967 published August 1967
as Supermanns død [Illustration on Cover, Front]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[The Death of Superman!] Part 1: Lex Luthor, Hero!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain); Sykes (Prison Guard); Bizarro (cameo, flashback)
Synopsis: Lex Luthor discovers a cure for cancer and with the help of Superman he is paroled from prison.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #149 published November 1961
was [The Death of Superman!] Part I: Lex Luthor, Hero! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: 3-part imaginary story
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More Sensational Super-Stories

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A list of several other sensational Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.
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[untitled]

Activity  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Penciller(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Inker(s): Henry Boltinoff (signed)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Henry Boltinoff
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Cap's Hobby Hints
First Line: I'm building an incubator device for drying the paint on my models fast!
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Job Number: 6466
Disclose Notes: "Thanks to - Willaim Sproat, Waynesboro, PA"
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[The Death of Superman!] Part II: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman (death); Lex Luthor (villain); Supergirl (guest star); Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain)
Synopsis: Lex Luthor reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #149 published November 1961
was [The Death of Superman!] Part II: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 8.67
Disclose Notes: Imaginary story.
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Other Unusual Adventures

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A list of several other unusual Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.
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Champs Against Odds!

Public Service Announcement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jack Schiff
Penciller(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: opinion
Character(s): Mickey Mantle; Wilma Rudolph; Ben Hogan
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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[The Death of Superman!] Part III: The Death of Superman!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Sheldon Moldoff
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Justice League of America [JLA; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Flash [Barry Allen]] (cameo); Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl] (cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Lucy Lane; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo); Lori Lemaris (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Supergirl (guest star); Superman robots; Van-Zee (cameo); Sylvia (cameo); Lana Lang (cameo)
Synopsis: Superman is buried and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #149 published November 1961
was [The Death of Superman!] Part III: The Death of Superman! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 7.67
Disclose Notes: Imaginary story
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Further Perplexing Puzzle Tales

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A list of several other perplexing Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.
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[untitled]

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Direct Currents
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
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Superman's Lost Parents!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Cedric Carson [as Jonathan Kent] (villain); Millicent Carson [as Martha Kent] (villain); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (statue, image); Lois Lane; Superman robots; Lana Lang (image); Professor Lang (image)
Synopsis: Ma and Pa Kent seemingly arrive in the present in a time bubble, and Superman is so happy to see them that he shows them all the secrets of his adult life. But Ma and Pa turn out to be con artists who blackmail Superman with the knowledge of his double identity secret.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #247 published December 1958
was Superman's Lost Parents! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
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Extra Exciting Episodes

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A list of several other extra exciting Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.
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The Stolen "S" Shirts

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Reprinting
In Content Item: FlagSupermann #16/1969 published November 1969
as Skjortetyveriene [Story on Interior Page(s)]
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #197 published October 1954
was The Stolen 'S' Shirts [Story on Interior Page(s)]a few modifications
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: There are small modifications to the original version on three pages: on the third and eighth pages lines were added to indicate his use of his vision powers and on the ninth page a reference to the "heat" of his "x-ray vision" was changed to the "rays" of his "heat vision."
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The First Superman of Krypton

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Edmond Hamilton
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman (origin); Jor-El (flashback); Lora [aka Lara] (flashback); Val Arn (villain, flashback); Khai Zor (villain, flashback)
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #223 published December 1956
was The First Superman of Krypton [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
Disclose Notes: Story credited elsewhere to Jerry Coleman.
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"The Guilty Bizarro!" or "It's Nice to Be Wanted!"

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): John Forte
Inker(s): John Forte
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: humorous, superhero
Feature(s): Tales of the Bizarro World
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAdventure Comics #286 published July 1961
was Bizarro, Private Detective! [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled and abbreviated
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 11.67
Disclose Notes: 1 page cut (second half of page 11 and first half of page 12); original title "Bizarro, Private Detective!"
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Additional Rip-Roaring Riots

Text Article  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.33
Disclose Notes: A list of several other rip-roaring, hilarious, and wildly funny Superman stories that were considered for reprinting in this issue.

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