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Issue: Superman #217
Publication Date: June 1969
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Issues: #217 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: 04/08/1969
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN: none
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 12 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Mort Weisinger; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Disclose Notes: Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G60 and as G-60 on indicia page.

On sale date confirmed from the publication date reported to the U.S. Copyright Office found in the Catalog of Copyright Entries, Third Series, Volume 23, Part 2, Periodicals, January-December 1969. Class B periodical. Copyright registration number B496117.
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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:  
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): Curt Swan
Inker(s): Vince Colletta
Colorist(s): Jack Adler ?
Letterer(s): Gaspar Saladino
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lori Lemaris; first Supergirl (not Kara); Brainiac; Mala; Metallo
First Line: Here's a fantastic collection of famous firsts...
Synopsis: Superman displays vignettes of interior stories
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: W-141
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How Can This Be Possible?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): The Brave and the Bold
Character(s): Batman; Sgt. Rock
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Disclose Notes: Inside front cover. Promo for The Brave and The Bold #84, featuring a Batman and Sgt. Rock team-up. Cover is depicted.
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): E. Nelson Bridwell ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Outlaws from Krypton!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Mala (villain); two Kryptonians (villains); Superman; Lois Lane; Jor-El (flashback); Clark Kent
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #194 published July 1954
was The Outlaws from Krypton! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12
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Why?

Promotional Material (from Publisher)  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Aquaman
Character(s): Aquaman
Reprinting
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Promo for Aquaman #45, with cover depicted
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The Girl in Superman's Past!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Bill Finger
Penciller(s): Wayne Boring
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane
Synopsis: Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #129 published May 1959
was The Girl in Superman's Past! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
Disclose Notes: Origin and first appearance Lori the Mermaid.
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The Super-Duel in Space

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): Brainiac (intro, villain); Superman; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Koko; Professor Kimda; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Superbaby (flashback)
Synopsis: While on an experimental rocket, Clark and Lois encounter the alien Brainiac, who plans to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth and then use them to repopulate his planet. Superman gets inside Brainiac’s ship when the villain snatches Metropolis and there finds a bottle with the Kryptonian city of Kandor. He enters the bottle and with the help of a scientist there restores the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for his trip home. Because there is not enough power to restore Kandor, Superman places the city in his Fortress, as Brainiac rockets away empty-handed.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #242 published July 1958
was The Super-Duel in Space [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
Disclose Notes: Art altered to include Brainiac's skull terminals. First Appearance Brainiac and Kandor.
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Calling Members of the Mighty I Patrol

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ?
Inker(s): ?
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Iverson
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad in comic format for Iverson Bicycles designed by George Barris. A division of Stelber Industries, Elmhurst, N.Y.
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Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): ?
Penciller(s): ? (clip art)
Inker(s): ? (clip art)
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Feature(s): Pallisades Amusement Park
Character(s): Batman; Superman; Wonder Woman
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Pages: 0.5
Disclose Notes: Ad for Palisades Amusement Park, N.J., with coupons for free admission and free rides.
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The First Supergirl!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Otto Binder
Penciller(s): Dick Sprang
Inker(s): Stan Kaye
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Pat Gordon ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Super-Girl; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: Jimmy Olsen is given the gift of a magic totem bestowing 3 wishes on the owner, he uses one wish to give Superman a super companion - Super-Girl.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperman #123 published August 1958
was The Three Magic Wishes, Chapter I: The Girl of Steel [Story on Interior Page(s)]retitled and edited
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 10
Disclose Notes: Originally part 1 of a 3-part novel, this chapter was originally titled "The Girl of Steel" and was slightly edited to be read independently for Superman Annual (DC, 1960 series) #6. It is that version reprinted here.

Super-Girl differently colored in this reprint to distinguish her from Supergirl (Kara Zor-El), who had not yet been created when this story first appeared.

This Super-Girl was a try out to gauge reader reaction to the character.
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The World's Greatest Heroine

Illustration  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Jerry Siegel
Penciller(s): Jim Mooney
Inker(s): Jim Mooney
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman and Supergirl
Character(s): Superman; Supergirl
Synopsis: Pin-up of Supergirl's public introduction.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #285 published February 1962
was Part 1: The World's Greatest Heroine! [Story on Interior Page(s)]one page excerpt
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
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The Menace of Metallo!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Writer(s): Robert Bernstein
Penciller(s): Al Plastino
Inker(s): Al Plastino
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): Joe Letterese ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Feature(s): Superman
Character(s): Metallo [John Corben] (villain, intro, origin); Lois Lane; Professor Vale; Edith; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Sherry Blair
Synopsis: Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #252 published May 1959
was The Menace of Metallo! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
Reprint Notes:  
Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
Disclose Notes: Origin and first appearance Metallo.

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