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Issue: Superman #227
Publication Date: June 1970
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Issues: #227 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: 04/14/1970
Volume: none
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: none
Price: $0.25 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 7 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s):  
Disclose Notes: Also designated on cover as Giant (DC, 1969 series) #G72 and as G-72 on indicia page.

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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
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Special All-Kryptonite Issue!

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
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Colorist(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superboy
Synopsis: Vignettes from various stories.
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 1
Job Number: W-441
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): typeset
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Pages: 1
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The Super-Powers of Perry White!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Xasnu (villain); Superman; Perry White; Lois Lane; Masterman; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Supergirl; Y'Trom
Synopsis: After being infected by an alien plant, Perry White gains super powers and goes after Superman.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #278 published July 1961
was The Super Powers of Perry White! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 12.67
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The Great Kryptonite Mystery

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superboy; Clark Kent; Jonathan Kent; Martha Kent
Synopsis: Superboy attempts to "vaccinate" himself against Kryptonite.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagSuperboy #58 published July 1957
was The Great Kryptonite Mystery [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Pages: 8
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The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Rog-Ar (villain); Superman; Quex-Ul; Mon-El; Supergirl; Jax-Ur; Jor-El; Perry White; Rondor creatures
Synopsis: Superman releases Quex-Ul from the Phantom Zone since he has served his sentence, but Quex-Ul vows revenge on the son of the man who pronounced him guilty. However, when Quex-Ul displays heroic behavior, Superman wonders if he was truly guilty and travels back in time to Krypton to witness Quex-Ul being hypnotized into believing himself guilty. When Supergirl tells Quex-Ul he is innocent, he sacrifices himself to keep Superman from being exposed to a Gold Kryptonite trap he has set for him. In doing so, Quex-Ul loses his powers and memory, so Superman sets him up in a new life in Metropolis.
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From Content Item: FlagSuperman #157 published November 1962
was The Super-Revenge of the Phantom Zone Prisoner! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 9.67
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The Invasion of the Super-Ants!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
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Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Superman; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen
Synopsis: When giant ants invade Metropolis, Superman uses Red Kryptonite to alter his head to resemble an ant's, so that he can communicate with the ants, who have kidnapped Lois Lane. He learns that they have come to warn Earth of the dangers of atomic war, which destroyed their home world.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #296 published January 1963
was The Invasion of the Super-Ants! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13
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Secret of Kryptonite Six!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Colorist(s): ?
Letterer(s): ?
Subject Matter
Genres: superhero
Character(s): Jax-Ur (villain); Perry White; Superman; Jimmy Olsen; Clark Kent; Lori Lemaris; Vorb-Un; Supergirl; Thought-Beast
Synopsis: Jax-Ur tricks Superman into releasing him from the Phantom Zone to save the people of Atlantis from a plague. He then uses the opportunity to create Jewel Kryptonite, which allows the Phantom Zone prisoners to focus their thoughts to affect the outside world.
Reprinting
From Content Item: FlagAction Comics #310 published March 1964
was Secret of Kryptonite Six! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
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Miscellaneous
Pages: 13

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