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Issue: The Superman Family #199
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Title:
Variant: unnamed
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Publisher: FlagDC
Brand: DC [bullet]View Brand Images2
Indicia Publisher: DC Comics Inc.
On Sale Date: 10/09/1979
Volume: 27
Pages: 68
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893159902
Price: $1.00 USD
Indicia Frequency: Approved by the Comics Code Authority
Content Items: 8 (5 stories, 1 cover)
Editor(s): Joe Orlando (managing editor); Julius Schwartz (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (associate editor)
Disclose Notes: On-sale date from Comic Reader #173.
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color
Dimensions: Standard Modern Age U.S.
Paper Stock: Glossy cover; Newsprint interior
Binding: Squarebound (#164-176); Saddle-stitched (#177-222)
Publishing Format: Was Ongoing Series
Format Notes:  
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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Cover, Front
Original Artwork
Digital Edition
Adult Image
Title Page
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ORIGINAL COVER ART from the Private Collection of Miki Annamanthadoo
 
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[untitled]

Illustration  on  Cover, Front
Credits
Ross Andru (signed)
Dick Giordano (signed)
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
Supergirl; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; The Private Life of Clark Kent; Mr. and Mrs. Superman
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
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Cover credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz' editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Case of the Cape Caper

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Jack C. Harris
Win Mortimer
Vince Colletta
Gene D'Angelo
Todd Klein
Subject Matter
superhero
Supergirl
Supergirl [Linda Danvers]; Jason Janson; Mr. Wells (death)
Wells secretly swapped Supergirl's cape to investigate and to reproduce it. However, since it resisted all tests, he sells it to Janson for a million dollars. Once he has the cape, Janson shoots Wells in the head instead.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #7/1980 published April 1980
as Das vertauschte Cape [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
S-3214
Susie's Flying Saucer

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell
Kurt Schaffenberger
Joe Giella
Adrienne Roy
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Mr. & Mrs. Superman
Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Kent; Susie Tompkins; Jimmy Olsen
As her niece Susie loves fantasies, Lois does not believe that she spoke with extraterrestrials from a UFO in the park .
Reprinting
FlagWundergirl #6/1980 published January 1980
as Susis Phantastereien! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
8
S-3235
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Stony-Eyed Medusa

Advertisement  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
?
Curt Swan
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?
Subject Matter
superhero
The Flash; Hostess Fruit Pies
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
Man with the Golden Smile

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Bob Rozakis
Kurt Schaffenberger
Dan Adkins
Adrienne Roy
Milt Snapinn
Subject Matter
superhero
The Private Life of Clark Kent
Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; "Pappy" Dolan; Goldie (only in a newspaper photo); Nate Oberlin
A Metropolis policeman enlists Clark Kent as bait for a subway mugger.
Reprinting
FlagSupermann #10/1980 published January 1980
as Mannen med det gylne smilet [Story on Interior Page(s)]
FlagSuperman #9/1980 published April 1980
as Das U-Bahn-Karussell [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
7
S-3234
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Mystery of the Mind-Twisters!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gerry Conway
Bob Oksner
Vince Colletta
Jerry Serpe
Ben Oda
Subject Matter
superhero
Lois Lane
Lois Lane; Ted Layton; Jamie Gillis; Mathilda Kratch; Winston; Perry White; Mr. Gunderson; Cyrus Canton
Lois Lane examines a strange phenomenon at a school for delinquents. From one day to the next suddenly all the students and teachers are gentle and docile as lambs. They discover that it is an experiment with a new drug.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #8/1980 published April 1980
as Mysteriƶse Manipulationen ! [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
S-3220
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
The Blackmailed By-Line!

Story  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
Gerry Conway
Alex Saviuk
Joe Giella
Jerry Serpe
Shelly Leferman
Subject Matter
superhero
Jimmy Olsen
Jimmy Olsen; Edward "Pops" Hathaway; Perry White; Mr. Numala; Richard; Hugo
A gangster attempts to blackmail an old reporter over an accidental death he caused decades ago, but Jimmy Olsen steps in to set things right.
Reprinting
FlagSuperman #5/1980 published January 1980
as Die Erpresser-Story [Story on Interior Page(s)]
 
Miscellaneous
12
S-3188
Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
[untitled]

Letters Page  on  Interior Page(s)
Credits
E. Nelson Bridwell
Kurt Schaffenberger
Kurt Schaffenberger
?
typeset
Subject Matter
The Superman Family Circle
Reprinting
 
Miscellaneous
1
S-3251

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