Unofficial Superman Index

SUPERMAN #400

Cover Date: October 1984
Cover Price: $1.50
Publication Date: 1984-06-19

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Cover Credits:
Art and color: Howard Chaykin

Feature: "A Salute to Superman" (1 Pages)

Credits:

Ray Bradbury (script)

Typeset (letters)

E. Nelson Bridwell (consulting edits)

Julius Schwartz (edits)

Comment(s):

This is a forward to this issue, celebrating the Superman Legend.

Inside front cover

Story: "The Living Legends of Superman [Part 1]" (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Art	Joe Orlando
Colors	Joe Orlando
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Mr. Maggin (first appearance; asks his class of elementary school students "How do normal people view Superman?)

Mr. Maggin's class (first appearance; asked about where he came from and what he can do; gives them the assignment to write a paper telling how history will see Superman)

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Second Story: [Part 2] (8 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Art	Al Williamson
Colors	Tatjana Wood
Lettering	Ed King
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Doc Homer (first appearance; a peddler of "Superman Nectar"; relates the story of how an elderly Superman saved him while he was an astronaut; also in flashback to 2067)

A young boy (first appearance; Doc Homer's shill in the crowd)

Location(s):

Luna

Armstrong City (first appearance; one of many Lunar cities that joins the Union)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in 2199 AD.

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Third Story: [Part 3] (4 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Art	Frank Miller
Colors	Lynn Varley
Lettering	John Costanza
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lois Olsen (first appearance; a newscaster)

Dr. Noah Mandrell (first appearance; a researcher who finds an asteroid with artifacts from Earth-Prime)

Other Character(s):

James Olsen IV (no actual appearance; says based on research that Superman was Morgan Edge)

Superman/Clark Kent (George Reeves), Lois Lane (Noel Neill), Jimmy Olsen (Jack Larson) (first appearance for all; images from the 1950s Superman TV series)

Location(s):

Bradbury Rock (first appearance; an asteroid in deep space sent from Earth-Prime)

Comment(s):

This story takes place in 2230 AD in an alternate universe.

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Fourth Story: [Part 4] (7 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencils	Marshall Rogers
Inks	Terry Austin
Colors	Tony Tollin
Lettering	Ben Oda
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Konrad Glumm (first appearance; a down-and-out citizen who finds Superman's abandoned costume; accidentally sparks a revolution; dies)

Villain(s):

Metropolis Militia (first appearance; dictatorial police force)

Location(s):

Metropolis (in an alternate future, Christmas 2491 AD)

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Fifth Story: [Part 5] (3 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Art	Wendi Pini
Colors	Tony Tollin
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Prof. Vik Abel (first appearance; a lecturer who tries to prove the point of the existence of a "Superperson")

Prof. Goode (first appearance; a lecturer who feels that the "Superperson" was fictional, possibly a character in a video game)

Other Character(s):

Young college students (first appearance for all; watching the debate for class)

Location(s):

Brandeis University (Off-World Campus) (first appearance; an orbiting space platform in an alternate future)

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Sixth Story: "Last Son of Krypton [Part 6]" (6 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Pencils	Michael Wm. Kaluta
Inks	Kelly Adler
Colors	Tony Tollin
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Aron Aeneas (first appearance; a boy who watches/interacts with a virtual "movie" where he plays Superman)

Josif (first appearance; a boy and friend of Aron's who plays with him taking the part of Jimmy Olsen)

Comment(s):

This takes place in the far future of an alternate universe.

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Seventh Story: [Part 7] (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Elliot S. Maggin
Art	Klaus Jansen
Colors	Klaus Jansen
Lettering	John Costanza
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Riley Bendix (first appearance; a teen aged history buff)

Herzog and Briyah Bendix (first appearance; Riley's long suffering parents)

A young boy and an older girl (first appearance for both; Riley's siblings)

Guest Appearance(s):

Superman (temporarily thrown forward in time and participates in a holiday dinner that honors the deeds of Superman)

Location(s):

Near Savannah (in 5902 AD)

Comment(s):

This takes place in the 60th Century of an alternate universe.

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Eighth Story: "The Exile at the Edge of Eternity" (10 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Jim Sterenko
Art	Jim Sterenko
Colors	Jim Sterenko
Lettering	Jim Sterenko
Consulting editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Comment(s):

This story is a series of panels telling the story of the next seven million years of human evolution aided by the descendants of Superman.

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