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Superman Family 169

SUPERMAN FAMILY #169

Cover Date: February-March 1975
Cover Price: $.60
Publication Date: 1974-11-26

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Nick Cardy (signed), Curt Swan (Jimmy Olsen Vignette), Jim Mooney (Supergirl Vignette)
Inks: Nick Cardy (signed), George Klein (Jimmy Olsen Vignette), Jim Mooney (Supergirl Vignette)


Feature: "Lois Lane Presents the Superman Family" (1 Pages)
Table of Contents

Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
Bob Oksner (?) (art)
Gaspar Saladino (letters)
E. Nelson Bridwell (associate edits)
Murray Boltinoff and Julius Schwartz (edits)

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane

Comment(s):

Table of contents.


 

Story: "Target of the Tarantula" (20 Pages)
Part 2: "Lois Lane’s Phantom Partner"

Credits:

StoryCary Bates
PencilsJohn Rosenberger
InksVince Colletta
Assistant editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingMurray Boltinoff, Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #443; next in Superman Vol. 1 #285)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #444; next in Superman Vol. 1 #285)

Villain(s):

Tarantula (Frank Lester; first appearance)
The Masher Mob (first appearance for all; drug smugglers; many die)

Other Character(s):

Simon Cross (as a ghost; last in issue #166)
the SIA (Secret Intelligence Agency; last in issue #166)
Mabel Lester (first appearance; wife of Frank, mother of Gerold)
Gerold Lester (first appearance; son of Frank and Mable Lester)

Location(s):

Metropolis
344 Clinton St.
WGBS Building
Daily Planet
Spencer Valley

Comment(s):

This story takes place about six months after issue #166.


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Feature: "Four Deaths for Lois Lane" (2 Pages)


Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
Kurt Schaffenberger and John Rosenberger and Curt Swan and Werner Roth (pencils)
Kurt Schaffenberger and Vince Colletta and George Klein and Jack Abel (inks)
Gaspar Saladino (letters)
E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant edits)
Murray Boltinoff and Julius Schwartz (edits)


Comment(s):

Reprinted panels from:
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #50/3 (July 1964): "The Prophecy of the Oracle Bird"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #60/3 (October 1965): "Get Lost, Superman"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #102 (July 1970): "When You're Dead, You're Dead"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #103 (August 1970): "The Devil's Bride"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #115 (October 1971): "My Death--By Lois Lane"


 

Second Story (reprint): "The League of Fantastic Supermen" (9 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #63 (September 1962)


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Third Story (reprint): "The Anti-Supergirl Plot!" (10 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Action Comics #350/2 (May 1967)


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Fourth Story (reprint): "Krypto's Mean Master!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #269 (February 1960)


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Fifth Story (reprint): "Clark Kent's Super-Dad" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #236 (May 1957)


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Feature: "The Strange Lives of Lois Lane" (2 Pages)


Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
Kurt Schaffenberger and Dick Giordano and Werner Roth and Curt Swan (pencils)
Kurt Schaffenberger and Dick Giordano and George Klein and Mike Esposito and Neal Adams (inks)
Gaspar Saladino (letters)
E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant edits)
Murray Boltinoff and Julius Schwartz (edits)


Comment(s):

Reprinted panels from:
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #5/3 (November-December 1958): "The Fattest Girl in Metropolis"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #10 (July 1959): "The Cry-Baby of Metropolis"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #23 (February 1961): "The Ten Feats of Elastic Lass"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #27 (August 1961): "Lois Lane's Super-Brain"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #36/2 (October 1962): "The Madam Jekyll of Metropolis"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #50 (April 1963): "Lois Lane, Hag"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #92 (May 1969): "The Unbreakable Spell"
Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #107 (January 1971): "The Snow-Woman Wept"


 

Sixth Story (reprint): "The Good Deeds of Bizarro-Luthor!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Adventure Comics #293/2 (February 1962)


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