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SUPERMAN FAMILY #198
Cover Date: November-December 1979
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1979-08-07
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Cover Credits:
Art: José Luis García-López (signed)
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Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Superboy (next in New Adventures of Superboy #1)
Supporting Character(s):
- Chief Parker (last in issue #193; next in New Adventures of Superboy #1)
- Lana Lang (next in New Adventures of Superboy #1)
Villain(s):
- Marbles and three other crooks (first appearance for all; try to steal the synthetic Kryptonite)
Other Character(s):
- Sedgeworth Wenton (first appearance; an inventor from Marleyville; creates a synthetic Kryptonite)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Dave Hunt |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Ella Lane (Lois' mother; last in Superman Vol. 1 #10/3 ?)
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #484; next in issue #202/2)
- Sally (first appearance; Kent's secretary; voice only)
Villain(s):
- Colonel Future (last in Superman Vol. 1 #327/2; next in issue #220/4)
- Colonel Future's mob
Other Character(s):
- Daily Star staffers
Location(s):
- Earth-2
- Metropolis
- The Apex Building
- Daily Star
- Metropolis
Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | John Calnan |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #341; next in the fourth story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Barbara Bench (last in issue #191/2)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #500; next in the fourth story in this issue)
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #501; next in the fourth story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Hank Rogers (first appearance; a country music singer)
- Catherine Sloan St. James (first appearance; Rogers' wife and an heiress)
- Winston J. Cartwright (first appearance; owner of the "Opry House;" all three attempt to commit fraud in a concert hall fire)
Other Character(s):
- Stella (a Daily Planet office worker)
- Metropolis police officers
- Metropolis Opry House patrons
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Penny Sue Klemmer (first appearance; in a photograph; deceased prior to this story)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story is continued in part in the next story.
Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Bob Oksner |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Lettering | Shelly Leferman |
| Colors | Jerry Serpe |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Lois Lane (poses as "Lannie Lytton" to go undercover in a roller derby team; last in the third story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #16)
Supporting Character(s):
- Perry White (last in the third story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #260)
- Jimmy Olsen (last in the third story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #16)
Villain(s):
- Bobbi (first appearance; kills roller derby teammate Regi Williams over jealousy)
Other Character(s):
- The Metropolis Rockets (a Roller Derby team; including Bobbi; all using tricked out skates to cheat; first appearance for all)
- Regine "Regi" Williams (dies)
- Wani
- three unidentified team members
- Louie (first appearance; manager)
- Roller derby fans and an opposing team
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story is continued in part from the previous story.
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Don Heck |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Lettering | Ben Oda |
| Colors | Adrienne Roy |
| Associate editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Editing | Julius Schwartz |
Feature Character(s):
- Supergirl (last in issue #197/5; next in Action Comics #502)
Supporting Character(s):
- Peter Barton (in between issues #197/5 and #201)
- Valerie Myles (in between issues #197/5 and #201)
Other Character(s):
- Brad Reynolds (first appearance; a science-fiction writer who fakes his own disappearance to hype his play)
Location(s):
- Santa Augusta, FL