Giant Superman Album #30
The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd
Australia.
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Issue contents
Cover
Untitled
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
"Superman tackles Titano!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller (Superman #138, Action Comics #452)
- Bob Oksner, penciller (Superman #295)
- Stan Kaye, inker (Superman #138)
- Tex Blaisdell, inker (Action Comics #452)
- Bob Oksner, inker (Superman #295)
- Colours
- , colourist
- Text
- , letterer
Reprint history
- Based on
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #138 (July 1960) — Titano, The Super-Ape! (as cover vignette)
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The Flash (DC, 1959 series) #127 (March 1962) — Reign of the Super-Gorilla! (as cover vignette)
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #339 (May 1965) — Batman Battles the Living Beast-Bomb!
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Wonder Woman (DC, 1942 series) #170 (May 1967) — Wonder Woman -- Gorilla! (as cover vignette)
- First print
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DC Special (DC, 1975 series) #16 (Spring 1975) — Super-Heroes Battle Super-Gorillas
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #452 (October 1975) — The Loser -- and New Champion! (Splash page)
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #295 (January 1976) — No title recorded
Notes
The first image from DC Special #16 substantially reprints the cover of Superman #138.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-2098
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Green Lantern [Xenofobe; also as Father Time]; Jimmy Olsen; Josh Coyle; Lois Lane; Jaxon the Mighty; Legion of Super-Heroes [Mon-El; Duo Damsel; Invisible Kid [Lyle Norg]; Element Lad; Saturn Girl; Cosmic Boy]; Time Trapper (behind the scenes); Madame Olga
Credits
- Writing
- , scripter
- Art
- , line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- , original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #295 (January 1976) — Costume, Costume-- Who's Got the Costume?
- Also printed
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Superman: Past and Future (DC, 2008 series) ([December] 2008) — Costume, Costume—Who’s Got the Costume?
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Showcase Presents: The Great Disaster Featuring the Atomic Knights (DC, 2016) (2014) — Costume, Costume--Who's Got the Costume?
Synopsis
Father Time steals Superman’s costume and Superman follows it to 2975, a future unlike the future he knows, an “Earth after disaster.” There, Superman meets Jaxon, who wears his costume and the two battle until they end up back in 1975. Father Time arrives and reveals that he is a Green Lantern from the 30th century. He explains that the Time Trapper eliminated all the other possible timelines, leaving only the one in which civilization is destroyed by a Great Disaster, so he pitted Superman against Jaxon so that the energy their fight generated could restore all of the possible futures.
Notes
The Green Lanterns’ battle with the Time Trapper must have been earlier than contemporaneous Legion stories, as Duo Damsel (retired) and Invisible Kid (deceased) are shown as active members. This story was part of a larger attempt by DC to explain their two primary timelines. See The Amazing World of DC Comics (DC, 1974 series) #12.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent]; Titano (villain; Origin retold); Lois Lane; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Kryptonite; Superman Robot (Cameo)
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #138 (July 1960) — Titano the Super-Ape!
- Also printed
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #15 ([October 1960?]) — Titano the Super-Ape [2]
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DC Special (DC, 1975 series) #16 (Spring 1975) — Titano the Super-Ape!
Synopsis
While testing an alien artifact, Superman accidentally transports Titano from the prehistoric past to the current day. Titano goes on a rampage across Metropolis until Superman can stop him.
Notes
Titano's first appearance, in Superman (DC, 1939 series) #127, has the same story title.
3Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Justice Society of America [Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]]; Carleton Swayne (radio announcer, death?); The Injustice Society of the World [The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]; The Wizard [William I. Zard]; Per Degaton; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]] (villains, introduction of the group)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Irwin Hasen, line art
- , inker (splash page only)
- John Belfi, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! [Introduction]
Synopsis
The JSA attends a radio program that will honor them for their deeds, the announcer suddenly praises the Injustice Society and open fires on the group. The Atom punches him through a window...but he mysteriously disappears, leaving behind only bits of straw. The JSA hold an emergency meeting and hear over radio about jail breaks all over the country, and a paper left behind by the announcer declares all-out war on the forces of law and order by the Injustice Society. The JSA accepts the challenge and splits up to cover the jail breaks while the Injustice Society set out to stop the JSA.
4Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America (Hawkman)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Governor Curtis; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe] (villain); automated Governor Curtis (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Joe Kubert, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 1
Synopsis
Vandal Savage arranges an elaborate escape plan for prisoners at Gartmoor Prison, so that he can form a prisoner army while keeping the prison warden under wraps. Hawkman sees one of the flyers dropped over the prison by Savage and briefly confronts him. Hawkman talks with the warden and alerts the Federal authorities to place the nation under martial law, but the local authorities think Hawk is crazy and try to arrest him. While Johnny and Wonder Woman monitor the struggle at JSA HQ, Savage succeeds in capturing Hawkman with a Metal Projector, an invention of the Brain Wave.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America (The Flash)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Green Lantern [Alan Scott]; Joe (Army soldier); Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.] (villain)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Carmine Infantino, penciller
- John Belfi, inker [signed as Belfi]
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 2
- Also printed
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100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973) — Injustice Society of the World (Chapter 2)
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The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990) — The Injustice Society of the World Chapter 2
Synopsis
In Plateau City, the Police nab a shabby dressed man trying to shoot the Governor...only to discover that this man is a dead ringer for the Governor...and claims to be the real Governor! Then the Thinker shows up while Flash battles his men and slows him down with a strange machine, allowing his escape. Recovering, the Flash speeds over the Governor's mansion, only to overhear the Governor ordering all forces for law and order to surrender. Flash discovers the Governor to be a automation, which flees through an open door. The Thinker shows up and snares him with invisible wires.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America (Green Lantern)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- The Atom [Al Pratt]; General "Stubby" Klemper; The Injustice Society of the World [The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; Per Degaton; The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]] (villains); General "Stubby" Klemper (villain, automaton 233, death)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Irwin Hasen, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 3
- Also printed
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100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973) — Injustice Society of the World (Chapter 3)
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The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990) — The Injustice Society of the World Chapter 3
Synopsis
Green Lantern arrives in Uthorium Town just as the armed forces are closing in on the Brain Wave's men looting the uthorium from a lab. Suddenly, the town disappears in a flash of light. The Brain Wave appears on the scene, opening a canister of uthorium, blinding G.L., who forms an energy bubble for protection. Recovering, GL discovers a radioactive trail and follows it, and saves Army tanks and men, then follows the trail to discover Brain Wave inside a weird glass box. Firing his power ring at it, the ray bounces back, knocking the Emerald Crusader off a cliff, apparently to his death!
7Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America (The Atom)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Per Degaton (villain); Safe-Cracker Brigade (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Alex Toth, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 4
- Also printed
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100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973) — Injustice Society of the World (Chapter 4)
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The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990) — The Injustice Society of the World Chapter 4
Synopsis
On the eastern seaboard, the Atom arrives at the HQ of General "Stubby" Klemper, notifying him that Wonder Woman has informed him that lifelike automatons are being used by the Injustice Society to impersonate important government officials. Then he discovers the "General" to be one and disables it, and disguises himself like the General. Using the automaton's control box, he follows the signal to the HQ of the Injustice Society, frees the General and attacks the villains, but is captured.
8Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America (Dr. Mid-Nite)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Per Degaton (villain); Safe-Cracker Brigade (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Alex Toth, line art
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! Chapter 5
- Also printed
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100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973) — Injustice Society of the World (Chapter 5)
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The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990) — The Injustice Society of the World Chapter 5
Synopsis
Joining the armed forces of Capitol City, Dr. Mid-Nite finds himself under attack from the air, where criminal paratroopers are dropping smoke bombs to cover their take-over of the Washington Monument. He out maneuvers their grenades, over-powers them, then races up the spiral staircase of the monument to discover Degaton aiming a weapon at him. But the Man of Night throws a smoke bomb at Degaton, blinding him. After the smoke clears, Dr. Mid-Nite discovers that Degaton has escaped via a rope leading down to the Capitol dome, and he follows, only to be overcome by Degaton.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Justice Society of America
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Justice Society of America [Dr. Mid-Nite [Dr. Charles McNider]; Hawkman [Carter Hall]; The Flash [Jay Garrick]; Wonder Woman [Diana Prince]; Johnny Thunder; The Atom [Al Pratt]]; Junior Justice Society of America (cameo); The Injustice Society of the World [The Wizard [William I. Zard]; The Gambler [Steven Sharpe III]; The Thinker [Clifford DeVoe]; Vandal Savage [Vandar Adg]; Per Degaton; Brain Wave [Henry King, Sr.]] (villains)
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter
- Art
- Irwin Hasen, penciller
- John Belfi, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Sheldon Mayer, original Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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All-Star Comics (DC, 1940 series) #37 (October-November 1947) — The Injustice Society of the World! Conclusion
- Also printed
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100-Page Super Spectacular (DC, 1973 series) #DC-17 (June 1973) — Injustice Society of the World (Chapter 7)
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The Greatest Golden Age Stories Ever Told (DC, 1990 series) (1990) — The Injustice Society of the World Chapter 7
Synopsis
When Dr. Mid-Nite recovers, he is chained with the other JSA members (sans GL) under a "will-paralyzer" placed there by the Injustice Society, but they find a way to escape. Then they walk right into a courtroom, where the prosecutor, the Wizard, is ready to plead his case against the JSA to Judge Thinker, who declares them innocent, and reveals himself as GL. There is a battle royale while The Wizard escapes to engage the JSA one final time with his army outside, but the JJSA shows up and helps to stop him. Then before a real judge, the JSA pronounces the villains guilty!
10Featuring
- Feature
- Super Sons of Superman and Batman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Bob Haney, scripter
- Art
- Ernie Chan, penciller [as Ernie Chua]
- John Calnan, inker
- Colours
- Jerry Serpe, colourist
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, editor
Reprint history
- First print
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World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #242 (December 1976) — Town of the Timeless Killers
Notes
The post-script to this is in World's Finest Comics 263, June-July 1980 (reprinted in Super Adventure 2), the final tale of the super-sons.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Jim Shooter, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Tex Blaisdell, inker
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
Reprint history
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Indicia
Printed by Kenmure Press Pty Ltd, 50 Derby Street, North Lidcombe, 2141. Published by The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd, 142 Clarence Street, Sydney, 2000. Sequences in this issue copyright DC Comics Inc. Distributors: Gordon & Gotch (A/sia) Ltd, Melbourne; The K. G. Murray Publishing Company Pty Ltd, Sydney.