Superman the Comic #2
Murray Publishers Pty. Ltd.
Australia
Issue contents
Cover
Superman Takes a Wife!
(Superman)
Cover, 1 page
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-2881
- Characters
- Superman (Earth-2); Lois Lane (Earth-2)
Credits
- Art
- José Luis García-López, penciller [signed as Garcia Lopez]
- Dick Giordano, inker [signed as Giordano]
- Colours
- Tatjana Wood, colourist
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor
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1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-2870
- Characters
- Superman [Earth 2]
Credits
- Writing
- Cary Bates, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
- Editing
- Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor
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- First print
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #484 (June 1978) — Superman Takes a Wife!
- Also printed
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Superman in the Seventies (DC, 2000 series) ([October] 2000) — Superman Takes a Wife!
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DC Retroactive: Superman - The '70s (DC, 2011 series) #1 (September 2011) — Superman Takes a Wife!
Synopsis
On Earth-2 in the 1950's, Colonel Future teams with The Wizard to make Superman cease to exist. Clark Kent, with no memory of his career as Superman, continues the fight against crime as a crusading reporter. His new boldness attracts the attention of Lois, and they marry. When Clark does not realize that Captain Future’s gang has made an attempt on his life, Lois begins to suspect again that Clark is Superman. She seeks out the Wizard, who had claimed responsibility for Superman's disappearance. The Wizard restores Superman, who resumes his career, and re-affirms his marriage vows with Lois.
Notes
40th anniversary issue. Colonel Future is named after writer Edmond Hamilton and in tribute to the pulp character he wrote, Captain Future.
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman (Tales of the Fortress)
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Supergirl
Credits
- Writing
- Leo Dorfman, scripter [as Geoff Browne]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Murphy Anderson, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Assistant Editor
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3Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-2632
- Characters
- Superman; Dr. Light; Johnny Nevada
Credits
- Writing
- Cary Bates, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, penciller
- Tex Blaisdell, inker
- Text
- Morris Waldinger, letterer
- Editing
- Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor
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- First print
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #474 (August 1977) — Will the Real Superman Please Show Up?
Synopsis
Superman battles Dr. Light while preventing Light from discovering his secret identity.
4Featuring
- Feature
- The Fabulous Wold of Krypton Untild Stories of Superman's Native Planet
- Genre
- Science fiction; superhero
- Code
- S-1463
- Characters
- Mag-El; Jaki; Atlas; Krypton
Credits
- Writing
- Elliot Maggin, scripter [as Elliot S! Maggin]
- Art
- Dick Dillin, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
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- First print
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #266 (August 1973) — The Face on the Falling Star!
- Also printed
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Superman Supacomic (KG Murray, 1974 series) #176 ([June 1974?]) — The Face on the Falling Star
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #40 (September 1983) — The Face on a Falling Star!
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Superman: The World of Krypton (DC, 2008 series) ([May] 2008) — The Face on the Falling Star!
Synopsis
In ancient Krypton, two siblings get lost looking for a puzzling object that fell from the sky. As they try to return home, the object helps the pair escape the hazards of the Flame Forest, but they never learn the object's otherworldly origin.
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-2872
- Characters
- Superman [Clark Kent; Kal-El]; Halflings; Kampto; Tyros; Lois Lane
Credits
- Writing
- Gerry Conway, scripter
- Art
- George Tuska, penciller
- Vince Colletta, inker
- Text
- Ben Oda, letterer
- Editing
- Joe Orlando, original Managing Editor
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor
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Synopsis
Superman travels to the future where he finds the Earth population at war with the Halflings and the Sun has turned red, robbing him of his ability to travel home.
6Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Super-hero
- Code
- B-1111
- Characters
- Superman; Clark Kent; Dr. Troy Magnus
Credits
- Writing
- Leo Dorfman, scripter [as Geoff Browne]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Murphy Anderson, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Murray Boltinoff, original Editor
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- First print
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Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #406 (November 1971) — The Ghost That Haunted Clark Kent
- Also printed
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Superman Presents Wonder Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #91 ([November 1972?]) — The Ghost that Haunted Clark Kent
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Superman Supacomic (Murray, 1982 series) ([1982?]) — The Ghost That Haunted Clark Kent
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #38 (July 1983) — The Ghost that Haunted Clark Kent
7Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman [Klar Ken T5477]; Superman [Clark Kent] (in video); Jay Senohl; Than Quor; PW-5598 (a computer); Jay L-3388 (unnamed); Lyra 3916 (intro); Muto (in photo); Atlanteans
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- George Klein, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, original Editor
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- First print
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #181 (November 1965) — The Superman of 2965!
- Also printed
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #244 (November 1971) — The Superman of 2965!
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Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #168 ([August 1973?]) — The Superman of 2465
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Superman: Past and Future (DC, 2008 series) ([December] 2008) — The Superman of 2965!
Synopsis
In the year 2965, Klar Ken T5477 takes over the role of Superman from his father, a role passed from father to son since the original Superman 1,000 years before. Like his ancestor, Klar works in the news business, but unlike his ancestor he is immune to the effects of kryptonite, and paralyzed by seawater, which has been irradiated by a past atomic war. Assigned to track down the story on Muto, last seen on Neptune, Klar says good-bye to his co-worker and girlfriend Lyra 3916, who likes Klar, but dislikes Superman.
8Featuring
- Feature
- The Elongated Man
- Genre
- Superhero
- Code
- S-2149
- Characters
- Elongated Man [Ralph Dibny]; Elongated Woman [Sue Dibny]
Credits
- Writing
- Bob Rozakis, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, line art
- Text
- Milt Snapinn , letterer
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, original Editor
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Associate Editor
- Bob Rozakis, original Assistant Editor
Reprint history
- First print
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Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #457 (March 1976) — Make Way for the Elongated Woman!
- Also printed
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Giant Superman Album (KG Murray, 1973 series) #28 ([November 1976?]) — Make Way for the Elongated Woman
Notes
Story continues from Detective Comics #456.
9Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- V: The Thurans (I)
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Wayne Boring, penciller
- Stan Kaye, inker
- Text
- , letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original Editor
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- First print
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Superman (DC, 1939 series) #102 (January 1956) — The Midget Menace
- Also printed
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1956]) — The Midget Menace
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #35 ([March 1968?]) — The Midget Menace
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The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #42 (November 1983) — The Midget Menace
10"Mercury--the smallest planet in the solar system--is the same size as Australia--the smallest continent on Earth…"
Featuring
- Feature
- Solar System Sizes
- Genre
- Non-fiction; Math & Science
Credits
- Writing
- Julius Schwartz, scripter
- Art
- Morris Waldinger, penciller
- Tom Nicolosi, inker [as Tommy Nicolosi]
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, original editor [credited]
- Julius Schwartz, original editor [attributed] (actual)
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- First print
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Strange Adventures (DC, 1950 series) #55 (April 1955) — Untitled
- Also printed
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Century the 100 Page Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1956 series) #2 ([July 1956]) — Untitled
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Superman Presents World's Finest Comic Monthly (Colour Comics, 1965 series) #35 ([March 1968?]) — Solar System Sizes
Synopsis
Information on the size of Mecury and Australia, size of Earth's moon and Europe, and the size of the sun.
11Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Gerry Conway, scripter
- Art
- Kurt Schaffenberger, penciller
- Tex Blaisdell, inker
- Text
- Shelly Leferman, letterer
- Editing
- E. Nelson Bridwell, original Editor
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