Superman Supacomic #87
Colour Comics Pty. Ltd.
Australia
Issue contents
Cover
Superman's Achilles' Heel!
(Superman)
Cover, 2 pages
""Finally--the Man of Steel acquires a mortal weakness in "Superman's Achilles' Heel!" "Yes, gentlemen, one part of my body has become vulnerable! That's why, from now on, I must always wear this steel box on my right hand…to protect it from a fatal wound!" "He's bluffing! His real "Achilles' heel" is his left hand! When this poisoned arrow hits it, watch Superman drop dead!""
Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- George Klein, inker
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #185 (April 1966)
- Compare
- Not implemented
Notes
The miscoloured variant appears to be reasonably common. For observations on the variant, see notesfromthejunkyard.blogspot.com.
1Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Leo Dorfman , scripter
- Art
- Al Plastino, line art
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #185 (April 1966)
2Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Otto Binder, scripter
- Art
- Curt Swan, penciller
- Sheldon Moldoff , inker
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #188 (July 1966)
3Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Robert Kanigher, scripter [as Bob Kanigher]
- Art
- Sheldon Moldoff, penciller
- Joe Giella, inker
- Editing
- Julius Schwartz, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #350 (April 1966)
- Also printed
-
Showcase Presents Batman (DC, 2006 series) #2 (2007)
4Featuring
- Feature
- Batman with Robin the Boy Wonder
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Ed Hamilton, scripter [as Edmond Hamilton]
- Art
- Dick Sprang, penciller
- Charles Paris, inker
- Editing
- Whitney Ellsworth, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #217 (March 1955) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City
-
Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #217 (March 1955)
- Also printed
-
Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City
-
Batman Annual (DC, 1961 series) #3 (Summer 1962)
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #3 ([June 1963?])
-
Giant Batman Album (Colour Comics, 1962 series) #3 ([June 1963?]) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #87 ([November 1966])
-
DC Comics Classics Library: The Batman Annuals (DC, 2009 series) #1 (April 2009) — The Mental Giant of Gotham City!
- From GCD
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 Series) #217
- from Detective Comics (DC, 1937 series) #217 (March 1955)
5Featuring
- Feature
- Superboy the Adventures of Superman when he was a Boy
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- E. Nelson Bridwell, scripter
- Art
- George Papp, line art
- Text
- Vivian Berg, letterer
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Superboy (DC, 1949 series) #131 (July 1966)
6Featuring
- Feature
- Tales of the Legion of Superheroes
- Genre
- Superhero
Credits
- Writing
- Jerry Siegel, scripter
- Art
- John Forte, line art
- Text
- Milt Snapinn, letterer [as Milton Snapinn]
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger, editor
Reprint history
- First print
-
Adventure Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338 (November 1965)
- Also printed
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #67 (December 1985)
-
The Legion of Super-Heroes Archives (DC, 1991 series) #4 (January 1994)
-
Showcase Presents: Legion of Super-Heroes (DC, 2007 series) #Volume 2 ([April] 2008)
Synopsis
The Time Trapper sends Glorith to turn the Legionnaires into children. But the child Legionnaires cause such havoc, that when Brainiac 5 and Superboy cross the Time Trapper's barrier, he agrees to reverse the process if they will go away and leave him alone.
Notes
A miscoloured variant appears to be reasonably common. For observations on the variant, see notesfromthejunkyard.blogspot.com.
Indicia
The indicia for this issue is not recorded. The identified publisher might be an associated or parent company, rather than the specific listed publisher.