Superman #149

DC Comics
United States
- Published
- November 1961
- Page count
- 36
- Cover price
- 0.10 USD
- Colour
- Colour
- Size
- Standard size
- Interior paper
- Newsprint
- Cover stock
- Glossy colour
- Binding
- Saddle-stitched
- Format
- Comic series
- GCD
- www.comics.org/issue/16546
Credits
- Editing
- Mort Weisinger
Issue contents

Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Perry White
Credits
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Letters
- Ira Schnapp
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #33 ([May 1962?]) — The Death of Superman!
Notes
Inks credit per World's Finest Guy via the GCD Error List; we formerly credited Sheldon Moldoff.

Featuring
- Feature
- Honor House Products Corp.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside front cover.

Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Lex Luthor (villain); Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lois Lane; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain); Sykes (Prison Guard); Bizarro (cameo flashback)
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
Reprint history
- Also printed
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #33 ([May 1962?]) — Lex Luthor, Hero Part 2: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard Part 3: The Death of Superman
-
Superman Supacomic (Colour Comics, 1959 series) #33 ([May 1962?])
-
Superman (DC, 1939 series) #193 (January-February 1967) (80 Page Giant Magazine G31)
-
Giant Superman Album (Colour Comics, 1961 series) #10 ([November 1967?]) — Lex Luthor, Hero Part 2: Luthor's Super-Bodyguard Part 3: The Death of Superman
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979) — Part I: Lex Luthor, Hero!
-
The Best of DC (DC, 1979 series) #1 (September-October 1979)
-
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1987 series) (1987 [March 1988])
-
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told (DC, 1989 series) ([April] 1989)
-
Showcase Presents Superman (DC, 2005 series) #3 (April 2007)
Synopsis
Lex Luthor discovers a cure for cancer and with the help of Superman he is paroled from prison.

Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll
Credits
- Letters
- typeset

"Shake hands with a shark!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Sea Devils

"I'll drop in at Archie's house to watch television!"
Featuring
- Feature
- Ollie
- Genre
- Humor
- Characters
- Ollie; Archie
Credits
- Script
- Henry Boltinoff
- Art
- Henry Boltinoff
- Letters
- Henry Boltinoff
Synopsis
Ollie overstays his welcome as Archie's houseguest.

Featuring
- Feature
- Action Comics; Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane; Adventure Comics

Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman (death); Lex Luthor (villain); Supergirl (guest star); Lois Lane; Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Duke Garner (villain); Al Mantz (villain)
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
Synopsis
Lex Luthor reveals that he was only pretending to be good and kills Superman.

Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll Pop
Credits
- Letters
- typeset

Credits
- Author
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
- Letters
- Typeset
Synopsis
Lists the winners of 'The Great Superman Boo-Boo Contest' from Superman #145. Includes some panels and examples of the errors in that story. Winners got original Superman drawings. First place found 456 errors.
Notes
Winners: Linda Strickland; Kenneth Francis; William O'Farrow; Frederick Norwood; Albert Kuhfeld Honorable Mentions: Bill Lambert; Rick Eiber; James and Michael Boughter; Charles Wilhelm; Patty Wagner; Craig Johnson; Harvey Horowitz; Jasper and Vicki Miller; James Weston

Featuring
- Feature
- World Globe
Credits
- Letters
- typeset

Featuring
- Feature
- Garcelon Stamp Company
Credits
- Letters
- typeset

Featuring
- Feature
- Metropolis Mailbag
Credits
- Script
- Mort Weisinger
- Pencils
- Wayne Boring
- Inks
- Stan Kaye
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Letters from Mike O'Rourke, Larry Naftal, Greg Connors, Herman Glocken, Richard Wilson, Guy Morton, Robert Bales, Dorothy Newton, and Warren Edwards.

Featuring
- Feature
- Superman
- Genre
- Superhero
- Characters
- Superman; Justice League of America [Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Aquaman [Arthur Curry]; Green Arrow [Oliver Queen]; Wonder Woman; Flash [Barry Allen]] (cameo, first appearance in SUPERMAN); Legion of Super-Heroes [Lightning Lad; Cosmic Boy; Saturn Girl] (cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Lucy Lane; Robin (cameo); Lori Lemaris (cameo); Krypto (cameo); Supergirl (guest star); Superman robots; Van-Zee (cameo); Sylvia (cameo); Lana Lang (cameo)
Credits
- Script
- Jerry Siegel
- Pencils
- Curt Swan
- Inks
- Sheldon Moldoff
Synopsis
Superman is buried and Supergirl brings Lex Luthor to justice.

Featuring
- Feature
- Tootsie Roll Ice Cream Bar
Credits
- Letters
- typeset

Featuring
- Feature
- Giant Superman Annual

Featuring
- Feature
- Giant Batman Annual

Featuring
- Genre
- Non-fiction; advocacy
Credits
- Script
- Jack Schiff
- Art
- Bernard Baily

Featuring
- Feature
- Jowett Institute of Physical Training
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Inside back cover.

Featuring
- Feature
- American Specialty Co.
Credits
- Letters
- typeset
Notes
Back cover.
Notes
On-sale date from copyright registration.
Indicia
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