Friday, March 30, 2018

Episode #376 Part III: Superman Comic Book Cover Dated November 1964: Action Comics #318!

Action Comics 318, November 1964!



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ACTION COMICS 318, November 1964, was published on September 24, 1964 (three days before my fourth birthday). It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp. It featured the Superman story in this issue.

- (1:55) MY PULL LIST segment, where I review the comic books, published during the month of February 2018 and carrying the April 2018 cover date, which I received from the Discount Comic Book Service.

- (15:15) Superman starred in the 12 page story, THE DEA TH OF LUTHOR, written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. It was reprinted in BEST OF DC 27, August 1982. It contained 100 pages for the cover price of 95¢, and was published on May 6, 1982.

- (35:58) METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter column and the short article, SUPERGIRL'S TIME TRIPS, writer unknown.

- (45:08) Supergirl was featured in the 12 page story, SUPERGIRL GOES TO COLLEGE, written by Leo Dorfman, drawn by Jim Mooney and lettered by Milt Snappin. This story was reprinted in BEST OF DC 17, October 1981, published on July 9, 1981. It contained 100 pages for the cover price of 95¢. It was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: SUPERGIRL vol.. II.

- Next episode, we will finish looking at: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1964 PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 53! The end of the episode will feature the ELSEWHERE IN DC COMICS segment, featuring the other titles DC published with the November or November/December 1964 cover date.

- Then we will feature: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED DECEMBER 1964: PART I: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 81, PART II: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 146 & PART III: ACTION COMICS 319, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics!

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Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. I make no claims of ownership of these images, nor do I earn any money from this podcast.

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Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!

And don't forget to take care of each other out there!

Friday, March 23, 2018

Episode #376 Part II: Superman Comic Book Cover Dated November 1964: Superman #173!

Superman 173, November 1963!


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SUPERMAN 173, November 1963, was published on September 17, 1964. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp. It featured the issue's third and final story, all of which were eight pages long.

- (12:30) THE UNTOUCHABLE CLARK KENT, written by Leo Dorfman, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein.

- (30:21) TALES OF GREEN KRYPTONITE NO. 1, written by Otto Binder and drawn by Al Plastino.

- (43:14) THE TRIUMPH OF LUTHOR AND BRAINIAC, written by Jerry Siegel and drawn by John Forte. This was the  49th Siegel silver age Superman story, and the 126th overall for the era.

The episode begins with the MY PULL LIST segment, where I review the March 2018 cover dated comic books I ordered from Discount Comic Book Service.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1964: PART III: ACTION COMICS 318 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 53!

Then we will cover: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED DECEMBER 1954: PART I: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 81, PART II: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 146 & PART III: ACTION COMICS 319!

The home for THE SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com. Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.

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The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.com"Plans in Motion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. I make no claims of ownership of these images, nor do I earn any money from this podcast.

If you are interested in my artwork, go to wayfarerercomics.wordpress.com. I am available for commissions, so click on the Art Commissions tab for more information. If interested, send an e-mail to wayfarercomics@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!

And don't forget to take care of each other out there!

Thursday, March 15, 2018

Episode #376 Part I: Superman Family Comic Book Cover Dated November 1964: World's Finest Comics #145!

World's Finest Comics 145, November 1964!



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WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 145, November 1964, was published around September 19, 1964. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, inked by George Klein and lettered by Ira Schnapp.

- (8:02) PRISON FOR HEROES (16 pgs.; this story was divided into two 8 page sections), written by Edmond Hamilton, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. This story was reprinted in WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 197, October/November 1970, published around August 18, 1970. It contained 64 pages for 25¢. It was also reprinted in SHOWCASE PRESENTS: WORLD'S FINEST vol. II.

- (19:45) Part II: THE REVENGE OF SUPERMAN

- (36:28) Text article BATMAN'S GREATEST ENEMIES, writer unknown, and the CAPE AND COWL COMMENTS letter column.

Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.

Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1964: PART II: SUPERMAN 173, PART III: ACTION COMICS 318 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 53!


The home for THE SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com. Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.

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The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.com"Plans in Motion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. I make no claims of ownership of these images, nor do I earn any money from this podcast.

If you are interested in my artwork, go to wayfarerercomics.wordpress.com. I am available for commissions, so click on the Art Commissions tab for more information. If interested, send an e-mail to wayfarercomics@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!

And don't forget to take care of each other out there!

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Episode #375: Superman 2017: The Year In Review!




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In the latest installment of our annual Year In Review episode we look at the Superman stories, published during the year 2017, that I read last year. I did not read every title in the Superman family of comic books, so this episode will not be an overview of all of them.

= (5:43) ACTION COMICS

 - 971 & 972 MEN OF STEEL Parts 5 & 6

- 972 & 973 MILD MANNERED

- SUPERMAN REBORN: part 1: SUPERMAN 18, part 2: ACTION COMICS 975, part 3: SUPERMAN 19, part 4: ACTION COMICS 976

- 977 & 978 THE NEW WORLD

- 979 - 984 REVENGE

- 985 & 986 ONLY HUMAN

- 987 - 991 OZ EFFECT, 993 OZ EFFECT AFTERMATH

- 983 began the BOOSTER SHOT storyline that continued into this year.

= (24:56) SUPERMAN

- 14 - 16 MULTIPLICITY

- 17 DARK HARVEST

- 18 & 19 parts 1 & 3 respectively of SUPERMAN REBORN (discussed in the ACTION COMICS segment)

- 20 - 25 BLACK DAWN

- 26 BRAINS VS BRAWN

- 27 & 28 DECLARATION

- 29 & 30 A MINUTE LONGER

- 31 & 32 BREAKING POINT

- 33 - 35 IMPERIOUS LEX

= (47:13) SUPERWOMAN

- 5 IMPRESSIVE INSTANT

- 6 & 7 parts 6 & 7 of WHO KILLED SUPERWOMAN?

- 8 BY A THREAD: SUPERWOMAN REBORN?

= (54:00) SUPER SONS 1 WHEN I GROW UP part 1

= (58:40) Superman 2018: What I'm looking forward to this year in the Superman titles, especially with Brian Michael Bendis leaving Marvel for DC to write the Man Of Steel.

Next episode we return to our regularly scheduled silver age Superman family comic books with: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED NOVEMBER 1964: PART I: WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 145, PART II: SUPERMAN 173, PART III: ACTION COMICS 318 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 53!


The home for THE SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST is http://thesupermanfanpodcast.blogspot.com. Send e-mail to supermanfanpodcast@gmail.com.

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The theme of this podcast is PLANS IN MOTION, composed by Kevin MacLeod, and part of the royalty free music library at http://incompetech.com"Plans in Motion" Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0 License http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

Superman and all related characters are trademark and copyright DC Comics. Any art shown on this podcast is for entertainment purposes only, and not for profit. I make no claims of ownership of these images, nor do I earn any money from this podcast.

If you are interested in my artwork, go to wayfarerercomics.wordpress.com. I am available for commissions, so click on the Art Commissions tab for more information. If interested, send an e-mail to wayfarercomics@gmail.com.

Thanks for listening to the SUPERMAN FAN PODCAST and, as always, thanks to Jerry Siegel and Joe Shuster, creators of Superman!

And don't forget to take care of each other out there!