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| Superman 177, May 1965! |
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SUPERMAN 177, May 1965, published on March 18, 1965. 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 second of three 8 page stories.
- (9:05) SUPERMAN'S KRYPTONITE CURSE (subtitled TALES OF KRYPTONITE NO. 3), written by Otto Binder, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein.
- (22:22) THE MENACE CALLED "IT", written by Leo Dorfman, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. This story was also reprinted in BEST OF DC 56, January 1985, published on September 11, 1984. It contained 100 pages for the cover price of $1.50.
- (34:20) METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter column.
- (42:21) WHEN JIMMY OLSEN STOLE KRYPTO FROM SUPERMAN, written by Jerry Siegel (the Grand Comic Book Database puts a question mark by Siegel's name) and drawn by George Papp. This was Siegel's 54th silver age Superman story, and his 141st overall for the era.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN COMIC BOOK COVER DATED MAY 1965: PART III: ACTION COMICS 324 & PART IV: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 57!
Then we will feature: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JUNE 1965: PART I: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 85, PART II: 80 PG. GIANT 11 (starring Superman), PART III: ACTION COMICS 325 & WORLD'S FINEST COMICS 150!
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I always enjoyed those stories narrated by the piece of kryptonite. They were always a good change-of-pace, and certainly this story, with the red kryptonite transformation of Superman created some suspense, and the change to gold kryptonite at the end of the story sets up the next story in the series very well, with real danger for Superman. I always thought that Superman was more afraid of gold kryptonite than he was of green kryptonite, as if losing his powers and becoming an ordinary man was a fate worse than the death of green kryptonite poisoning. I wonder what that says about his real opinion of ordinary humans.
ReplyDelete"When Jimmy Olsen Stole Krypto from Superman" presented poor Krypto with a terrible dilemma. Dogs are well-known for their loyalty, and Krypto ought to be SUPER-loyal, but Jimmy really hounds the Dog of Steel to force him to switch loyalty. That behavior should have been some kind of clue, since Jimmy, as Superman's loyal pal (almost, but not quite, as loyal as Pete Ross), he should understand and not try to undermine Krypto's loyalty. Bad Jimmy! Bad!
I remember at the end of “Whatever Happened To The Man Of Tomorrow”, when we learn that Lois’ husband is the now powerless Superman, he says basically that he originally thought the world couldn’t survive without him but learned that it could. About Super-Jimmy, well said.
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