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| Superman 182, January 1966! |
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SUPERMAN 182, January 1966, was published on November 4, 1965. It contained 32 pages for the cover price of 12¢. Mort Weisinger was the editor, and the cover was pencilled by Curt Swan, according to Mike's Amazing World Of DC Comics, while the Grand Comic Book Database credits Curt Swan and Al Plastino as penciller for the cover. It does appear that Superman's face resembled Al Plastino's art style instead of Curt Swan's. The inker was George Klein and the letterer was Ira Schnapp.
- (2:46) MY PULL LIST segment, featuring the comic books I ordered from Discount Comic Book Service, which carried the July 2019 cover date, released during the month of May 2019.
- (10:50) A short review of the book THE LEAGUE OF REGRETTABLE SUPERHEROES by John Morris and published by Quirk Books in 2015.
- (19:39) THE NEW LIVES OF SUPERMAN (16 pages divided into two eight page parts). Part I was titled BLIND CLARK KENT. The story was written by Jerry Siegel, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein. This was Siegel's 57th silver age Superman story and his 154th for the era.
- (30:31) Part II: CLARK THE "K",
- (47:51) THE MENACE OF THE TERRIBLE TOYMAN (8 pgs.), written by Leo Dorfman, pencilled by Curt Swan and inked by George Klein.
- (1:00:37) METROPOLIS MAILBAG letter column.
Also highlighted in this episode are the issue's ads and other features.
Next Episodes: SUPERMAN FAMILY COMIC BOOKS COVER DATED JANUARY 1966: PART II: SUPERMAN'S GIRL FRIEND LOIS LANE 62, PART III: SUPERMAN 183 (80 Pg. Giant), PART IV: ACTION COMICS 332 & PART V: SUPERMAN'S PAL JIMMY OLSEN 90!
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I really enjoyed "The New Lives of Superman" stories, with Superman "trying out" possible new secret identities. It's always interesting to wonder what Superman's life might be like if he were someone other than Clark Kent. These stories lean toward the "and who, disguised as Clark Kent …" line of thinking, that Superman is who he really is, and Clark is just a disguise, a fictional creation. While I don't necessarily subscribe to the opposite view, that Clark is the "real" guy and Superman is the disguise, I do think that Superman is too attached to the identity of Clark Kent to cast him aside, if for no other reason that he loved and respected Ma and Pa Kent too much for that. I'm not sure that a butler or a DJ were the best choices for a secret identity, if he wanted something long-term. Both jobs involve being "on-call" too much for him to slip away at any time to act as Superman. If he were going to consider alternatives for a secret identity (and I like your thought that he might just be Superman all the time), maybe he could have just kept pretending to be blind. I think there'd be less societal expectation for him in that role, especially if he wasn't Clark Kent, with a well-established life and friends, but just some random guy who was "blind", so that changing into his Superman role might be easier.
ReplyDelete"The Menace of the Terrible Toyman" was a good Toyman story, which is far less common than, say, a good Luthor or Brainiac story, and, like you, I think I'd have liked to have seen a sequel to it.
Thanks for raising some excellent points.
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