| Unofficial Superman Index |
SUPERMAN #157
Cover Date: November 1962
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1962-09-20
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein
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Credits:
| Story | Edmond Hamilton |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #293; next in second story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jor-El (in flashback; last/next in ???)
- Mon-El (next in Action Comics #295)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #293; next in second story in this issue)
- Supergirl (last in Action Comics #293; next in flashback in Action Comics #292/2
Villain(s):
- Rog-Ar (first appearance; framed Quex-Ul for the death of the Rondors)
- Phantom Zone Prisoners
- Doctor Xadu (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #104; next in Action Comics #434)
- Jax-Ur (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #62; next in Action Comics #295)
- Professor Vakox (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #62)
- Quex-Ul (first appearance; also in flashbacks; framed for the death of the Rondors; released after 25 years, loses powers and memories to gold kryptonite; next in Phantom Zone #1)
Other Character(s):
- Kryptonians (in flashbacks; ill patients, police)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Arctic Circle
- Asia
- Arabian Desert
- United States of America
- Finjan Island
- Earth
- Phantom Zone
Comment(s):
- First appearance of Rondors and the first in-continuity appearance of Gold Kryptonite.
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Vol. 1 #227/3 (June-July 1970)
- Showcase Presents Superman #4 ([September] 2008) [black and white]
- Superman: Tales from the Phantom Zone ([June] 2009)
Credits:
| Story | Robert Bernstein |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (also poses as a genie; last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #37)
Supporting Character(s):
- Krypto (last in Action Comics #293; next in issue #160)
- Lori Lemaris (last in issue #156; next in Action Comics #295)
- Perry White (also poses as Professor Von Schultz, an archaeologist who found "Aladdin's Lamp;" last in the first story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- an international spy (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- FBI agents
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Best of DC #8 (November-December 1980)
- Showcase Presents Superman #4 ([September] 2008) [black and white]
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | George Klein |
| Lettering | Joe Letterese |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in Action Comics #301; next in World's Finest Comics #134)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #301; next in World's Finest Comics #134)
- Lana Lang (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #41/3; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70/3)
- Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #301; next in World's Finest Comics #134)
- Lori Lemaris (last in Action Comics #298/2; next in Adventure Comics #304/2
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #301; next in World's Finest Comics #134)
- Supergirl (last in Adventure Comics #293; next in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70/3)
Villain(s):
- Bizarro (last in Adventure Comics #299/2; next in Superboy Vol. 1 #111/2)
- A diamond smuggler (first appearance; threatens Clark Kent's life)
Guest Appearance(s):
- Comet (last in Adventure Comics #293; next in Action Comics #302/2)
- Krypto (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #68; next in flashback in issue #177)
- Legion of Super-Heroes (team in between Adventure Comics #301/2 and #302/2)
- Cosmic Boy (Rokk Krinn; in between Adventure Comics #301/2 and #302/2)
- Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; in between Adventure Comics #301/2 and #303/2)
Other Character(s):
- Steven Snapinn (first appearance; a Little Leaguer who saves Superman's life)
- Cybernians (first named; an alien race Superman once helped defend against an invasion; not seen)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Lex Luthor (flashback image)
- Luma Lynai (flashback image)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Unidentified Space Sector
- Cybern Galaxy (first mentioned)
Story Reprinted in:
- Limited Collectors' Edition #C-38 (October-November 1975)
- Showcase Presents Superman #4 ([September] 2008) [black and white]