Unofficial Superman Family Index

SUPERMAN FAMILY #190

Cover Date: July-August 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1978-04-18

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)

Feature: "The Museum of Eternity" (1 Pages) Table of Contents

Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)

Kurt Schaffenberger (pencils)

Tex Blaisdell (inks)

E. Nelson Bridwell (edits)

Comment(s):

Story idea by Tom DeFalco and E. Nelson Bridwell.

Story: "Somebody Stole My Town!" (13 Pages) Jimmy Olsen

Credits:

Story	Tom DeFalco
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Tex Blaisdell
Lettering	Clem Robins
Colors	Mario Sen
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (next in the third story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in issue #189; next in the sixth story in this issue)

Meg Tempest (last in issue #164; next in Superman Vol. 1 #338)

Percy Bratton (last in issue #164; next in Superman Vol. 1 #338)

Mark Olsen (last in issue #164; next in the sixth story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Night Raiders (two members only; Tony named)

Preservers (first appearance; an alien race)

Guest Appearance(s):

Newsboy Legion II (in between issues #189 and #191/2)

Tommy II

Big Words II

Scrapper II

Gabby II

Flip

Other Character(s):

other Daily Planet staff (Peg named)

residents of Hartsdale

aliens on the Preservers' world

Cameo Appearance(s):

Teen Titans (in a photograph)

Guardian

Kid Flash

Robin

Speedy

Wonder Girl

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Hartsdale

Metropolis

WGBS Building

Daily Planet

Unidentified Space Sector

the Preservers' world (first appearance)

Comment(s):

This story is Chapter One of the "Museum of Eternity" storyline and continues in the next story in this issue.

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Second Story: "Doorways In the Sky" (8 Pages) Superman

Credits:

Story	Gerry Conway
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Dan Adkins
Lettering	Shelly Leferman
Colors	Mario Sen
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #485; next in the third story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

T.N.T. (last in Super Friends #12; next in the third story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58; next in the third story in this issue)

Ak-Var (last in issue #189/6; next in the third story in this issue)

Van Zee (last in issue #189/6; next in the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Preservers

Apprentice Prime (first appearance; next in the third story in this issue)

Curator (first appearance; next in the third story in this issue)

Other Character(s):

an unidentified alien race (first appearance)

humans from different time periods (Ancient Rome, Ancient China, other eras)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814

Earth

Fortress of Solitude

The Bottle City of Kandor (moved to the Preservers' world)

Unidentified Space Sector

the Preservers' world

Hartsdale (moved to the Preservers' world)

Comment(s):

This story is Chapter Two of the "Museum of Eternity" storyline. The story continues from the previous story and continues in the next story in this issue.

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Third Story: "Captives at the Edge of Forever" (12 Pages) Lois Lane

Credits:

Story	Tom DeFalco
Pencils	Kurt Schaffenberger
Inks	Frank Chiarmonte
Lettering	Jean Simek
Colors	Mario Sen
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (in between the second and fourth stories in the fifth story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the second and fourth stories in this issue)

Nightwing (Van-Zee; in between the second and fourth stories in this issue)

Flamebird (Ak-Var; in between the second and fourth stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between the first and fourth stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

Preservers

Apprentice Prime (in between the second and sixth stories in this issue)

Curator (in between the second and sixth stories in this issue)

Dissectoid (first appearance)

Purifier (first appearance)

Guest Appearance(s):

T.N.T. (last in the second story; next in ???)

Location(s):

Unidentified Space Sector

the Preservers' world

Kandor (moved to the Preservers' world)

Comment(s):

This story is Chapter Three of the "Museum of Eternity" storyline. The story continues from the previous story and continues in the next story in this issue.

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Fourth Story: "A Cage of Light" (8 Pages) Krypto

Credits:

Story	Bob Toomey
Art	Juan Ortiz
Lettering	Milt Snapinn
Colors	Mario Sen
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Krypto (given a collar with a retractible cape by AK-Var; last in issue #189/4; next in the sixth story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the third and fifth stories in this issue)

Nightwing (Van-Zee; in between the third and fifth stories in this issue)

Flamebird (Ak-Var; in between the third and fifth stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between the third and sixth stories in this issue)

Lois Lane (in between the third and sixth stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

Preservers

Location(s):

Unidentified Space Sector

the Preservers' world

Kandor (moved to the Preservers' world)

Nightcave

Comment(s):

This story is part four of the "Museum of Eternity" storyline. The story continues from the previous story and continues in the next story in this issue.

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Fifth Story: "Fight With the Phantom Zone Fiends" (10 Pages) Nightwing and Flamebird

Credits:

Story	Paul Kupperberg
Pencils	Ken Landgraf
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Lettering	Clem Robins
Colors	Gene D'Angelo
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Nightwing (Van-Zee; in between the fourth and sixth stories in this issue)

Flamebird (Ak-Var; in between the fourth and sixth stories in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (in between the fourth and sixth stories in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Don-El (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #78; next in issue #191/7)

Villain(s):

Phantom Zone Prisoners

Faora Hu-Ul (in between Action Comics #473 and #492)

General Zod (last in issue #189/6; next in the sixth story in this issue)

Jax-Ur (last in issue #189/6; next in the sixth story in this issue)

Kru-El (last in issue #189/6; next in the sixth story in this issue)

Professor Va-Kox (last in Action Comics #473; next in Phantom Zone #1)

eleven unidentified Zoners

Crime-Lord (in between issues #189/5 and #192/7)

Number 2 (first appearance; a subordinate of the Crime-Lord)

Kandorians Separatists (Ver-Na nmed)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians

Location(s):

Unidentified Space Sector

the Preservers' world

Kandor (moved to the Preservers' world)

Nightcave

Comment(s):

This story is Chapter Five of the "Museum of Eternity" storyline. The story continues from the previous story and continues in the next story in this issue.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird ([October] 2009)

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Sixth Story: "Finale" (12 Pages) Supergirl

Credits:

Story	Jack C. Harris
Pencils	Jack Abel
Inks	Frank Giacoia
Lettering	Jean Simek
Colors	Cory Adams
Editing	E. Nelson Bridwell