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Superman Family 194

SUPERMAN FAMILY #194

Cover Date: March-April 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1978-12-12

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Feature: "Superman Family!" (1 Pages)


Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
Kurt Schaffenberger (art)
E. Nelson Bridwell (edits)


Comment(s):

Table of Contents, inside front cover.


 

Story: "When the Sorcerer Strikes!" (13 Pages)
Superboy

Credits:

StoryTom DeFalco
ArtJoe Staton
LetteringGaspar Saladino
ColorsGene D'Angelo
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Superboy (in between Superboy and the Legion of Super-Heroes #249 and #250)

Supporting Character(s):

Jonathan Kent (in between issues #192 and #196)
Martha Kent (in between issues #192 and #195)
Lana Lang (in between issues #193 and #195)
Lewis Lang (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #177/2; next in New Adventures of Superboy #2)
Pete Ross (last in issue #192; next in New Adventures of Superboy #1)

Villain(s):

Garok (formerly "Gary," a friend of Superboy's when he was a toddler; last in Superboy Vol. 1 #187/2)
a demonic creature (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Smallville High students

Location(s):

Tibet
Kunlun Mountains
United States of America
Smallville
321 Main Street


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Second Story: "Showdown" (12 Pages)
Nightwing and Flamebird

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
ArtMarshall Rogers
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Nightwing (last in issue #193/6; next in Superman Vol. 1 #338)
Flamebird (last in issue #193/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Don-El (last in issue #192/7; next in Superman Vol. 1 #337)

Villain(s):

The Crime-Lord of Kandor (revealed as Jur-Ll; see Comments; last in issue #193/6; also in flashbacks to earliest chronological appearance, preceding issue #189/5; dies)
the Crime-Lord's henchmen

Other Character(s):

Kryptonians from another dimension (first appearance; in flashbacks; see Comments)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback)
Kandor (in flashback)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Fortress of Solitude
The Bottled City of Kandor
another dimension
Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback; see Comments)

Comment(s):

Jur-Ll was originally presented as from "another dimension," this was later retconned to have been the pre-Crisis universe of Earth-3 in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)
This is the final Nightwing and Flamebird feature in Superman Family.

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Bottle City of Kandor ([December] 2007)
Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird ([December] 2009)


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Third Story: "Armageddon Arrives Today!" (21 Pages)
Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane

Credits:

StoryTom DeFalco
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksVince Colletta
LetteringMilt Snapinn
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #333; next in Brave and the Bold #150)
Lois Lane (last in issue #192/6; next in DC Comics Presents #8)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in issue #192/6; next in DC Comics Presents #8)
Speedy (last in issue #193/2; next in Brave and the Bold #149)
Newsboy Legion II (last in issue #193/2; final pre-Crisis appearance; next post-Crisis appearance in Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2)
Gabby
Tommy
Big Words
Scrapper
Flippa Dippa

Supporting Character(s):

Dubbilex (last in issue #193/2; final pre-Crisis appearance; next post-Crisis appearance in Superman Annual Vol. 2 #2)
Human Cannonball (last in issue #193/3)
Dave Stevens (last in issue #193/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #337)
Tina Ames (last in issue #193/3)

Villain(s):

Adam II (last in issue #193/2; next in Justice League of America #250)
Jimmy Olsen clones (all die)
Justice League clones (all die)
Black Canary (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #111)
Flash (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #111)
Green Arrow (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #111)
Green Lantern (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #111)
Hawkman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #111)
Superman (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #111)
Wonder Woman
The Master (in shadow only; last in flashback in New Adventures of Superboy #49/2; next in Adventure Comics #484)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Kalibak (in flashback to New Gods Vol. 1 #18)
Orion (in flashback to New Gods Vol. 1 #18)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Metropolis
Metropolis General Hospital
Project Cadmus

Comment(s):

This story is continued from issue #193/3.


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Fourth Story: "Nightmare in New Athens" (15 Pages)
Supergirl

Credits:

StoryScott Edelman
PencilsDon Heck
InksJoe Giella
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (last in Brave and the Bold #147; next in issue #195/6)

Guest Star(s):

Snapper Carr (in between issues #192/2 and #195/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Fred Danvers (last in issue #189/6; next in Brave and the Bold #160)

Villain(s):

Professor Martin (first appearance; a Sociology instructor who creates a harness that is fueled by hate giving the wearer superpowers)
a Superboy robot (possessed by an energy being; next in issue #195/6)
An unnamed energy being (in between issues #193/4 and #195/6)

Other Character(s):

New Athens students (Bert Fisher, Rich Hodgins, Mark and Juliet named)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Elastic Crook (image)
Electric Man (image)
Invisible Rogue (image)
Gravity Lord (image)
Gravitron Man (image)
Klax-Ar (image)‎

Location(s):

Midvale
S.T.A.R. Labs
Santa Augusta, FL
New Athens Experimental School

Comment(s):

This story continues, in part, in the next issue.


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