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Superman Family 207

SUPERMAN FAMILY #207

Cover Date: May-June 1981
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1981-02-05

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


Story: "Look Homeward, Argonian!" (12 Pages)

Credits:

PlotJack C. Harris
StoryRoy Thomas
PencilsWin Mortimer
InksVince Colletta
ColorsCarl Gafford
LetteringJohn Costanza
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (last in Secrets of the Legion of Super-Heroes #1)

Guest Star(s):

Legion of Super-Heroes:
Blok (in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #272 and #277)
Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #275 and #277; also in flashback, chronology uncertain)
Chameleon Boy (Reep Daggle; in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #274 and #276; also in flashback, chronology uncertain)
Colossal Boy (Gim Allon; in flashback, chronology uncertain)
Lightning Lad (Garth Ranzz; in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #275 and #277)
Saturn Girl (Imra Ardeen; in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #275 and #277)
Shrinking Violet (Salu Digby; in flashback, chronology uncertain)
Sun Boy (Dirk Morgna; in between Legion of Super-Heroes Vol. 2 #274 and #276)

Supporting Character(s):

Valerie Myles (in between issues #206 and #208)

Villain(s):

Universo (last in Superboy Vol. 1 #207; next in Brave and the Bold #179; also in flashback, chronology uncertain)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Zor-El (in flashbacks)
Alura Zor-El (in flashbacks)
Kryptonians (illusions, including Kam-Par)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (debris field)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Metropolis
Legion Headquarters II (in the 30th Century)
Santa Augusta
Unidentified Space Sector(s)
Argo City (circling a red sun; also in flashbacks as well as illusion)
the Timestream


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Second Story: "The Turnabout Powers!" (8 Pages)
Mr. & Mrs. Superman

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsKurt Schaffenberger
InksJoe Giella
ColorsAdrienne Roy
LetteringShelly Leferman
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (powers temporarily transferred to Lois; in between issues #206/2 and #208/2)
Lois Lane (temporarily gains Superman's powers; in between issues #206/2 and #208/2)

Villain(s):

The Burnett Gang (first appearance; a trio of criminals)

Other Character(s):

a window washer (first appearance)
an unidentified family (first appearance of all; hostages of the Burnett Gang)
police officers

Cameo Appearance(s):

Superboy (in flashback)

Location(s):

Earth-2
Metropolis

Comment(s):

This story takes place on Friday, February 13th, 1953.


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Third Story: "Too Good to Be True!" (7 Pages)

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsGeorge Tuska
InksDan Adkins
ColorsBob Rozakis
LetteringMilt Snapinn
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in Action Comics #519; next in the fourth story in this issue)

Guest Star(s):

Oliver Queen (in between World's Finest Comics #268/2 and #269/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Josh Coyle.(last in Action Comics #519; next in DC Comics Presents #35)
Lana Lang (in between Action Comics #519 and #521)
Morgan Edge.(in between World's Finest Comics #268 and #269/2)

Villain(s):

George Taylor (in between World's Finest Comics #266/2 and #269/2)
the owner of a diner in Star City (first appearance; tries to use truth serum to get Oliver Queen to confess his Green Arrow identitiy)

Other Character(s):

Laura Conway (last in Superman Vol. 1 #339)
Jenkins (first appearance; a helicopter pilot)
Metropolis firefighters (Charlie named)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Suicide Slum
WGBS Building
Star City


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Fourth Story: "The Exposé Exposé!" (10 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsBob Oksner
InksVince Colletta
ColorsCarl Gafford
LetteringTodd Klein
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in DC Comics Presents #32; next in the fifth story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in the third story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #33)
Jimmy Olsen (last in World's Finest Comics #268; next in the fifth story in this issue)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #517; next in the fifth story in this issue)
Steve Lombard (last in Action Comics #519; next in DC Comics Presents #35)

Villain(s):

Mr. Jacoby (owner of a chemical waste dump; first appearance)
Dave (first appearance; one of Jacoby's thugs)
Eddie (first appearance; one of Jacoby's thugs)

Other Character(s):

Adolph Nurduck (first appearance; publisher of the Metropolis Daily Whisper)
Bambi Bonanza (first appearance; a reporter for the Metropolis Daily Whisper; winns a "Benjie")

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Clark, Jimmy, Perry and Steve all win "Benjies," the Franklin Press Prize for reporting.


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Fifth Story: "Death and Taxes or Jimmy Olsen's Very Bad Day!" (11 Pages)

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsJose Delbo
InksSteve Mitchell
ColorsCarl Gafford
LetteringJohn Costanza
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #33)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in Brave and the Bold #175)
Perry White (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in Brave and the Bold #175)

Villain(s):

Johnny Bicardi (first appearance; a gangster)
an IRS office secretary (first appearance; former lover of Agent Harley)

Other Character(s):

Reynolds (first appearance; a FBI agent)
Harley (first appearance; an IRS auditor; deceased)
Stu Hobart (first appearance; a tax evader)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Federal Building
WGBS Building
Daily Planet


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