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Superman Family 212

SUPERMAN FAMILY #212

Cover Date: November 1981
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1981-07-28

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


Story: "Payment on Demand" (16 Pages)
Supergirl

Credits:

StoryMartin Pasko
PencilsWin Mortimer
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (last in Detective Comics #510/2; next in issue #213)

Supporting Character(s):

Jeremy Kane (last in issue #211; next in Superman Vol. 1 #366)
Lena Thorul (in between issues #211 and #213)
Greg Gilbert (in between issues #211 and #213)
Hal Kyle (last in issue #211; next in Superman Vol. 1 #366)

Villain(s):

Blackrock (last in Superman Vol. 1 #326; next in issue #213)
Sal (first appearance; also in flashback)
a thug working for Sal (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Val Colby (last in Action Comics #486/2; next in issue #213)
Ida Colby (first appearance; Val's grandmother; Lena's mother-in-law, next in issue #213)
Henny Peters (in between issues #209 and #219)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Samuel Tanner (picture on a monitor)
Les Vegas (picture on a monitor)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
New York, NY
WGBS Building

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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Second Story: "The Great Superman Hoax" (8 Pages)
Mr. & Mrs. Superman

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsKurt Schaffenberger
InksJim Janes
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsAdrienne Roy
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between issues #211/2 and #213/2)
Lois Lane (in between issues #211/2 and #213/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Susie Tompkins (in between issues #199/2 and #216/2)
Lucille Tompkins (last in Action Comics #484; next in issue #216/2)
Steve Bard (last in Superman Vol. 1 #29/3; next in issue #216/2)

Villain(s):

Manny Tharp (first appearance; an ex-Daily Star reporter; impersonates Superman to give her a fake story)

Other Character(s):

Tharp's editor at the Evening Standard (first appearance; fires Tharp)
inhabitants of the planet Jeyes

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth-2
Metropolis
Daily Star
Mountain Hideaway
Unidentified Space Sector
Jeyes (first appearance)


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Third Story: "The Newsboy Who Saw Too Much" (6 Pages)
The Private Life of Clark Kent

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksJoe Giella
LetteringTodd Klein
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in Krypton Chronicles #3; next in the fourth story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in Krypton Chronicles #3; next in the fourth story in this issue)

Villain(s):

David Horton (first appearance; a director of the Diamond Exchange; involved in a jewel heist)

Other Character(s):

Stephen Marco (a 12 year old newspaper boy and neighbor of Clark's; in between issues #201/3 and #215/3)
Judy Marco (last in issue #201/3)
Charles Herdemian (first appearance; in a photograph; a director of the Diamond Exchange)
citizens of Metropolis

Cameo Appearance(s):

Bill Henderson (in a photograph)

Location(s):

Metropolis
344 Clinton St.
WGBS Building
Daily Planet


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Fourth Story: "A Deadly Day in the Life" (10 Pages)
Lois Lane

Credits:

StoryPaul Levitz
PencilsBob Oksner
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in issue #211/5; next in Action Comics #525)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the third story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #40

Supporting Character(s):

Bill Henderson (in between issues #211/4 and #213/4)
Perry White (in between the third and fifth stories in this issue)

Villain(s):

Joe "The Arm" (first mentioned; behind the scenes; a protection racketeer)
a thug working for Joe "the Arm" (first appearance)

Other Character(s):

Larry (first appearance; works in Henderson's office)

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
Daily Planet


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Fifth Story: "The Last Dangerous Days (and Sleepless Nights) of Jimmy Olsen" (8 Pages)
Jimmy Olsen

Credits:

StoryMartin Pasko
PencilsJose Delbo
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringPierre Bernard, Jr.
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in DC Comics Presents #39; next in Action Comics #525)

Supporting Character(s):

Jennifer Owens (in between issues #211/5 and #213/5)
Perry White (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in Action Comics #525)

Villain(s):

an unnamed criminal posing as Pete Pomerantz, DDS (first appearance)
Mrs. Tim Cruikshank (first appearance; wife of a member of a car theft ring)

Other Character(s):

Dr. Slocum (first appearance; a friend of Jennifer Owens; works at the Metropolis University Psychology Department)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Metropolis University
WGBS Building
Daily Planet


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