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Superman Family 215

SUPERMAN FAMILY #215

Cover Date: February 1982
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1981-10-27

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Rich Buckler (signed)
Inks: Vince Colletta (signed)


Story: "Crisis at the Crossroads of Time" (14 Pages)
Supergirl

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsWin Mortimer
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (last in DC Comics Presents #43; next in issue #216)

Guest Star(s):

Supergirl of 500,000 A.D. (Louise-L; first appearance; from 500,000 years in the future; also in flashback)

Supporting Character(s):

Alan Ward (in between issues #211 and #218)
Herb Silver (first appearance; next in issue #216)
Marilyn Silver (first appearance; next in issue #216)

Villain(s):

Master Jailer (in between issues #219 and #221)
the Righteous Knights (first appearance for all)
Tal Belok (first appearance; last chronological appearance in a flashback to next issue
Toxus (Virgil Belasco; first appearance; last chronological appearance in a flashback to next issue

Guest Appearance(s):

Superman (in flashback; last/next in ???)

Other Character(s):

New York City police officers
citizens of New York City

Location(s):

New York, NY (also 500,000 years in the future)

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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Second Story: "Beware the Ultra-Ant" (9 Pages)
Mr. & Mrs. Superman

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsIrv Novick
InksFrank Chiaramonte
ColorsTom Ziuko
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between issues #214/2 and #216/2)
Lois Lane (in between issues #214/2 and #216/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Lewis Lang (last/next in ???)

Villain(s):

Insect Queen (Lana Lang; temporarily controlled by the Ultar-Humanite; in between issues #214/2 and #216/2)
Ultra-Humanite (insect body dies; last in issue #214/2; next in Justice League of America #195)

Location(s):

Earth-2
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Star
Egypt
the Valley of the Kings

Comment(s):

This story takes place in the 1950s.
This story is continued from the previous issue.


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Third Story: "Take Me Out of the Ball Game" (8 Pages)
The Private Life of Clark Kent

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksFrank McLaughlin
LetteringJohn Costanza
ColorsTom Ziuko
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in Captain Carrot and His Amazing Zoo Crew #1; next in the fourth story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Frank Jackson (full name given as Franklin Pierce Jackson; last in issue #211/3; next in Superman Vol. 1 #369)
Steve Lombard (last in issue #213/4; next in Superman Vol. 1 #369)

Other Character(s):

the Planeteers (first appearance for all; a Little League team sponsored by the Daily Planet; including Stephen Marco (last in issue #212/3
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Cooperstown, NY
Baseball Hall of Fame
Metropolis
344 Clinton St.
Metro Stadium
WGBS Building


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Fourth Story: "The Man Who Lived Twice" (10 Pages)
Lois Lane

Credits:

StoryTamsyn O'Flynn
PencilsBob Oksner
InksVince Colletta
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #368; next in DC Comics Presents #43)

Supporting Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in the third story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #276)
Jimmy Olsen (last in Superman Vol. 1 #367; next in the fifth story in this issue)
Perry White (last in Superman Vol. 1 #366; next in the fifth story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Carl Fielding (first appearance; cousin and sole heir to B.B. Bancroft's fortune; atempts to kill Bancroft to ensure he reveives the billions)

Other Character(s):

B. B. Bancroft (first appearance; former "boy billionaire;" believed missing for the past seven years, secretly living in Deer Lake as a shopkeepr named Charlie with no interest in his fortune)
Lilah (first appearance; maries Charlie / B.B. Bancroft)
citizens of Deer Lake

Location(s):

Metropolis
344 Clinton St.
WGBS Building
Daily Planet
Deer Lake (first appearance; a quiet town at least 50 miles rom Metropolis)


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Fifth Story: "Charity Begins with Death!" (9 Pages)
Jimmy Olsen

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsJose Delbo
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringShelly Leferman
ColorsJerry Serpe
Consulting editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #43)

Supporting Character(s):

Lucy Lane (last in issue #214/5; next in Lois Lane #1)
Perry White (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in Superman Vol. 1 #369)

Villain(s):

Alfie Bartell (first appearance; a racketeer)
Mr. Winfield (first appearance; head of United Charities, which has been laundering mob money)
Monroe (first appearance; an underling)

Other Character(s):

Alexander Tucker (first appearance; publisher of the Metropolis Eagle; next in issue #216)
Phil (first appearance; editor of the Metropolis Eagle; next in issue #216)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
Metropolis Eagle
WGBS Building
Daily Planet

Comment(s):

Jimmy and Lucy break up.


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