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SUPERMAN #177

Cover Date: May 1965
Cover Price: $0.12
Publication Date: 1965-03-25

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: George Klein


Story: "Superman's Kryptonese Curse!" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryOtto Binder
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70/3; next in flashback in issue #179/2; also in minor flashbacks as Superboy and Superbaby)

Guest Star(s):

Krypto (in flashback; last in issue #157/3; next in flashback in issue #179/2)
a piece of red kryptonite (narrates the story; radiations cause Superman and Vol-Don to speak and write only in Kryptonese; formerly green kryptonite, becomes gold kryptonite last in issue #176/2; also in flashbacks)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in flashback; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70/3; next in flashback in issue #179/2)
Lois Lane (in flashback; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70/3; next in flashback in issue #179/2)
Perry White (in flashback; last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #70/3; next in flashback in issue #179/2)

Other Character(s):

Vol-Don (last in ???; next in issue #185/2)
a Superman, Clark Kent, Supergirl and Krypto robot (Clark Kent robot destroyed)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2813
Krypton (in flashback)
Space Sector 2814
Earth
Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
Metropolis
Daily Planet


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Second Story: "The Menace Called "It"" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryLeo Dorfman
PencilsCurt Swan
InksGeorge Klein
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #323/2; next in the third story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lana Lang (last in issue #176/3; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #57)
Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #323; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #57)
Perry White (last in Action Comics #323; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #57)

Villain(s):

"It" (first appearance; a tornado-like creature from another dimension)

Other Character(s):

citizens of Metropolis
other "It" creatures (first appearance of all)

Location(s):

Metropolis
Daily Planet
an unnamed world in another dimension (first appearance)

Story Reprinted in:

Best of DC #56/3 (January 1985)


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Third Story: "When Jimmy Olsen Stole Krypto from Superman" (8 Pages)

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel ?
ArtGeorge Papp
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (also in Krypto's dream; last in the second story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #57)

Guest Star(s):

Krypto (last in issue #176; next in World's Finest Comics #151)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (also in Krypto's dream; last in Action Comics #323; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #57)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Lucy Lane (in Krypto's dream)
Jimmy Olsen Fan Club (in Krypto's dream)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
Doghouse of Solitude (in Krypto's dream)

Comment(s):

Krypto has a dream in which Superman's powers are accidentally transferred to Jimmy Olsen, then Jimmy becomes angry Krypto won't become his partner.


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