Unofficial Superman Index

SUPERMAN #278

Cover Date: August 1974
Cover Price: $0.60
Publication Date: 1974-05-21

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Cover Credits:
Art: Nick Cardy

Story: "Super-Showdown at Buzzard Gulch!" (20 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Bob Oksner
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Action Comics #437; next in the second story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #435; next in the second story in this issue)

Lola Barnett (last in issue #275; next in the second story in this issue)

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #437; next in the second story in this issue)

Morgan Edge (in between issue #277/2 and the second story in this issue)

Perry White (last in Action Comics #437; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #137)

Steve Lombard (in between issue #277/2 and the second story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Terra-Man (last in Action Comics #426; next in issue #299)

Other Character(s):

Freddy (first appearance; a WGBS staffer)

Location(s):

Buzzard Gulch (first appearance; an Old West ghost town)

Metropolis

WGBS Building

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Second Story: "Lola Barnett's Metropolis Gossip!" (2 Pages)

Credits:

Art	Pat Broderick
Assistant editing	E. Nelson Bridwell
Editing	Julius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lola Barnett (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #438)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #438)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in the first story in this issue; next in issue #280/2)

Laura Conway (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #152; next in issue #280/2)

Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in Action Comics #438)

Morgan Edge (last in the first story in this issue; next in issue #280)

Steve Lombard (last in the first story in this issue; next in issue #279)

Villain(s):

Mister Mxyzptlk (last in Adventure Comics #393; next in issue #283/2)

Other Character(s):

Johnny Nevada (last in issue #274; next in Action Comics #442)

Location(s):

Metropolis

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Third Story (reprint): "The Mermaid from Atlantis!" (9 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superman Vol. 1 #138 (July 1960)

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Fourth Story (reprint): "The Compass Points to Murder!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Superman Vol. 1 #33 (March-April 1945)

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Fifth Story (reprint): "The Seven Secrets of Superman" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from World's Finest Comics #62 (January-February 1953)

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Sixth Story (reprint): "Clark Kent, Coward!" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Action Comics #298 (March 1963)

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Seventh Story (reprint): "The Superman Spectaculars" (12 Pages)

Reprint Comment(s):

Story reprinted from Action Comics #211 (December 1955)

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