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SUPERMAN FAMILY #185
Cover Date: September-October 1977
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1977-06-14
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Cover Credits:
Art: Neal Adams (signed)
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Credits:
- E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
- Kurt Schaffenberger (art)
- E. Nelson Bridwell (edits)
Comment(s):
- Table of contents.
Credits:
| Story | Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Joe Giella |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #474; next in World's Finest Comics #246)
Guest Star(s):
- Superman (last in Justice League of America #146; next in the second story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Dr. Arnold Grogan (first appearance; a former government scientist, now leading a criminal gang; attempts to learn the location of the Fortress of Solitude)
- His gang (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- a S.T.A.R. Labs technician
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Faora Hu-Ul (in flashback)
- Jax-Ur (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (in flashback)
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Arctic Circle
- Metropolis
- Earth
Credits:
| Story | Martin Pasko |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #314; next in the third story in this issue)
Other Character(s):
- Craig Wellman (first appearance; a rok star to be interviewed by Clark and Lois
- citizens of Metropolis (including firefighters and window washers)
Location(s):
Credits:
| Story | Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils | Win Mortimer |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #246)
Guest Star(s):
- Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #246)
Supporting Character(s):
- Bill Henderson (last in Superman Vol. 1 #293; next in Black Lightning Vol. 1 #3)
- Perry White (last in issue #184/2; next in DC Special Series #5)
Villain(s):
- "Moose" Mason (first appearance; a rude bar patron)
- The Street-Stalker (Theresa Claro; first appearance; an actress and cab driver; dresses as an old man to attract then attack muggers)
- various muggers
Other Character(s):
- Wheezer (first appearance; an informant)
- Dr. Patrick Sheehy (first appearance;
- Mr. Claro (first appearance; also in flashback; father of Theresa)
- police officers
Location(s):
- Metropolis
- Maggie's (first appearance; a bar)
- WGBS Building
Credits:
| Story | Bob Toomey |
| Pencils | Juan Ortiz |
| Inks | Steve Mitchell |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Villain(s):
- Snegg (first appearance; a dognapper)
- Snegg's unidentified partner (first appearance)
Other Character(s):
- film crew
- Scoodles (first appearance; a dog)
Location(s):
- somewhere in California
Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Ken Landgraf |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal |
| Colors | Bob LeRose |
| Lettering | Debra Schulman |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Nightwing (in between issues #184/5 and #186/5; also in flashback to adopting the Nightwing identity; last in World's Finest Comics #240; next in issue #183/5)
- Flamebird (in between issues #184/5 and #186/5; also in flashback to adopting the Flamebird identity; last in Action Comics #336; next in issue #183/5)
Villain(s):
- Zal-Te (first appearance; also in flashback; criminal scientist; creates an enlarging ray that works on a one-celled creature)
- one-celled creatures, grown to human-sized (first appearance for both; green version in flashback, white version in present)
Other Character(s):
Location(s):
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird ([October] 2009)
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Jose Delbo |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Colors | Liz Berube |
| Lettering | Morris Waldinger |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Fred Danvers (in between issues #184 and #186/6; also in flashbacks)
- Edna Danvers (in between issues #184 and #186/6; also in flashbacks)
- Zor-El (in between issues #177 and #186/6; also in flashbacks)
- Alura Zor-El (in between issues #177 and #186/6; also in flashbacks)
Villain(s):
- The Visitors
- Elastic Crook (in between issues #184 and #186/6)
- Electric Man (in between issues #184 and #186/6)
- Invisible Rogue (in between issues #184 and #186/6)
Other Character(s):
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Superman (in flashback)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Argo City (in flashback)
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Fortress of Solitude
- Midvale
- Metropolis (in flashback)
- Earth
- Survival Zone