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Superman Family 186

SUPERMAN FAMILY #186

Cover Date: November-December 1977
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1977-08-17

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: José Luis García-López (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Feature: [Table of Contents] (1 Pages)


Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)
Kurt Schaffenberger (art)
E. Nelson Bridwell (edits)




 


Story: "The Bug Lady" (13 Pages)
Jimmy Olsen

Credits:

StoryJohn Albano
PencilsChic Stone
InksJoe Orlando
LetteringBill Morse
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in DC Special Series #5; next in issue #187)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in Batman Vol. 1 #293; next in the third story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Lucy Lane (in between issues #179 and #213/5)
Perry White (last in DC Special Series #5; next in the third story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Mr. Caulwell (first appearance; owner of a chemical plant)

Other Character(s):

Mrs. Westly (first appearance; "The Bug Lady")
citizens of Crescentville (first appearance for all)

Location(s):

Crescentville
Metropolis


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Second Story: "Save My Friend, Kill Your World!" (8 Pages)
Superman

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsCurt Swan
InksMurphy Anderson
LetteringMorris Waldinger
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Superman (last in Justice League of America #150; next in issue #187/2)

Guest Star(s):

Superman of Earth-2 (last in All-Star Comics #66; next in issue #187/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen of Earth-2 (last in issue #222/4; next in All-Star Comics #71)
Phineas Potter (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #124; next in issue #187/2)

Villain(s):

Krogg (first appearance; a planetary conqueror thrown into an interdimensional void 1000 years ago by a wizard)

Location(s):

JLA Satellite
Earth-2
JSA Headquarters
Metropolis

Comment(s):

This story continues in the next issue.


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Third Story: "Dateline: A Kingdom of the Mad" (12 Pages)
Lois Lane

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsWin Mortimer
InksJoe Giella
LetteringDebra Schulman
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in DC Special Series #5; next in Superman Vol. 1 #316)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman Vol. 1 #316)

Supporting Character(s):

Melba Manton (last in issue #184; next in Action Comics #479)
Morgan Edge (last in DC Special Series #5; next in Superman Vol. 1 #316)
Perry White (last in the first story in this issue; next in issue #187)

Villain(s):

Ada Baba (first appearance; "President-for-Life" dictator of Oranga)
Baba's oldiers (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Ada Baba’s son (first appearance)
political prisoners

Location(s):

Democratic Republic of Oranga (first appearance; a small African nation)
Champula (first appearance; capital city)
Muawebe Township (first appearance)
United States of America
Metropolis
WGBS Building


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Fourth Story: "Gunfight at the Canine Corral!" (6 Pages)
Krypto

Credits:

StoryBob Toomey
PencilsJuan Ortiz
InksVince Colletta
LetteringJohn Workman
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Krypto (in between issues #185/4 and #187/4)

Supporting Character(s):

Chelsea (in between issues #185/4 and #187/4)
Ed Lacy (in between issues #185/4 and #187/4)

Villain(s):

Jack Ketch (first appearance; a former employee of Ed Lacy's; attempts to kill Ed for revenge)

Other Character(s):

Mr. Swindlehurst (first appearance; production chief of Canine Pictures)
Dawn (first appearance; PA at Canine Pictures)
film crew

Location(s):

a movie set in California

Comment(s):

Canine Pictures is filming "Mad Dogs of Tombstone."


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Fifth Story: "Journey to the Center of Nowhere" (10 Pages)
Nightwing and Flamebird

Credits:

StoryPaul Kupperberg
PencilsKen Landgraf
InksRomeo Tanghal
LetteringClem Robins
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Nightwing (in between issues #185/5 and #187/5)
Flamebird (in between issues #185/5 and #187/5)

Supporting Character(s):

Sylvia Van-Zee (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #78; next in issue #188)
Lyle-Zee (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #27/2; next in issue #188)
Lili Van-Zee (last in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #27/2; next in issue #188)
Thara Gem-Zee

Villain(s):

Blaz the Unconquerable (first appearance)
Blaz's army (first appearance for all; warriors from different periods of time)

Other Character(s):

Kandorians
The Overseer (first appearance; a being from another dimension)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude
The Bottle City of Kandor
an unidentified dimension


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Sixth Story: "A Rendezvous with Reality" (12 Pages)
Supergirl

Credits:

StoryJack C. Harris
PencilsAlan Weiss
InksJoe Rubinstein
LetteringBill Morse
ColorsLiz Berube
EditingE. Nelson Bridwell

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6)

Supporting Character(s):

Fred Danvers (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6)
Edna Danvers (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6)
Zor-El (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6; freed from the Survival Zone)
Alura Zor-El (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6; freed from the Survival Zone)

Villain(s):

The Visitors
Elastic Crook (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6)
Electric Man (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6)
Invisible Rogue (in between issues #185/6 and #187/6)
Lesla-Lar (as a disembodied intelligence)

Location(s):

Space Sector 2814
Earth
Midvale
Unidentified Space Sector
Kronis (mentioned)
Survival Zone

Comment(s):

This story in continued from the previous issue.


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