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SUPERMAN FAMILY #189
Cover Date: May-June 1978
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1978-02-14
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Cover Credits:
Art: José Luis García-López
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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 |
| Art | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Lettering | Clem Robins |
| Colors | Mario Sen |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (last in the sixth story in this issue)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in issue #188/3; next in the third story in this issue)
- Morgan Edge (last in Action Comics #483; next in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58)
- Perry White (last in Action Comics #481)
- Barbara Bench (in between issues #184 and #191/2)
- Dave Stevens (last in issue #188/3; next in the third story in this issue)
- Laura Conway (last/next in ???)
- Meg Tempest (in between issues #187/3 and #190)
- Percy Bratton (in between issues #187/3 and #190)
Villain(s):
- King Cougar (first appearance)
- Night Raiders (first appearance of all; King Cougar's gang; Tony named)
- Bentley (first appearance; dies
- civilian looters
Guest Appearance(s):
- Black Lightning (last/next in ???)
- Newsboy Legion II (last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #150/2)
- Superman (last in the sixth story in this issue; next in issue #188/2)
Other Character(s):
- citizens of Metropolis
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- Story continues in the next issue.
Credits:
| Story | Gerry Conway |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Tex Blaisdell |
| Lettering | Shelly Leferman |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in issue #188/2; also in brief flashbacks; next in the third story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Argon (last in issue #188/2; dies)
- Guerrilla fighters (most, if not all, die)
Other Character(s):
- Rolex (last in issue #188/2; deceased)
- inhabitants of Sunworld III
- the Collector (first appearance; a massive alien creature)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story is continued from the previous issue.
Credits:
| Story | Tom DeFalco |
| Pencils | Kurt Schaffenberger |
| Inks | Tex Blaisdell |
| Lettering | Clem Robins |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Lois Lane (last in the first story in this issue; next in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58)
Guest Star(s):
- Superman (last in the second story in this issue; next in Justice League of America #155)
Supporting Character(s):
- Human Cannonball (next in issue #191/5)
- Phineas Potter (next in issue #193/3)
- Dave Stevens (last in the first story in this issue; next in World's Finest Comics #252)
- Tina Ames (in between issues #188/3 and #192/6)
Villain(s):
- Wolf Weinman (last in issue #188/3)
- three members of Wolf Weinman's gang (first appearance of all; one dies)
Other Character(s):
- The Starseed (first appearance; an energy creature made of red sun radiation; falls in love with Lois Lane)
- Tina Ames' doctor
- citizens of Metropolis
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Ella Lane (image)
- Jimmy Olsen (image)
- Lucy Lane (image)
- Perry White (image)
- Sam Lane (image)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2814
- Unidentified Space Sector(s)
- Deep space
Credits:
| Story | Bob Toomey |
| Art | Juan Ortiz |
| Lettering | Milt Snapinn |
| Colors | Mario Sen |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
Supporting Character(s):
Other Character(s):
- Commotion (first appearance; the “fastest dog in Oregon”)
- his owner (first appearance)
- Mrs. Skinner (first appearance; mother of Joe Skinner)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Joe Skinner (in a photograph)
- Tommy Underhill (in a photograph)
Location(s):
- Northern Oregon
Comment(s):
- This story continues, in part, in the next issue.
Credits:
| Story | Paul Kupperberg |
| Pencils | Ken Landgraf |
| Inks | Romeo Tanghal |
| Lettering | Clem Robins |
| Colors | Gene D'Angelo |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Nightwing (Van-Zee; last in issue #188/6; next in the sixth story in this issue; also in flashbacks)
- Flamebird (Ak-Var; last in issue #188/6; next in the sixth story in this issue; also in flashbacks)
Supporting Character(s):
- Thara Gem-Zee (in between issues #186/5 and #191/7; also in flashback)
Villain(s):
- The Crime-Lord of Kandor (first appearance; last in flashback to earliest chronological appearance in issue #194/2; next in issue #190/5)
- his gang (first appearance for all)
Other Character(s):
- Sartol Per (first appearance; a member of the Police Bureau)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Superman (in flashback)
- Brenn-Bir (in flashbacks; revealed to have been sentenced to the Phantom Zone)
- Kyl-Ibo (in flashbacks; revealed to have been sentenced to the Phantom Zone)
- Vas-Quor (in flashbacks; revealed to have been sentenced to the Phantom Zone)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (in flashback)
- Space Sector 2814
Comment(s):
- Flashbacks are to events in Action Comics #336 (April 1966): "The Man from the Phantom Zone."
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird ([October] 2009)
Credits:
| Story | Jack C. Harris |
| Pencils | Jack Abel |
| Inks | Frank Giacoia |
| Lettering | Jean Simek |
| Colors | Cory Adams |
| Editing | E. Nelson Bridwell |
Feature Character(s):
- Supergirl (next in All-New Collectors' Edition #C-58; also in flashbacks)
Guest Star(s):
Supporting Character(s):
- Jimmy Olsen (next in the first story in this issue)
- Fred Danvers (in between issues #188/6 and #194/4)
- Zor-El (in between issues #188/6 and #190/6)
- Van-Zee (last in issue #188/6; next in the fifth story in this issue)
- Ak-Var (last in issue #188/6; next in the fifth story in this issue)
Villain(s):
- Phantom Zone Prisoners
- General Zod (last in Action Comics #473; next in issue #190/5; also in flashback)
- Jax-Ur (last in Action Comics #473; next in issue #190/5; also in flashback)
- Kru-El (last in Action Comics #473; next in issue #190/5; also in flashback)
- Shyla Kor-Onn (last in issue #188/6; next in Krypton Chronicles #1; also in flashbacks)
- Lesla-Lar (spirit; also in flashbacks)
Other Character(s):
- Mon-El (last in Action Comics #297/2; next in DC Special Series #26; also in flashbacks)
- Snapper Carr (in between issues #188/6 and #192/2)
- Ro-Lar
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Brainiac 5 (Querl Dox; in flashforward)
- Edna Danvers (in flashback)
- Lex Luthor (in flashback)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story is continued from the previous issue.