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177May 1965
$0.12

Superman #177

DC · May 1965 · on sale 1965-03-18

First appearance: The Kryptonite Kid
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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#177
Publication date
May 1965
Key date
1965-05-00
On-sale date
1965-03-18
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.12
Pages
36
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of The Kryptonite Kid - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0The Menace Called "It"!cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Ira SchnappClark Kent, Superman
1What's Wrong with These Pictures?public service announcement1script: Jack Schiff; pencils: Bernard Baily; inks: Bernard Baily; letters: Ira Schnapp
2Superman's Kryptonese Curse! [Tales of Kryptonite No. 3]comic story8script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinClark Kent, Krypto, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superbaby, Superboy, Superman, Perry White, Vol-Don
4The Menace Called "It"!comic story8script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George KleinClark Kent, Lois Lane, Lana Lang, Superman, Perry White
5-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Clark Kent, Oswald Loomis, Lex Luthor, The Prankster, Winslow Schott, Superman, The Toyman
8-letters page1letters: typeset
10When Jimmy Olsen Stole Krypto from Supermancomic story8script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: George Papp; inks: George PappClark Kent, Krypto, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman, Lori Lemaris
11-promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Clark Kent, The Kryptonite Kid First, Superboy
13-comic story0.63script: Henry Boltinoff; pencils: Henry Boltinoff; inks: Henry Boltinoff; letters: Henry BoltinoffCasey the Cop
1510 Issues of Superman for Only $1.00promo (ad from the publisher)1letters: typeset

Plus 6.37 pages of advertisements and other matter across 8 sequences, as published.

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Series context

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Sources

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