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217June-July 1969
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Superman #217

DC · June-July 1969 · on sale 1969-04-08

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Identification plate

Series
Superman (DC, 1939 series)
Issue
#217
Publication date
June-July 1969
Key date
1969-06-00
On-sale date
1969-04-08
Indicia publisher
National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price
$0.25
Pages
68
Rating
Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Contents

SeqStoryTypePagesCreditsCharacters
0-cover1pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta; colors: Jack Adler; letters: Gaspar SaladinoSuperman; Lori Lemaris; first Supergirl (not Kara); Brainiac; Mala; Metallo
1How Can This Be Possible?promo (ad from the publisher)1Batman; Sgt. Rock
2Table of Contentstable of contents1script: E. Nelson Bridwell
3The Outlaws from Krypton!comic story12script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonMala (villain); two Kryptonians (villains); Superman; Lois Lane; Jor-El (flashback); Clark Kent
4Why?promo (ad from the publisher)0.5Aquaman
5The Girl in Superman's Past!comic story9.67script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Joe LettereseSuperman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane
6The Super-Duel in Spacecomic story13script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al PlastinoBrainiac (intro, villain); Superman; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Koko; Professor Kimda; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Superbaby (flashback)
9The First Supergirl!comic story10script: Otto Binder; pencils: Dick Sprang; inks: Stan Kaye; letters: Pat GordonSuperman; Lois Lane; Super-Girl; Jimmy Olsen
10The World's Greatest Heroineillustration1script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim MooneySuperman; Supergirl
11The Menace of Metallo!comic story12.67script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino; letters: Joe LettereseMetallo [John Corben] (villain, intro, origin); Lois Lane; Professor Vale; Edith; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Sherry Blair

Plus 1 page of advertisements and other matter across 2 sequences, as published.

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