Unofficial DC Special Series #26 (Superman and His Incredible Fortress of Solitude) Index

DC SPECIAL SERIES #26
(SUPERMAN AND HIS INCREDIBLE FORTRESS OF SOLITUDE)

Cover Date: Summer 1981
Cover Price: $2.50

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru
Inks: Dick Giordano

Feature: "Superman's First Fortress" (2 Pages)

Credits:

E. Nelson Bridwell (script)

Julius Schwartz (edits)

Story: "Fortress of Fear" (64 Pages)

Credits:

Story	Roy Thomas
Pencils	Ross Andru
Inks	Romeo Tanghal
Lettering	Gaspar Saladino
Colors	Jerry Serpe
Editing	Len Wein

Feature Character(s):

Superman (also in flashbacks; last in Adventure Comics #485; next in Superman Family #210/3)

Supporting Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Action Comics #523; next in Superman Family #210/4)

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #523; next in Superman Family #210/3)

Perry White (last in Action Comics #523; next in Superman Family #210/3)

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (disguised as "Dominus;" also appears in flashbacks; last in Superman Vol. 1 #363; next in Superman Family #214)

Roger (Luthor's henchman; first appearance)

Jax-Ur (last in Superman Vol. 1 #363; next in Phantom Zone #1)

Kru-El (last in Green Lantern Vol. 2 #123; next in Phantom Zone #1)

an unidentified Phantom Zone prisoner

Guest Appearance(s):

Green Lantern (Hal Jordan; last in Adventure Comics #485; next in Brave and the Bold #181)

Mon-El (last in Superman Family #189/6; next in Phantom Zone #1)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Aquaman (image)

Batman (image and statue in the Fortress)

Flash (Barry Allen; image and statue in the Fortress)

Robin (Dick Grayson; image and statue in the Fortress)

Supergirl (in various flashbacks, image and statue in the Fortress)

Wonder Woman (image and statue in the Fortress)

Jor-El (statue in the Fortress)

Lara Jor-El (statue in the Fortress)

Jonathan Kent (statue in the Fortress)

Martha Kent (statue in the Fortress)

Brainiac_ (in flashback)

Fire-People (in flashback)

Urko the Terrible (in flashback)

Location(s):

Fortress of Solitude (see second Comment)

Metropolis:

Daily Planet

Phantom Zone

Kandor (flashback)

Comment(s):

This issue is tabloid sized.

In flashbacks, Superman remembers previous failed incarnations of his Fortress, such as his Fortress in space and at the center of the Earth from Action Comics #261 (February 1960.)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman: The Secrets of the Fortress of Solitude (April 2012)

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