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SUPERMAN #146
Cover Date: July 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-05-04
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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Sheldon Moldoff
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Credits:
| Story | Otto Binder |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in World's Finest Comics #118; next in the second story in this issue; also in various flashbacks)
Supporting Character(s):
- Jor-El (in flashback; last in flashback in Action Comics #216, page 11, panels 2-5; next in flashback in World of Krypton #2, page 1, panel 4 to page 6, panel 6)
- Lara Jor-El (in flashbacks; prior to the destruction of Krypton)
- Zor-El (in flashback; prior to the destruction of Krypton)
- Jonathan Kent (in flashbacks to finding baby Kal-El and other events)
- Martha Kent (in flashbacks to finding baby Kal-El and other events)
- Lana Lang (in flashback to youth in Smallville)
- Jimmy Olsen (in flashback;in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #53/3 and #54)
- Lois Lane (in flashback; last in Action Comics #277; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #26/2)
- Perry White (in flashback;last in Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #53/3; next in Action Comics #278)
- Krypto (in flashbacks)
Villain(s):
- Lex Luthor (in flashback;last in Action Comics #277; next in the second story in this issue)
Other Character(s):
- Science Council of Krypton (in flashback; called the Council of Scientists)
- citizens of Smallville (in flashback)
- Superboy robot (in flashback)
Location(s):
Comment(s):
- This story features flashbacks over major events in Superman's life.
Credits:
| Story | Jerry Siegel |
| Art | Al Plastino |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
Feature Character(s):
- Superman (last in the first story in this issue; next in Superman's Girl Friend Lois Lane #26/2)
Supporting Character(s):
- Lori Lemaris (in between Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #53/2 and #55)
Villain(s):
- John Wilkes Booth of Earth-146 (first appearance; April 14, 1865)
Other Character(s):
- Atlanteans of Earth-146 (first appearance)
- Nathan Hale of Earth-146 (first appearance; September 22, 1776)
- Abraham Lincoln of Earth-146 (first appearance; April 14, 1865)
- Chief Sitting Bull of Earth-146 (first appearance; June 25, 1876)
- George Armstrong Custer of Earth-146 (first appearance; June 25, 1876)
- Mary Todd Lincoln of Earth-146 (first appearance; April 14, 1865)
- Jor-El of the universe containing Earth-146 (first appearance; circa 30 years ago)
- Lara Jor-El of the universe containing Earth-146 (first appearance; circa 30 years ago)
- Kal-El of the universe containing Earth-146 (first appearance; circa 30 years ago)
- Zor-El of the universe containing Earth-146 (first appearance; circa 30 years ago)
- Alura Zor-El of the universe containing Earth-146 (first appearance; circa 30 years ago)
- Lyla Lerrol of the universe containing Earth-146 (first appearance; circa 30 years ago)
Cameo Appearance(s):
- Lyla Lerrol (in flashback to issue #141)
Location(s):
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton
- Rainbow Canyon (in flashback to issue #141)
- Krypton
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth
- Atlantis (Tritonis)
- Metropolis
- Earth
- Timestream (including the first appearance of a "time-trap" which diverts Superman to a parallel Earth where he can successfully alter history; Superman realizes this when he is able to appear in the same time as a baby version of himself)
- Space Sector 2813
- Krypton (circa 30 years ago)
- Space Sector 2814
- Earth-146 (first appearance; see Comments)
- Atlantis (in this universe, 8 million years ago; saved from submerging by Superman)
- Rome, Italy (1st Century)
- Little Big Horn (June 25, 1876)
- New York, NY (September 22, 1776)
- Washington, DC (April 14, 1865)
- Earth-146 (first appearance; see Comments)
Comment(s):
- Originally presented as an Earth in a "twin universe," "Earth-146" was named in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)
Story Reprinted in:
- Superman Vol. 1 #252/9 (June 1972)
- DC 100-Page Super Spectacular #DC-13 (June 1972)
- Showcase Presents Superman #3 (April 2007)