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Superman 149

SUPERMAN #149

Cover Date: November 1961
Cover Price: $0.10
Publication Date: 1961-09-14

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Curt Swan
Inks: Stan Kaye


Story: "The Death of Superman!" (25 Pages)
Part I: "Lex Luthor, Hero!"
Part II: "Luthor's Super-Bodyguard!"
Part III: "The Death of Superman!"

Credits:

StoryJerry Siegel
PencilsCurt Swan
InksSheldon Moldoff
EditingMort Weisinger

Feature Character(s):

Superman (Clark Kent of Earth-149; first appearance; dies; see Comments)

Guest Star(s):

Krypto
Supergirl

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen
Lois Lane
Perry White
Lana Lang
Lucy Lane
Lori Lemaris
Van-Zee
Sylvia Van-Zee
Lyle-Zee
Lyla Van-Zee

Villain(s):

Lex Luthor (feigns his reformation, but only a cover to gain Superman's trust and kill him)
Duke Garner (first appearance)
Al Mantz (first appearance)
various criminals

Guest Appearance(s):

Justice League of America
Aquaman
Batman
Flash
Green Arrow
Wonder Woman
Robin
Legion of Super-Heroes
Lightning Lad
Cosmic Boy
Saturn Girl

Other Character(s):

Sykes (a prison guard)
prison warden
Superman robots
Kandorians
various alien representatives

Cameo Appearance(s):

Bizarro (in flashback)
Al Capone (statue)
Captain Kidd (statue)
Genghis Khan (statue)
Atilla the Hun (statue)

Location(s):

Earth-149 (first appearance; see Comments)
United States of America
Metropolis
Daily Planet
Luthor's Lair
New York, NY
Fortress of Solitude
The Bottled City of Kandor
Phantom Zone

Comment(s):

This is an "Imaginary" Story. "Earth-149" was named in Crisis on Infinite Earths: Absolute Edition (November 2005)

Story Reprinted in:

Superman Vol. 1 #193 (January-February 1967)
Best of DC #1/5 (September-October 1979)
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told #1 (1987)
The Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told ([November] 1987)
DC's Greatest Imaginary Stories #[1] ([August] 2005)
Showcase Presents Superman #4 ([September] 2008) [black and white]
Superman: A Celebration of 75 Years ([November] 2013)


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