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Superman Family 202

SUPERMAN FAMILY #202

Cover Date: July-August 1980
Cover Price: $1.00
Publication Date: 1980-04-08

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Cover Credits:
Pencils: Ross Andru (signed)
Inks: Dick Giordano (signed)


Story: "The Dynamic Duel" (12 Pages)
Supergirl

Credits:

StoryJack C. Harris
PencilsWin Mortimer
InksVince Colletta
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Supergirl (in between issues #201 and #203)

Supporting Character(s):

Peter Barton (cured of his "Dynamic" identity; in between issues #201 and #206)
Valerie Myles (in between issues #201 and #206)

Villain(s):

Harry Stuart (first appearance; former S.T.A.R. Labs employee planning a bank robbery)

Other Character(s):

New Athens students

Location(s):

Santa Augusta, FL
New Athens Experimental School

Comment(s):

This story is continued from the previous issue.


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Second Story: "The Man Who Discovered Kryptonite!" (8 Pages)
Mr. & Mrs. Superman

Credits:

StoryE. Nelson Bridwell
PencilsKurt Schaffenberger
InksJoe Giella
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsAdrienne Roy
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Superman (in between issues #201/2 and #203/2; also in flashback in Superman Vol. 1 #61/3)
Lois Lane (in between issues #201/2 and #203/2)

Supporting Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (in between issues #199/2 and #216/2)

Villain(s):

Swami Riva (last in Superman Vol. 1 #61/3; next in issue #205/2)
Swami's two henchmen (first appearance for both)
Alexi Luthor (last in Superman Vol. 1 #90/3; next in issue #203/2)

Cameo Appearance(s):

Jor-L (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #61/3)
Lora (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #61/3)

Location(s):

Earth-Two
Metropolis
Daily Star
Krypton (in flashback to Superman Vol. 1 #61/3)


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Third Story: "Innocent Beyond a Reasonable Doubt" (7 Pages)
The Private Life of Clark Kent

Credits:

StoryBob Rozakis
PencilsJohn Calnan
InksFrank Chiaramonte
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Clark Kent (last in Action Comics #509; next in the fourth story in this issue)

Supporting Character(s):

Bill Henderson (last in Justice League of America #174; next in Detective Comics #495/4)
Morgan Edge (last in Action Comics #508; next in World's Finest Comics #264)

Villain(s):

the real bank robber (first appearance; in flashback and also behind the scenes)

Other Character(s):

eleven jurors (first appearance for all; Mr. Litwell named)
Harry Fine's defense attorney (first appearance)
Harry Fine (first appearance; on trial as a suspect in a bank robbery; found not guilty)
Mrs. Kardos (first appearance; also in flashback; a bank teller)
William Ryun (first appearance, in flashback; a bank guard; dies in flashback)

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building


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Fourth Story: "Swan Dance for a Girl Reporter" (12 Pages)
Lois Lane

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsBob Oksner
InksVince Colletta
LetteringMilt Snapinn
ColorsGene D'Angelo
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Lois Lane (last in Superman Vol. 1 #349; next in DC Comics Presents #24)

Guest Star(s):

Superman (last in the third story in this issue; next in DC Comics Presents #24)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in Action Comics #509; next in the fifth story in this issue)

Villain(s):

Voskov (first appearance; an agent of a Eastern European government)
other agents (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Nadia Romanova (first appearance; also in flashback; a ballet dancer; attempts to defect to the West)
Ilya Romanov (first appearance; also in flashback; husband of Nadia, also a ballet dancer)
Tyler Mills (first appearance; an Immigration agent and friend of Perry White's)
ballet dancers (first appearance for all; Olga named)

Location(s):

an unnamed Eastern European nation
United States of America
Metropolis
WGBS Building


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Fifth Story: "The Reporter Nobody Knows" (12 Pages)
Jimmy Olsen

Credits:

StoryGerry Conway
PencilsAlex Saviuk
InksJoe Giella
LetteringBen Oda
ColorsJerry Serpe
Associate editingE. Nelson Bridwell
EditingJulius Schwartz

Feature Character(s):

Jimmy Olsen (last in Action Comics #509; next in World's Finest Comics #263)

Supporting Character(s):

Perry White (last in the fourth story in this issue; next in Action Comics #511)

Villain(s):

Moxy Mason (first appearance; former boxer and current frontman for mob-financed nursing home fraud)
his gang (first appearance for all)

Other Character(s):

Thomas "Tommy" Jones (first appearance; journalism student at Jefferson High; rescues Jimmy Olsen; next in issue #206/5)
citizens of Metropolis

Location(s):

Metropolis
WGBS Building
Daily Planet


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