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... ?) By the way, this sequence includes a truly bizarre Bizarro: a flesh-colored version with a "B" shield on his chest. The adult Bizarro had been around for less than a year at this point, having made his debut in "The Battle with Bizarro" (_Action_ #254, Jul 59), but that's still plenty of time to have gotten his look right for the X-Plam story ... especially when you consider that there was a memorable two-part Bizarro story under way in _Action_ that same month ("The World of Bizarros" and "Supe ...

... hould be taken into account when deciding on nominees. Also note that one may nominate either single-issue stories or multiple-issue arcs. Eligible for the SF awards are the five Superman Family titles. The specific issues published in 1999 are: JLA #25-36 Superboy #58-69 Supergirl #28-39 Superman Adventures #27-38 Young Justice #4-15 LIMITED SERIES AWARDS: --------------------- LS1: Best Writing in a Special or Limited Series LS2: Worst Writing in a Special or Limited Series LS3: Best Art in a Spe ...

... that at the end of this article. Meanwhile, back to our regularly scheduled program ... SUPERGIRL CLASSIC The idea of a Supergirl proved sufficiently popular that the Silver Age Supergirl debuted less than a year later, in May 1959's _Action Comics_ #252, titled "The Supergirl from Krypton" (most recently reprinted in last year's _Giant Superman Annual_ replica edition). Otto Binder again wrote the story, with art by Al Plastino. Superman investigates a rocket crash outside town and is greeted by a ...

... he creator," Grant Morrison, thought it would entertain. If you can find them, pick up issues #23-26 of the Animal Man run. Issues #23 and 24 are known as "Second Crisis" and it actually resolves a lot of lingering post/pre-Crisis details, while #25 and 26 describe Hypertime in a way that should have been done in _Kingdom_ #2. _____________________________________ End of Section 8 _____________________________________ THE ONE, TRUE, ORIGINAL SUPERMAN! --------------------------------------- by ...

... rl's 'earth angel' powers, goes on for too long, and I really could've done without the silly and pointless Cutter scene. Still, there's enough here (including another Peter David special last page shocker that isn't as electrifying as the one in SG #25, but does serve to throw the long-time reader a curveball) to make it entertaining for new and old readers alike. Which, in the long run, makes it more successful than the 'cheaters' on which this issue was patterned. _______________________________ ...

... ction is 12," and its author is Robert Silverberg. Thanks again, Brad, for the help and the words of encouragement. This year marks the 40th anniversary of the first appearance of the Silver Age Supergirl, Kara Zor-El. She debuted in _Action Comics_ #252, cover dated May 1959. To commemorate this anniversary, I'll be looking at a pair of stories that celebrated Supergirl's 25th anniversary, _Action Comics_ #555 and _Supergirl_ #20. Eschewing a standard Superman/Supergirl team-up, writer Paul Ku ...

... #22-23 [13] "Double-Edged Sword", Supergirl #23 [ 9] "Last Daughter of Argo", Superman Adventures #21 [ 7] Supergirl gains wings of flame and battles Despero, Supergirl #17-18 [ 7] "Young, Just Us", Young Justice #1 [ 6] "Desperate Times", Supergirl #25 [ 5] "Invasion", Steel #48 SF2: Worst Story/Story-arc in a Superman Family Title ----------------------------------------------------- [25] "When She Was Good...", Supergirl #1M [23] "Love Is All That Anti-Matters", Superboy and the Ravers #17-1 ...

... he latest KC Mailbag, [David Young] asked about the Silver Age Supes's first meeting with Robin. Thanks to time travel, there are two answers to that question. Superboy first met Robin when the Boy Wonder travelled back in time in _Adventure Comics_ #253 (1958). In his own time, Robin had already met Superman as part of the Superman/Batman/Robin team, but the Man of Steel had been endangered by a Kryptonite clock, and Batman's teen partner went back to Superboy's era to make certain that th ...

... ection 5: New Comic Reviews The Triangle Titles (cont) Superman #141, by Thomas Deja Super-Family Titles Superboy #58, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #28, by Thomas Deja Superman Adventures #27, by Cory Strode Section 6: New Comic Reviews Team Titles JLA #25, by Anatole Wilson Young Justice #4, by Gary Robinson Specials and Miniseries Superman: Peace on Earth, by Shane Travis Section 7: New Comic Reviews Specials and Miniseries (cont) Superman: The Doomsday Wars #2, by Gary Robinson Superman: Silver Ban ...

... elative rankings given to those books in the month that they were published (Sep 1998), despite that their ratings deserve higher ranks when compared against books the most recent titles of other books (Oct 1998). && No relative ranking is given for #25 of _Superman Adventures_ as it appeared during the _DC One Million_ month-long event. "Back where he belongs..." SUPERMAN FOR ALL SEASONS #4 (4.4 Shields, 4.38 shields series average) - This beautifully painted mini-series told a simple tale of Clar ...