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... 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 Special or Limited Series LS4: Worst ...

... s history, please let me know before I go hunting people down! ======================================================== From: Jim Lesher <JLesher@npr.org> There actually isn't very much to say about Vartox. His first appearance was in _Superman_ #281 (Nov 1974) by Cary Bates, Curt Swan, and Bob Oksner. I'm told that Vartox was based on Sean Connery, as he looked in the movie "Zardoz." When you consider that Superman's appearance was based on Fred MacMurray, the choice of Sean Connery as a model ...

... now what'll happen the next time I black out or even fall asleep! Who knows what monster will emerge? It could be Gangbuster or someone even worse!" Saying his good-byes, he leaves Earth behind, possibly for good. The next several issues (_Superman_ #28-31 and _Adventures of Superman_ #451-454) have Superman trying to come to grips with his actions and his guilt, until he is captured by the dreaded Mongul, leader of Warworld. Superman's adventures on Warworld begin in the terrific _Action Comics An ...

... rival of the Robots In light of the recent re-introduction of the Superman robots, Bob Hughes begins an exploration into the history of robots in Superman comics. Section 9: The Phantom Zone Superman's Phantom Menace Scott Devarney looks at Superman #289, in which Superman must deal with "The Phantom Horseman of Metropolis", Clark goes bowling, and Superman's costumes turn into... Hostess Fruit Pies?!? The KC Mailbag EDITORIAL STAFF: --------------- Jeffery D. Sykes, Publisher and Co-Editor-in-Chie ...

... .com/~rhughes3/whoswho.htm) Episode #9 The Untold Secret History of the Phantom Zone! (So I missed a month. So sue me. This is harder to do than you realize.) The official beginning of the history of the Phantom Zone is in _Adventure Comics_ #283 from April 1961. However, like many other Mort Weisinger-edited stories of this era, it combined elements and recycled ideas from previous stories going back over a decade. So let's start at the beginning and go backwards, shall we? (Warning: I don ...

... ction Comics #753, by Derek Jackson Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #13, by Mike Smith Section 5: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles Superboy #61, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #31, by Thomas Deja Superman Adventures #30, by Cory Strode Team Titles JLA #28, by Anatole Wilson Section 6: New Comic Reviews Team Titles (cont) Young Justice #7, by Gary Robinson Miniseries Batman & Superman: World's Finest #1, by Simon DelMonte Superman & Batman: Generations #4, by Anatole Wilson Superman's Nemesis: Lex Lut ...

... ff Sykes Action Comics #751 by Derek Jackson Superman: The Man of Steel #86, by Mike Smith Superman #142, by Thomas Deja Section 5: New Comic Reviews Super-Family Titles Superboy #59, by Rene' Gobeyn Supergirl #29, by Thomas Deja Superman Adventures #28, by Cory Strode Team Titles JLA #26, by Anatole Wilson Section 6: New Comic Reviews Team Titles (cont) Young Justice #5, by Gary Robinson Miniseries The Kingdom #1, by Jeff Sykes The Kingdom #2, by Jeff Sykes Section 7: New Comic Reviews Miniseries ...

... Jackson Superman: The Man of Steel #85, by Mike Smith Superman: The Man of Tomorrow #12, by Darrin Wood Section 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 Rev ...

... e meteor and decides to make a gift to him of some red kryptonite. Luthor leaves it behind, believing it to be useless. The red K takes center stage during the Krisis Of The Krimson Kryptonite (_Superman_ #49, _Adventures of Superman_ #472, _Starman #28_ (the Roger Stern penned series), _Action Comics_ #659, and _Superman_ #50 -- collected in trade paperback). Mxy turns himself into a red K rock (with derby) and tells Luthor to make a wish. Luthor's wish robs Superman of his powers. Mxy's rule is t ...

... comes back, and Pete, relieved, can go back to being a normal high school student, albeit one with a big secret to carry. The Revenge Squad failed on that mission. However, they returned 2 months (and 20 years) later to confront Superman in _Action_ #286's "Jury of Super-Enemies". Robert Bernstein and Curt Swan threw in Luthor, Brainiac, the Legion of Super-Villains and somebody named Electro for good measure. At least those are the people who sit on Superman's jury on Swan's spectacular cover. Man ...