Price: 0.12 USD
Pages: 36
On-sale Date: 1966-05-26
Editing: Mort Weisinger (editor); E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor, uncredited)
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Brainiac's Kryptonite Trap for Supergirl!; Muto's Water Trap for the Future Superman!
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Supergirl; Superman / cover / 1 page

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    Genre:superhero
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On-sale date from copyright registration.

Dynamite's Coming!
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Swing with Scooter / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Muto versus the Man of Tomorrow!
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Superman / comic story / 12 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Lyra 3916; Jay L-3388; PW-5598 (computer editor, designed by Perry White's descendant Per Wye T7357); Von-Don (from Blax); three android children; Atlanteans (of 30th century); Yann (inside spaceship); Thargo (inside spaceship)
Synopsis:
Using his heat vision, Superman reprograms the android children so they save him from the paralyzing sea water. Later, back on Earth, Muto challenges Superman again, but Superman creates a super-electric discharge to open a space-warp to Muto’s dimension and the villain is drawn home.
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Indexer Notes

Future Superman series continues from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338; series concludes in World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #166.

Natural Beauty -- Everybody's Fight
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public service announcement / 1 page

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    Genre:non-fiction; advocacy
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excerpts from a speech by President Lyndon Johnson regarding the preservation of nature

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published in cooperation with the National Social Welfare Assembly

[no title indexed]
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Metropolis Mailbag / letters page / 1 page

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typeset

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Letters from George Barnes, Gladys Sieverling, Jeff Johnson, Victoria Phillips, Jerry Harrington, Bill G. Lieu, and Doug Jason.

Brainiac's Blitz!
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Supergirl / comic story / 11.67 pages

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    Genre:superhero
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Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; also appears as Linda Danvers]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Brainiac; Professor Carter
Synopsis:
With Superman gone in space on a Justice League adventure, Supergirl must stop Brainiac when he comes to Earth to kill Superman.
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A 2nd Star Collection of the Strange Lives of Batman and Robin!
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Batman and Robin / promo (ad from the publisher) / 1 page

Riddle Me This!
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Inferior Five / promo (ad from the publisher) / 0.33 page

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Table of Contents ToC
    Table of Contents
  1. Brainiac's Kryptonite Trap for Supergirl!; Muto's Water Trap for the Future Superman!
    Supergirl; Superman
  2. Dynamite's Coming!
    Swing with Scooter
  3. Muto versus the Man of Tomorrow!
    Superman
  4. Natural Beauty -- Everybody's Fight
  5. [no title indexed]
    Metropolis Mailbag
  6. Brainiac's Blitz!
    Supergirl
  7. A 2nd Star Collection of the Strange Lives of Batman and Robin!
    Batman and Robin
  8. Riddle Me This!
    Inferior Five
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