The Many Lives of Superman #12

The Many Lives of Superman



Magician!

a.k.a. The Great Kento

Script by Leo Dorfman

Pencils by Curt Swan

Inks by George Roussos



Action Comics #382

Clark Kent, Magician

November 1969

Copyright (c) DC Comics

The >sob< Lois Lane >gasp< Emotional Trainwreck >choke< Week #4

So yeah, Lois was quite the emotional roller coaster during the Silver Age, but not always.



Every once in a while you got a gem of a story like The Satanic Schemes of S.K.U.L.! that showed her using all of her investigative skills to go undercover into a satanic cult that was hell-bent on killing Superman.



Nary a >choke<, >sob<, >gulp<, or >gasp< is to be found...except for the title page.





Lois is a team player. She knew that you had to lay the melodrama on a little think every now and again to help sell the story, even if you had things well in had.

Script by Leo Dorfman

Pencils by Kurt Schaffenberger

Inks by Kurt Schaffenberger



Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #63

The Satanic Schemes Of S.K.U.L.!

February 1966

Copyright (c) DC Comics

Greatest face mask ever!

Hmmmm...let's see...

You've escaped imprisonment in a Soviet Socialist Republic prison camp after giving yourself super powers by using a blend of three ancient Kryptonian hyper-explosives that crash landed on Earth after being banned and sent into the vastness of space.

So did the Kryptonian's fire off any rockets that didn't eventually crash on Earth?

Anyways, you're now set up with a new life in America and it's time to make Superman pay for never having rescued you from your slave labor, only there is one problem...you have a killer Iron Curtain mustache that you're unwilling to shave off and will no doubt give away your identity.

What to do?

Design the world's greatest face mask, that's what!

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Wayne Boring
Inks by Wayne Boring

Action Comics #357
The Kryptonite Rumble!
December 1967
Copyright (c) DC Comics

When did I miss this reboot?

So I'm getting psyched for Grant Morrison's upcoming reboot of Superman. So excited, that I've been going back and rereading some of the other endings and reboots that have occurred over Superman's career.

Somehow though, this particular revision of his origin came as news to me.


What...was this when the Three Stooges were given the creative reins of the Superman titles?

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Ross Andru
Inks by Mike Esposito

Action Comics #365
Superman's Funeral!
July 1968
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The Many Lives of Superman #5

The Many Lives of Superman

Surgeon!

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Al Plastino
Inks by Al Plastino

Action Comics #337
From Riches To Rags
May 1966
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Overly complicated solutions to simple problems #1

And how will two steel girders shaped like the letter L help these two love sick fools choose which one of them marries which girl with the initials LL?

That's easy...they'll just hold them high up in the air on a remote mountaintop and wait for lightning to strike either one. Whoever's L gets struck first gets to pick between either Lois or Lana.

I suppose a heart-to-heart would've just been too easy.

And I'm sure the girls will be fine with whoever the lightning tells them they should marry.

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Curt Swan
Inks by George Klein

Superman #162
The Amazing Story Of Superman-Red And Superman-Blue
July 1963
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The Many Lives of Superman #4

The Many Lives of Superman

Barrister!

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Al Plastino
Inks by Al Plastino

Action Comics #337
From Riches To Rags
May 1966
Copyright (c) DC Comics

Unorthodox super power usages

I may be wrong, but I'm pretty sure X-Ray Vision doesn't work that way.

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Curt Swan
Inks by George Roussos

Action Comics #382
Clark Kent, Magician
November 1969
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The Many Lives of Superman #3

The Many Lives of Superman

Tramp!

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Al Plastino
Inks by Al Plastino

Action Comics #337
From Riches To Rags
May 1966
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The Many Lives of Superman #2

The Many Lives of Superman

Aristocrat!

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Al Plastino
Inks by Al Plastino

Action Comics #337
From Riches To Rags
May 1966
Copyright (c) DC Comics

The Many Lives of Superman #1

Another day, another debut post for another regular series here at Superman 101, so drum roll please...

The Many Lives of Superman

Indian Chief!

Script by Leo Dorfman
Pencils by Al Plastino
Inks by Al Plastino

Action Comics #337
From Riches To Rags
May 1966
Copyright (c) DC Comics