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Series: Showcase Presents: Superman (DC, 2005 series)
Issue: #2
Publication date: [August] 2006
Key date: 2006-08-00
On-sale date: 2006-06-21
Indicia publisher: DC Comics
Price: $16.99; 22.99 CAD
Pages: 580
Barcode: 978140121041051699
ISBN: 1-4012-1041-4; 978-1-4012-1041-0

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye; colors: Alex Sinclair	Clark Kent, Superman, Titano
1	Blank Page	blank page(s)	1
2	-	credits, title page	1	letters: typeset
3	Table of Contents	text article	4	letters: typeset
4	Action Comics #258	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
5	The Menace of the Cosmic Man	comic story	12	script: Bill Finger; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Cosmic Man; Perry White; Lois Lane; General Malvio; President Raulis of Borkia
6	Action Comics #259	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lana Lang; Luthor
7	The Revenge of Luthor!	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Luthor; Lana Lang; Lois Lane; Perry White; Flashy Burke
8	Superman #134	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Kull-Ex
9	The Super-Outlaw From Krypton: Part 1: The Super-Menace of Metropolis	comic story	9	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Kull-Ex (disguised as Superman, Villain, Intro)
10	The Super-Outlaw From Krypton: Part 2: The Revenge Against Jor-El	comic story	9	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Lois Lane; Superman [Clark Kent]; Kull-Ex (also as Superman); Zell-Ex (Flashback); Jor-El (Flashback); Jimmy Olsen (Cameo); Perry White (Cameo)
11	The Super-Outlaw From Krypton: Part 3: The Duel of the Supermen	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Kull-Ex [also as Superman]; Superman Robots; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (brief origin recap); Zor-El (flashback, cameo); Alura (flashback, cameo); Krypto
12	Action Comics #260	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] [as a Superbaby; as Mighty Maid]; Lois Lane; Perry White
13	Mighty Maid!	comic story	12	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; as Mighty Maid]; Lois Lane; Perry White
14	Superman #135	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Superbaby [Clark Kent]
15	When Lois First Suspected Clark Was Superman	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Lex Luthor (villain, flashback); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Jerry; Al
16	Superman's Mermaid Sweetheart	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Wayne Boring	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris (Guest Star); Ronal (Intro, Lori's future husband); Hans Schmidt; Lois Lane (Cameo)
17	The Trio of Steel	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane; Superboy Robot; Superbaby Robot
18	Action Comics #261	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Jor-El
19	Superman's Fortress of Solitude	comic story	12	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superman robots; Big Bob Kruger; The Welder; Anti-Superman Gang; Urko the Terrible; Jor-El (cameo); Lara (cameo); Ma Kent (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Perry White (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo); Alvin; Alvin's Mom; Wotsis (cameo); Mars-Ol; Ra-Ho
20	Action Comics #262	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]
21	When Superman Lost His Powers!	comic story	13	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White
22	Superman #136	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; X-Plam
23	The Man Who Married Lois Lane!	comic story	9	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	X-Plam (introduction, death, marries Lois Lane); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Power-Man (flashback cameo); Mr. Mxyzptlk (flashback cameo); Bizarro (flashback cameo)
24	The Secret of Kryptonite!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Silk Smith (Villain); Professor Stanley Halley (Intro); Smallville Mayor Perkins; Lois Lane (Cameo); Jimmy Olsen (Cameo); Jonathan Kent (Flashback); Mel Evans (Flashback); Lana Lang (Flashback)
25	The Super-Clown of Metropolis!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Sad Sam Smith (introduction); Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
26	Action Comics #263	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois
27	The World of Bizarros!	comic story	13	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois; Clark Kent Robot (cameo); Lois Lane (cameo)
28	Superman #137	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superboy [Clark Kent]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Super-Menace
29	The Super-Brat From Krypton [Part 1]	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Super-Menace: Wolf Derek; Bonnie Derek; Jor-El (flashback, cameo); Lara (flashback, cameo); Jonathan Kent (cameo); Martha Kent (cameo); Superbaby [Clark Kent]
30	The Young Super-Bully [Part 2]	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent]; Krypto; Lana Lang; Super-Menace; Wolf Derek; Bonnie Derek; Super-Bully
31	Superman Vs. Super-Menace! [Part 3]	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	The Crime Lords; Superman [Clark Kent]; Super-Menace; Wolf Derek; Bonnie Derek
32	Action Comics #264	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [as Bizarro]; Perry White; Lois Lane
33	The Superman Bizarro!	comic story	13	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Lois Lane: Jimmy Olsen; Bizarro; Bizarro-Lois; Clark Kent robot
34	Action Comics #265	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superboy statue
35	The Superman From Outer Space!	comic story	13	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Superman [Clark Kent]; Hyper-Man [Chester King]; Lois Lane; Clark Kent robot; Perry White; Lydia Long; Zoronite; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (red skirt); Professor Heath
36	Superman #138	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Titano
37	Titano the Super-Ape!	comic story	10	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Titano (villain, Origin retold); Lois Lane; Perry White (cameo); Jimmy Olsen (cameo); Superman Robot (Cameo)
38	Superman's Black Magic	comic story	7	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Batman [Bruce Wayne] (Cameo); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen; "Duke" Haskell; "Lefty" Montez; Coker (Counterfeiter)
39	The Mermaid From Atlantis!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Lori Lemaris; Ronal; Prince Gregory of Varonia; Prime Minister Basil; Aquaman (Cameo)
40	Action Comics #266	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Streaky; Krypto
41	Captive of the Amazons	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Princess Jena; Lois Lane; Perry White; Rog
42	Superman #139	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane
43	The New Life of Super-Merman!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Lori Lemaris (guest star); Ronal (guest star); Brett Rand (intro)
44	The Jolly Jailhouse!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Colonel Stradi (intro, villain); Judge Rafol
45	The Untold Story of Red Kryptonite!	comic story	9	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Kozz (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback, cameo); Martha Kent (flashback, cameo); Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot
46	Action Comics #267	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Hercules, Clark Kent, Superman
47	Hercules in the 20th Century!	comic story	13	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Achilles, Hercules, Zeus, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Hermes, Superman, Tarkus, Aphrodite, Hephaestus, Perry White
48	Superman Annual #1	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye
49	Action Comics #268	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Hercules, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
50	Superman's Battle with Hercules!	comic story	13	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Achilles, Hercules, Zeus, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Kara Zor-El, Hermes, Superman, Aphrodite, Hephaestus
51	Superman #140	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1
52	The Son of Bizarro! [Part 1]	comic story	10	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Bizarro #1; Bizarro-Lois #1; Bizarro-Jr. #1 (born); Bizarro World; Lex Luthor (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback)
53	The "Orphan" Bizarro! [Part 2]	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Supergirl; Krypto
54	The Bizarro Supergirl!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Bizarro-Supergirl (intro); Supergirl; Bizarro-Jr. #1; Krypto; Bizarro-Lois #1
55	Action Comics #269	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane
56	The Truth Mirror!	comic story	12	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Flash Dugan (villain); Superman Robot; Lois Lane Robot; Hazel
57	Superman #141	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Jor-El; Lara
58	Superman Meets Jor-El and Lara Again [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 1]	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Jor-El (guest star, death); Lara (guest star, death) (both marry in this story); Superman (origin retold in brief); Professor Galsworthy; Krypto's parents; Lyla Lerrol
59	Superman's Kryptonian Romance [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 2]	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lyla Lerrol (death); Jonathan Kent (guest appearance); Martha Clark (guest appearance, before their marriage); Snark McGill (intro, villain); Brainiac (cameo); Koko (cameo); Jor-El; Lara; Gregg Halliday; Robo (robot); Ken-Dal
60	The Surprise of Fate! [Superman's Return to Krypton! part 3]	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Jor-El; Lara; Lyla Lerrol
61	Action Comics #270	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Krypto
62	The Old Man of Metropolis!	comic story	10	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: John Forte	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El; also as Superwoman]; Lucy Lane; Lex Luthor; Krypto; Lana Lang; Bizarro
63	Action Comics #271	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]
64	Voyage to Dimension X!	comic story	13	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Lex Luthor (villain); Luthor Robot; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (Cameo); Krypto (Cameo); Gypo (Luthor's henchman)
65	Superman #142	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Kryptonian Flame Dragon
66	Lois Lane's Secret Helper!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Krypto (guest star); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El] (cameo); Lucy Lane; Super-Brat (cameo, imaginary); Perry White
67	Superman Meets Al Capone!	comic story	8	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Al Capone (villain); Perry White; Titano (cameo); Cyrus Martin; Silky Hale (gangster)
68	Flame-Dragon From Krypton!	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Batman [Bruce Wayne]; Robin [Dick Grayson] (cameo, as statue); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto (cameo); a Kryptonian Flame-Dragon (intro, villain); Superman robots; Lois Lane; Perry White; Plates Finnegan (villain); Jimmy Olsen
69	Action Comics #272	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Perry White; Mental Man
70	Superman's Rival, Mental Man!	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Lana Lang; Lucy Lane; Aquaman [as Mental Man]; Aqualad (flashback); Ace Ruggles (villain); Krypto (flashback)
71	Superman #143	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Bizarro #1; Frankenstein (actor in makeup)
72	The Great Superman Hoax!	comic story	10	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Lois Lane; Professor Otto Juris (intro, villain); Perry White; Jimmy Olsen (robot, cameo); Eddie (photo-retouch expert at the Daily Planet)
73	Lois Lane's Lucky Day!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Perry White; Clip Carson (intro, villain); Zelda; Max
74	Bizarro Meets Frankenstein!	comic story	9	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Bizarro #1 (guest star); Bizarro-Lois #1 (guest star); Bizarro-Jr. #1 (guest star); Bizarro-Lois Jr. #1 (intro); The Abominable Snowman (intro, cameo); Charlie Chaplin (cameo, image on TV); an actor (as Frankenstein's Monster)
75	Action Comics #273	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk
76	The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!	comic story	10	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jor-El (statue, cameo); Lara (statue, cameo); Jimmy Olsen (robot)
77	Action Comics #274	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superwoman [Lois Lane]
78	The Reversed Super-Powers!	comic story	13	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superwoman [Lois Lane]; Jimmy Olsen; Perry White; Superman Robot Z
79	Superman #144	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto
80	The Super-Weapon!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lex Luthor (villain); Bert Talbot (intro, villain); Jimmy Olsen
81	Superboy's First Public Appearance!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Superboy [Clark Kent] (flashback); Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Lana Lang; Franklin Delano Roosevelt (flashback); Smallville Mayor Courtney (flashback); Gregg Peterson (flashback); Dirk; Mugsy
82	The Orphans of Space!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Interstellar Council of United Planets
83	Action Comics #275	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Brainiac
84	The Menace of Red-Green Kryptonite!	comic story	13	script: Jerry Coleman; pencils: Wayne Boring; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Brainiac (villain); Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Buzz Windrow; King of Rurtainia; Queen of Rurtainia
85	Superman #145	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]
86	The Secret Identity of Superman!	comic story	9	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman [Clark Kent]; The Anti-Superman Gang (villains); Rock Stirling; Superman robot; Lois Lane; Lucy Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Biff Cardigan (Cameo in photo); Rock Sterling
87	The Interplanetary Circus!	comic story	8	script: Robert Bernstein; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Interplanetary Circus
88	The Night of March 31st!	comic story	8	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Sheldon Moldoff	Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Bizarro-Perry White; Supergirl [Kara Zor-El]; Krypto; Jimmy Olsen; Lois Lane; Streaky; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Lana Lang; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Bizarro #1; Curt Swan (cameo); Harry Donenfeld (cameo)
89	Superman Annual #2	cover reprint (on interior page)	1	pencils: Curt Swan; inks: Stan Kaye	Superman; Titano; The Thing from 40,000 A.D.; Metallo; Brainiac; Bizarro #1; The Invulnerable Enemy
90	Map of Krypton	illustration	2	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: Al Plastino; inks: Al Plastino	Jor-El; Lara; Kal-El
91	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset
92	Blank Page	blank page(s)	1
93	-	promo (ad from the publisher)	1	letters: typeset

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