The Superman Family #166 for Sale - First Appearance of Jeff Colby - Where to Buy

Identification plate

Series: The Superman Family (DC, 1974 series)
Issue: #166
Publication date: August-September 1974
Key date: 1974-08-00
On-sale date: 1974-05-28
Indicia publisher: National Periodical Publications Inc.
Price: $0.60
Pages: 100
Rating: Approved by the Comics Code Authority

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Why this issue matters

First appearance of Jeff Colby - the earliest non-flashback appearance on record for this character.

The evidence

Claims here come from the story records for this issue, listed under Sources at the bottom of the file. Character hubs with full evidence tables are coming to this site.

Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	The Murdering Arm of Metropolis	cover	1	pencils: Nick Cardy; inks: Nick Cardy; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Bizarro, Kara Zor-El, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superbaby, Supergirl, Superman
1	-	table of contents	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: John Rosenberger, Curt Swan, Jim Mooney, George Papp, John Forte; inks: John Rosenberger, George Klein, Jim Mooney, George Papp, John Forte; letters: Gaspar Saladino	Bizarro, Kara Zor-El, Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Lex Luthor, Jimmy Olsen, Superbaby, Superboy, Supergirl
2	The Murdering Arm of Metropolis [Part I]	comic story	8	script: Cary Bates; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: Ben Oda	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
3	Part II: Lois Lane, Undercover Agent!	comic story	5	script: Cary Bates; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: Ben Oda	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
4	Part III: The Secret of Spangle's Garden	comic story	7	script: Cary Bates; pencils: John Rosenberger; inks: John Rosenberger; letters: Ben Oda	Clark Kent, Lois Lane, Superman
5	Olsen's Super-Survival Kit!	comic story	13.67	script: Otto Binder; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe Letterese	Clark Kent, Lucy Lane, Jimmy Olsen, Superman
6	The Great Supergirl Double-Cross!	comic story	11.67	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: Jim Mooney; inks: Jim Mooney; letters: Joe Letterese	Jeff Colby First, Edna Danvers, Fred Danvers, Kara Zor-El, Lex Luthor, Supergirl, Lena Luthor
7	-	letters page	2	script: Guy Lillian; pencils: Ross Andru; inks: Mike Esposito
8	Superbaby Captures the Pumpkin Gang!	comic story	9	script: Leo Dorfman; pencils: George Papp; inks: George Papp; letters: Joe Letterese	Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Martha Kent, Chief Parker, Superbaby
9	Lex Luthor and Clark Kent: Cell-Mates!	comic story	12.67	script: Edmond Hamilton; pencils: Curt Swan; inks: George Klein; letters: Joe Letterese	Clark Kent, Jonathan Kent, Krypto, Lex Luthor, Superboy
10	Car 45, Get Lost!	comic story	9.67	script: Jerry Siegel; pencils: John Forte; inks: John Forte; letters: Joe Letterese	Bizarro Junior, Bizarro, Clark Kent, Superman
11	Fact File on the Superman Family	character profile	2	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: John Rosenberger, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Oksner, Curt Swan; inks: Vince Colletta, Kurt Schaffenberger, Bob Oksner, George Klein	Kara Zor-El, Lois Lane, Lucy Lane, Lana Lang, Jimmy Olsen, Supergirl, Perry White

Before you buy

Check the price box: Marvel ran 30-cent and 35-cent test-market price variants in 1976-77.
Canadian and Whitman editions exist for many bronze books; match the barcode area to the plate.
Look for Mark Jewelers inserts and date stamps - they affect collector preference, not authenticity.

Series context

‹ #1653 of 59#167 ›

Sources

Grand Comics Database, issue record (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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