The Superman Family #191 (1978) - Printings, Contents and Key Issues

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Seq	Story	Type	Pages	Credits	Characters
0	-	cover	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Dick Giordano
1	-	letters page	2	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger
2	Superman Family Welcomes Superboy	table of contents	1	script: E. Nelson Bridwell; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Kurt Schaffenberger; letters: Gaspar Saladino
3	The Incredible Shrinking Town!	comic story	10	script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Joe Staton; inks: Joe Staton; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Clem Robins
4	The Quest for the Guardian	comic story	9	script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Tex Blaisdell; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Jean Simek
5	The Hunters!	comic story	7	script: Bob Toomey; pencils: Juan Ortiz; inks: Juan Ortiz; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Jean Simek
6	A Matter of Gravity	comic story	10	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Arvell Jones; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Gene D'Angelo; letters: Shelly Leferman	New Doom Patrol
7	The Most Precious Plunder	comic story	9	script: Tom DeFalco; pencils: Win Mortimer; inks: John Celardo; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Milt Snapinn
8	The Super-Hero Money Can't Buy!	comic story	8	script: Gerry Conway; pencils: Kurt Schaffenberger; inks: Tex Blaisdell; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly Leferman
9	The Sealed Room	comic story	10	script: Paul Kupperberg; pencils: Ken Landgraf; inks: Romeo Tanghal; colors: Jerry Serpe; letters: Shelly Leferman
10	Superman Family	illustration	1	pencils: Rich Buckler; inks: Vince Colletta

Collection	Year
Superman: The Adventures of Nightwing and Flamebird #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-2525-4	2009	On eBay ›
The Doom Patrol: The Bronze Age Omnibus #[nn] ISBN 978-1-4012-9883-8	2020	On eBay ›
Back Issue! #142	2023	On eBay ›

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