The Superman Family #217 (of 222)
Back to Square One! / We Interrupt this Program...! / Arrest Me - - I'm a Murderer! / Sing a Song of Murder!
April 30th, 1982
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217
(of 222)
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Back to Square One! / We Interrupt this Program...! / Arrest Me - - I'm a Murderer! / Sing a Song of Murder!
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Cover date:
April 30th, 1982
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Unknown
- Cover by Rich Buckler and Dick Giordano.
- "Back to Square One!" A "Mr. & Mrs. Superman" story written by E. Nelson Bridwell, penciled by Kurt Schaffenberger, inked by Frank Chiaramonte, colored by Jerry Serpe and lettered by John Costanza.
- "We Interrupt this Program...!" (Supergirl) written by Paul Kupperberg, penciled by Win Mortimer, inked by Vince Colletta, colored by Tatjana Wood and lettered by Ben Oda.
- "Arrest Me - - I'm a Murderer!" (Jimmy Olsen) written by Paul Kupperberg, penciled by Jose Delbo, inked by Joe Giella, colored by Jerry Serpe and lettered by Milt Snapinn.
- "Sing a Song of Murder!" (Lois Lane) written by Tamsyn O'Flynn, penciled by Bob Oksner, inked by Vince Colletta, colored by Tom Ziuko and lettered by Milt Snapinn.
Notes:
- Series downsizes to four features by removing "The Private Life of Clark Kent" series.
- Fortress of Solitude, Metalo (George Grant), and Lois Lane of Earth-2.
- In the story "We Interrupt this Program...!" Donny Hughes is a play on words of the actual talk show host Phil Donahue.
- In the story "Sing a Song of Murder!" the country singer Dulcina Rae is a splitting image of Dolly Parton.
An old foe, a murderer all too willing to confess, a song thief... just another busy schedule for The Superman Family!
