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Cover: Curt Swan & Gil Kane & C. C. Beck & George Klein & Murphy Anderson & Carmine Infantino

DC Special #18

Oct 1975 · DC · 0.50 USD

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In "The Super-Human Bomb!", interplanetary menace Grax bests Brainiac and brings his threat to Earth, trapping Superman with a force-field and rigging him with a planet-destroying bomb. Written by Jim Shooter and illustrated by Wayne Boring, this 1975 DC Special features a high-stakes showdown with art that channels the classic Superman legacy, and a cover by Curt Swan, Gil Kane, C. C. Beck, George Klein, Murphy Anderson, and Carmine Infantino.

Contains 3 stories

The Super-Human Bomb!

14 pp · Superhero

Superman [Kal-elClark Kent]BrainiacGraxLois LaneDr. WeinhoutProfessor Potter

In "The Super-Human Bomb!", interplanetary criminal Grax, having bested Brainiac, turns his sights on Earth, using the alien's force-field to trap Superman and tethering a planet-destroying bomb to him—leaving the Man of Steel with no way to escape the countdown.

Catastrophic Crimes of Major Disaster!

23 pp · Superhero

Green Lantern [Hal Jordan]The Flash [Barry Allen] (guest star)Carol FerrisIris WestPieface [Tom Kalmaku]Major Disaster [Paul Booker] (first appearance, villain)

Captain Marvel Battles the Atomic Fire

10.67 pp · Superhero

Captain Marvel [Billy Batson]John JacksonProfessor Kane

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Full credits

writer Jim Shooter

artist, inker Wayne Boring

letterer Joe Letterese

cover pencils Curt Swan

cover pencils Gil Kane

cover pencils, inks C. C. Beck

cover inks George Klein

cover inks Murphy Anderson

cover pencils Carmine Infantino

Reprints

↩ Reprints Captain Marvel Adventures #122 (1951), Green Lantern #43 (1966), Action Comics #342 (1966)

Reprinted in Comic Reader #120 (1975)

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