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Cover: Kurt Schaffenberger

The Superman Family #179

Oct 1976 · DC · 0.50 USD
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“I Scared Superman to Death”

This giant-sized 1976 DC anthology delivers a striking cover by Kurt Schaffenberger, showing a visibly terrified Superman cowering before a confident, armored villainess amid a blazing cityscape — his speech bubble ("Put out that fire? No... I'm afraid!") making it delightfully clear that the Man of Steel has met something that truly rattles him. Alongside the lead Jimmy Olsen story "I Scared Superman to Death," the issue also promises Lois Lane falling victim to "The Sleeping Doom" and Supergirl visiting the 21st Century, with all three characters spotlighted in portrait vignettes along the left edge. For fans of the Superman Family's broader cast, this oversized package offers a generous helping of Silver Age–flavored adventure in a single 50-cent package.

writer Cary Bates · artist, inker Kurt Schaffenberger · cover Kurt Schaffenberger

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writer Cary Bates
artist, inker Kurt Schaffenberger
cover pencils, inks Kurt Schaffenberger

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An alien race has made all male humans so fearfull that they no longer can function. Superman and Jimmy Olsen must save the day.

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