Cover: José Luis García-López

The Superman Family #198

Nov 1979 · DC · 1.00 USD

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“Challenge of the Green K-tastrophe!”

Five complete stories for a single dollar made The Superman Family one of 1979's best values, and issue #198 delivers that anthology charm in full. José Luis García-López's cover art arranges the whole extended cast across a dynamic spread — Supergirl gazing up at a massive alien spacecraft as a figure is pulled into its tractor beam dominates the center, while surrounding vignettes tease Superboy recoiling from a splash of glowing liquid Kryptonite, Lois Lane outrunning a motorcycle on roller skates, a panicked Jimmy Olsen facing a cloaked menace, and Mr. and Mrs. Superman watching a tilting Metropolis skyscraper. With stories spotlighting Superboy, Supergirl, Jimmy Olsen, Lois Lane, and Mr. & Mrs. Superman all under one cover, this December issue is a genuine showcase of DC's Man of Steel extended universe at its most entertaining.

writer Cary Bates · artist Kurt Schaffenberger · inker Joe Giella · colorist Gene D'Angelo · letterer Ben Oda · cover José Luis García-López

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Full credits

writer Cary Bates

artist Kurt Schaffenberger

inker Joe Giella

colorist Gene D'Angelo

letterer Ben Oda

cover pencils, inks José Luis García-López

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Mr. Wenton has invented synthetic liquid Green Kryptonite. He travels to Smallville to ask Superboy to test it but criminals discover his plans and kidnap him and the Green Kryptonite.

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