Superman Family #179 is an issue of the series Superman Family (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1976. It was published on July 5, 1976.
Synopsis for Jimmy Olsen: "I Scared Superman to Death"
The Quazars, a race of Amazons from space, use Superman as a broadcast agent to instill phobias in all males so that they may be easily subjugated, and Jimmy Olsen and Lucy Lane must find a way of defeating them.
Appearing in Jimmy Olsen: "I Scared Superman to Death"
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Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Hitmen from "the syndicate"
- Quazar females (Hologram)
Other Characters:
- Quazar males (Flashback only)
Locations:
Items:
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Lois Lane: "The Sleeping Doom!"
This story is reprinted from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane #18.
Lois Lane discovers a plot of an alien being to take over her body, unless she can remain awake for ten days straight.
Appearing in Lois Lane: "The Sleeping Doom!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen
- Lana Lang (Cameo)
- Perry White
- Superman
Antagonists:
- Dinosaurs (In dream sequence only)
- Aliens (Unnamed) (Single appearance)
- Kzga (Single appearance)
Other Characters:
- Astronomy Institute (Mentioned only)
- Candidate for Mayor (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Monster from the Center of the Earth (In a photograph only)
- Citizens of Metropolis (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Stan Laurel (On a TV or computer screen)
- Oliver Hardy (On a TV or computer screen)
- Dentist (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Nurse (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Restaurant Patrons (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- "Slinky" Sam (Single appearance)
- Photographer (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
Locations:
- Space (Mentioned only)
- Planet (Unnamed) (Cameo) (Single appearance)
- Metropolis
- Daily Planet
- Perry White's Office
- Photography Library
- Gymnasium
- Political Banquet (Unnamed) (location)
- Jimmy Olsen's Apartment
- Lois Lane's Apartment
- Dentist's Office
- Penthouse Restaurant (Unnamed)
- Daily Planet
- France (In dream sequence only)
- Paris (In dream sequence only)
- Eiffel Tower (In dream sequence only)
- Paris (In dream sequence only)
- Pacific Ocean (In dream sequence only)
Items:
- Jewel (from space) (broken into three pieces)
Vehicles:
- None
Concepts
- Time Travel (Mentioned only)
Synopsis for "Supergirl Visits the 21st Century!"
This story is reprinted from Action Comics #255.
Linda Lee is reading news about a Venus probe gone missing when she gets a secret message from Superman, encouraging her to practice time-travel for the first time. That night, Linda changes into Supergirl, breaches the time barrier and travels to the 21st century.
Kara happens upon an orphanage built on an asteroid right when the missing Venus probe breaks through the orphanage's protective dome. Supergirl secretly seals the dome, however when she is about to deal with the satellite, a young orphan named Tommy repels it away with an anti-gravity ray. Supergirl decides to seek cover among the foliage and accidentally lands near a chunk of Kryptonite. Kara's too weak to melt or blow the Kryptonite away, but she is unwittingly saved by Tommy when he turns the chunk into ice as showing off his "Changer Ray" to his friend Jik.
Supergirl decides to secretly follow the two orphans to make sure they don't get into any more trouble. However, when they do run into trouble, they manage to save themselves, thanks to Tommy's devices, and Supergirl wonders if she'll get the chance to repay her debt to him. When the boys return to the orphanage, Supergirl learns that Tommy is to be adopted that day. Deciding to check on his arriving adoptive family, Supergirl finds their ship amidst a meteor storm. Supergirl smashes all meteors into dust, ensuring they make it to the space orphanage.
After saving Tommy's parents, Supergirl returns to her own time and resumes her identity as Linda Lee. Linda transcribes the event in her diary, ignoring that young Tommy will grow up to be the 21st Century hero Tommy Tomorrow.
Appearing in "Supergirl Visits the 21st Century!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Other Characters:
- Jik (Single appearance)
- Superman (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- 20th Century
- 21st Century
- Time-Barrier
Items:
- Anti-Gravity Gun
- Changer Ray
- Green Kryptonite
- Hypno-Gun
- Solidified Helium Gas
- Sky Hook
Vehicles:
- Venus Probe (Destroyed)
Concepts:
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