Superman Family #211 is an issue of the series Superman Family (Volume 1) with a cover date of October, 1981.
Contents
- 1 Synopsis for Supergirl: "The Man with the Explosive Mind!"
- 2 Appearing in Supergirl: "The Man with the Explosive Mind!"
- 3 Synopsis for Mr. & Mrs. Superman: "The Kill Kent Contract!"
- 4 Appearing in Mr. & Mrs. Superman: "The Kill Kent Contract!"
- 5 Synopsis for Private Life of Clark Kent: "Search for a Secret-Seeker"
- 6 Appearing in Private Life of Clark Kent: "Search for a Secret-Seeker"
- 7 Synopsis for Lois Lane: "Lois Lane: Hostage!"
- 8 Appearing in Lois Lane: "Lois Lane: Hostage!"
- 9 Synopsis for Jimmy Olsen: "Deadlier Than the Sword"
- 10 Appearing in Jimmy Olsen: "Deadlier Than the Sword"
- 11 Trivia
- 12 See Also
- 13 Recommended Reading
- 14 Links and References
Synopsis for Supergirl: "The Man with the Explosive Mind!"
Linda Danvers goes to pick her friend Lena up at the train station when a sudden explosion forces her to intervene as Supergirl. Fortunately, there aren't casualties thanks to a delayed train, but Supergirl doesn't find any traces of a bomb. As she repairs the tracks, she's being watched from a distance by the mysterious saboteur. The man also detects another mind with formidable psychic powers near from Supergirl, and after scanning Lena's mind, he decides to use her against Supergirl. As Linda meets up with Lena, the saboteur boosts her telepathic powers, and Lena learns that Linda is Supergirl.
Lena decides to keep her new knowledge to herself. As both friends talk, Lena tells Linda that it's has been tough to raise her son since her husband died and she's grateful to Linda for finding her a job as "Secret Hearts" script-writer's secretary. During the next few days, Linda helps Lena get settled into her new job and find an apartment.
Later, after Linda is done with shooting a scene where her character gets trapped in a burning building, she and Lena are attending a rock concert when the mysterious saboteur telekinetically causes a fire. Supergirl puts out the fire quickly, but the saboteur disappears.
Not long after, Supergirl is officiating over a charity marathon and saves a contestant from drowning when the saboteur blows a bridge up. Supergirl confronts the saboteur, who calls himself the Mind-Bomber, and he escapes again. After seeing his telekinesis in action, Supergirl deduces he was also behind the train station explosion, and realizes his crimes are paralleling her show's latest scripts. It's like Greg Gilbert's scripts are predicting her encounters with the Mind-Bomber, which makes Linda afraid because the tomorrow's script includes a mass shooting, and she is supposed to dedicate a new courthouse tomorrow. Supergirl considers whether to cancel.
The next day, though, Lena. dressed as Supergirl, is taking part in the ceremony. Mind-Bomber gets so mad at his failure to scare Supergirl off that he exposes himself. The real Supergirl then lands, revealing that she knows his plan and his identity, and sent a substitute. Desperate, Mind-Bomber seizes Lena and drags her into an abandoned subway station.
Supergirl gives chase, stating she knows that he couldn't read her mind, so he tapped into Lena's, to learn her secret identity as part of seeking revenge against his own family. Lena then takes her Supergirl mask off and reveals that they figured out his identity after noticing that all of his crimes jeopardized members of the Van Horne family. Lena also figured even though he can't read Supergirl's mind he can influence her into not seeing him. Supergirl finds both of them thanks to her super-hearing and hits Mind-Bomber but he loses control of his own powers and appears to blow himself up.
As they leave the subway, both women comment that they were able to stop the villain because Lena knew Supergirl's identity. Lena has also been ghost-writing for Greg the past week, so Linda deduced that the Mind-Bomber planted the script ideas in Lena's head.
Nonetheless, Kara has several problems to deal with: the possibility of Mind-Bomber surviving, Greg's strange behavior and her old friend knowing her secret.
Appearing in Supergirl: "The Man with the Explosive Mind!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Lena Colby (Flashback and main story)
- Greg Gilbert
Antagonists:
- Mind-Bomber (Only appearance; dies)
- Lex Luthor (Mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Betty Tibbit
- Jeff Colby (Mentioned only) (Death revealed)
- Ida Colby (Mentioned only)
- Val Colby (Mentioned only)
- Federal Bureau of Investigation (Mentioned only)
- Galaxy Communications
- "Tough Darts" (Hard Rock Band)
Locations:
- New York City
- Chicago (Mentioned only)
- Midvale (Flashback only)
- Midvale High School (Flashback only)
- Stanhope (Mentioned only)
Items:
- "Secret Hearts" Script
Vehicles:
- Mind-Bomber's Car (Destroyed)
- New York Cab
Synopsis for Mr. & Mrs. Superman: "The Kill Kent Contract!"
At the 1955 wedding of Bruce Wayne and Selina Kyle on Earth-Two, Lois Lane Kent stumbles onto a plot to kill someone named Kent, who she assumes is her husband Clark (Superman) Kent.
Appearing in Mr. & Mrs. Superman: "The Kill Kent Contract!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
- Bruce Wayne/Batman (Marries Selina Kyle)(Flashback and main story)
- Selina Kyle/Catwoman (Marries Bruce Wayne) (Flashback and main story)
Antagonists:
- Unnamed Gothan City criminal
- Unnamed hit man
Other Characters:
- Wedding Guests
- Alfred Beagle
- Dick Grayson
- Harvey Kent (Final appearance)
- Gilda Kent (Final appearance)
- Karl Kyle/King of Cats (Final appearance) (Flashback and main story)
- Commissioner Gordon
- Barbara Gordon (Final appearance)
- Tony Gordon (Final appearance)
- Helena Wayne/Huntress (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Earth-Two
- Gotham City
- Batcave (Flashback only)
- Hotel
- Metropolis
- Kents' Apartment
- Gotham City
Items:
- Batarang
- Bat-Signal (Mentioned only)
- Green Kryptonite (Mentioned only)
- Poisoned Ring
- Speed Airlines (Mentioned only)
- Wedding Cake
- Wedding Invitation (Selina Kyle & Bruce Wayne)
Vehicles:
Synopsis for Private Life of Clark Kent: "Search for a Secret-Seeker"
The Elongated Man pays a visit to Clark Kent, claiming he was invited over for lunch. Clark, who has no memory of inviting him, thinks it is a ploy of an unknown person to reveal Superman's secret identity, but the truth is a little stranger.
Appearing in Private Life of Clark Kent: "Search for a Secret-Seeker"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Autograph Hound
- Doctor Destiny (Mentioned only)
Other Characters:
- Justice League (Mentioned only)
- Sue Dibny (Mentioned only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- 344 Clinton Street
- Apartment 3D
- Gallos Fine Italian Cuisine
- 344 Clinton Street
Items:
- Boeuf Bourguignon
- Clark Kent's Phone Number: 555-0162
Synopsis for Lois Lane: "Lois Lane: Hostage!"
Lois Lane gets too close to terrorists looking for a story, and is taken hostage herself.
Appearing in Lois Lane: "Lois Lane: Hostage!"
Featured Characters:
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Terrorists
- Moe
- Lola
- Roscoe
- Tod
Other Characters:
- Metropolis Police Department
- Larella
- Mayer
- Sharpshooters
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Galaxy Building
- Metro Central Station
- Metropolis switching yard
Items:
- Bomb
- Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch
- Machine Guns
Vehicles:
- Commuter train
- General Electric FP9 Locomotive
- Flying Newsroom
- Metropolis Police Department helicopter
Synopsis for Jimmy Olsen: "Deadlier Than the Sword"
Jimmy Olsen tries to reason with Shelby Drake while the four Olsen doubles attempt to wreck his life with their impersonations.
Appearing in Jimmy Olsen: "Deadlier Than the Sword"
Featured Characters:
- Jimmy Olsen (Flashback and main story)
Supporting Characters:
Antagonists:
- Shelby Drake/ "Harlan Lavery" (Flashback and main story)
- Jimmy Olsen doubles
- Thug
Other Characters:
- Marcy Miller Laverty
- Joey Laverty
- Jennifer Owens
- Metropolis Police Department (Flashback only)
Locations:
- Metropolis
- Galaxy Communications
- Hotel
- Restaurant
- St. Joseph Hospital
- Mooney Island
- Hartsdale
- Olsentown
Items:
Trivia
- Supergirl's civilian identity, Linda Danvers, portrays "Secret Hearts" soap-opera character "Margo Hatton".
- In the "Ask the Answer Man" text column; writer [Bob Rozakis]] states that Superman avoids breaking the time barrier, when travelling galactic distances, by traveling through hyper-space warps.
See Also
Recommended Reading
- Superman Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Action Comics (Volume 2)
- Adventures of Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 1)
- Batman/Superman (Volume 2)
- DC Comics Presents (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 1)
- Superman (Volume 2)
- Superman (Volume 3)
- Superman (Volume 4)
- Superman (Volume 5)
- Superman/Batman (Volume 1)
- Superman Confidential (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Steel (Volume 1)
- Superman: The Man of Tomorrow (Volume 1)
- Superman/Wonder Woman (Volume 1)
- World's Finest (Volume 1)
- Supergirl Recommended Reading
- Action Comics (Volume 1)
- Adventure Comics (Volume 1)
- All-Star Comics (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 1)
- Superman Family (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 2)
- Infinity Inc. (Volume 1)
- Power Girl (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 3)
- Supergirl (Volume 4)
- Supergirl (Volume 5)
- Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes (Volume 1)
- Power Girl (Volume 2)
- Supergirl (Volume 6)
- Worlds' Finest (Volume 1)
- Supergirl (Volume 7)
Links and References
- Martin Pasko/Writer
- E. Nelson Bridwell/Writer
- Bob Rozakis/Writer
- Gerry Conway/Writer
- Win Mortimer/Penciler
- Vince Colletta/Inker
- Gene D'Angelo/Colourist
- Ben Oda/Letterer
- Julius Schwartz/Editor
- Kurt Schaffenberger/Penciler
- Dan Adkins/Inker
- Adrienne Roy/Colourist
- John Calnan/Penciler
- Joe Giella/Inker
- Jerry Serpe/Colourist
- Milt Snapinn/Letterer
- Bob Oksner/Penciler
- Todd Klein/Letterer
- Jose Delbo/Penciler
- Kara Zor-El (Earth-One)/Quotes
- Kara Zor-El (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Lena Luthor (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Gregory Gilbert (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Paige Van Horne (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Galaxy Communications/Appearances
- Hal Kyle (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Jeremy Kane (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Alan Ward (Earth-One)/Appearances
- New York City/Appearances
- Manhattan/Appearances
- Central Park/Appearances
- Hudson River/Appearances
- Empire State Building/Appearances
- Midvale/Appearances
- Midvale High School/Appearances
- Kal-L (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Bruce Wayne (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Selina Kyle (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Alfred Beagle (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Richard Grayson (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Harvey Kent (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Gilda Kent (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Karl Kyle (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- James Gordon (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Barbara Gordon (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Anthony Gordon (Earth-Two)/Appearances
- Earth-Two/Appearances
- Gotham City/Appearances
- Batcave/Appearances
- Metropolis/Appearances
- Batarang/Appearances
- Batplane/Appearances
- Kal-El (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Franklin Jackson (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Ralph Dibny (New Earth)/Appearances
- 344 Clinton Street/Appearances
- Lois Lane (Earth-One)/Appearances
- William Henderson (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Perry White (Earth-One)/Appearances
- James Olsen (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Metropolis Police Department/Appearances
- Jimmy Olsen's Signal Watch/Appearances
- Flying Newsroom/Appearances
- Mark Olsen (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Shelby Drake (Earth-One)/Appearances
- Hartsdale/Appearances
- Comics
- 1981
- 1981, October
- 1981, August (Publication)
- Superman Family Vol 1
- Copper-Age
- Executive Editor Credit Needed
- Cover Artist Credit Needed
- Synopsis Written