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Issue Details

Issue #425
Published July 1973
Cover Price $0.20
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell (assistant editor)
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

Cover Details

Characters Superman
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

10 page Superman story "The Last Moa on Earth!"

Characters Superman; Jon Halaway
Synopsis The hunter Jon Halaway shoots the last of the Moa birds and is guilt-ridden by this. Eventually he finds a Moa egg and returns to Metropolis. The Moa hatches and has gained super-powers.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Frank Giacoia

7 page Atom story "13 Old Men Who Run the World!"

Characters The Atom; Jean Loring; Han Selzheim; Brad Phillips
Synopsis Jean Loring is defending Dr Selzheim in a case where he is framed by a mafia boss for stealing gold bullions.
Genre superhero
Script Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils Dick Dillin
Inks Mike Esposito; Frank Giacoia [as Phil Zupa]
Notes Credits for script and pencils confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. The records also confirm Giacoia as inker. Esposito credit given by the indexer.

6 page Human Target, The story "The Short-Walk-to-Disaster Contract!"

Characters The Human Target; Luigi; Luigi's cousin Antonio
Synopsis Human Target is hired by his servant Luigi to pose as Luigi's cousin Antonio. He is a circus artist and his act has been sabotaged a couple of times.
Genre superhero
Script Len Wein
Pencils Dick Giordano
Inks Dick Giordano
Notes Part 1. Concluded in Action Comics (1938) #426. Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics (April 2007).