Issue Details

Issue	#218
Published	July 1969
Frequency	monthly, with the exception of March and September
Cover Price	0.15 USD
Pages	36
Editing	Mort Weisinger

Cover Details - "Superman's Secret Past!"

Characters	Superman; Carl Lenox; Larissa Lenox
Synopsis	Larissa Lenox accuses Superman of marrying her and fathering son who is flying
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Neal Adams

15 page Superman story "Superman's Secret Past!"

Characters	Mr. Mxyzptlk (villain); Carl Lenox; Superman; Lois Lane; Larissa Lenox; Fortress of Solitude; Kandor (cameo)
Genre	superhero
Script	Leo Dorfman
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Jack Abel

1 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Letters	typeset
Notes	letters page

10 page Superman story "The World of Mr. Mxyzptlk!"

Characters	Superman [Clark Kent]; Mr. Mxyzptlk; Jor-El (statue; cameo); Lara (statue; cameo); Fortress of Solitude; Jimmy Olsen (robot)
Synopsis	After yet another round of pranks from Mr. Mxyzptlk, Superman travels to the fifth dimensional world where Mxyzptlk lives to perform pranks on him.
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Al Plastino
Inks	Al Plastino
Reprinted	From Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #273