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Issue Details

Issue #247
Published January 1972
Cover Price 0.25
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics

Cover Details - "untitled"

Characters Superman; Guardians of Oa/Guardians of the Universe
Genre superhero
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics

17 page Superman story "Must There Be a Superman?"

Characters Guardians of Oa/Guardians of the Universe; Green Lantern [Katma Tui]; Harley (intro, villain); Superman; Jor-El (flashback); Krypton (flashback)
Synopsis The Guardians of the Universe tell Superman that his actions may be impeding the progress of the human race. While Superman considers what they said, he gets involved in the problems in a migrant camp.
Genre superhero
Script Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
Reprinted in Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1987 series) #nn; in Greatest Superman Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn; in Superman in the Seventies (DC, 2000 series) #nn

8 page The Private Life of Clark Kent story "When On Earth ..."

Characters Amy (intro); Bick (intro); Superman; Jimmy Olsen
Genre superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Notes Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

13 page Superman of 2466 story "Muto--Monarch of Menace!"

Characters Superman of 2466; Muto; Lex Luthor (flashback); Lyra 3916; Superman (flashback); Lois Lane (flashback); Vyldan (flashback); green kryptonite; Jay L-3383; Superman the 4th (flashback); Superman the 7th [Kanton K-73] (flashback); Yann (villain); Von-Don (villain); Waru Thargo (villain)
Genre superhero
Script Edmond Hamilton
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks George Klein
Reprinted from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #338 (June 1966)