Issue Details

Issue	#251
Published	May 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
Synopsis	Superman bursts onto scene of "Thing" hatching from egg.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Neal Adams
Inks	Neal Adams
Notes	Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics

16 page Superman story "The Island That Invaded the Earth!"

Characters	alien egg guards (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Morgan Edge; S. T. A. R. Labs (mentioned); Fortress of Solitude (cameo)
Genre	superhero
Script	Len Wein
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Reprinted	in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #56

12 page Superman story "The Case of the Living Trophies!"

Characters	aliens (villains); Superman; Lois Lane; Herkimer Ingot
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	John Sikela
Inks	John Sikela
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #45 March-April 1947

8 page The Fabulous World of Krypton story "The Day Krypton Didn't Die!"

Characters	alien invaders (villains); Dug-Les; Sak-Kar; Ab-Kar; Krypton
Genre	Superhero
Script	Elliot S! Maggin
Pencils	Rich Buckler
Inks	Rich Buckler
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.

2 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset
Notes	Includes a letter from Bob Rozakis