| Issue | #217 |
| Published | June-July 1969 |
| Cover Price | 0.25 |
| Pages | 68 |
| Editing | Mort Weisinger |
| Notes | Giant G-60. Theme= Famous Firsts |
| Characters | Superman; Lori Lemaris; first Supergirl (not Kara); Brainiac; Mala; Metallo; green kryptonite |
| Synopsis | Superman displays vignettes of interior stories |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Vince Colletta |
| Notes | Giant G-60. Theme= Famous Firsts |
| Characters | Mala (villain); two Kryptonians (villains); Superman; Lois Lane; Jor-El (flashback); Clark Kent; green kryptonite |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Reprinted | From Action Comics #194 |
| Characters | Superman [Clark Kent]; Lori Lemaris; Lois Lane |
| Synopsis | Superman recalls his college romance with Lori Lemaris, a mermaid from sunken Atlantis. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Bill Finger |
| Pencils | Wayne Boring |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | Origin and first appearance Lori the Mermaid. Flashback to Clark's college days |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #129 |
| Characters | Brainiac (intro, villain); Superman; Lois Lane; Clark Kent; Koko; Professor Kimda; Jonathan Kent (flashback); Martha Kent (flashback); Superboy (flashback); Kandor (intro); Krypton (flashback); Superbaby (flashback); Fortress of Solitude (cameo) |
| Synopsis | While Clark Kent and Lois Lane are passengers on an experimental rocket, the rocket is snagged by the alein Brainiac. Clark switches to Superman, but can't penetrate Brainiac's force shield, so moves the rocket out of the control of Brainiac's ship. Brainiac turns to his primary goal, which is to shrink and bottle the great cities of Earth in order to restore them to normal size and repopulate his own planet, whose native people have all been wiped out by a plague. Superman returns to Metropolis, expecting Brainiac to also snatch that city, and through that gain entrance into Brainiac's ship. Once inside, he finds a bottle with a shrunken Kryptonian city. he enters the bottle, but loses his powers under its artificial gravity. There he seeks the help of a scientist who helps him plan a way to restore the cities of Earth while Brainiac lies in suspended animation for the trip back to his own planet. But unfortunately there isn't enough power to restore Kandor, so Superman places it in his Fortress until he can find a way, as Brainiac's ship rockets away, with Brainiac unaware that he is returning home empty-handed. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Notes | Art altered to include Brainiac's skull terminals. First Appearance Brainiac and Kandor. |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #242 |
| Characters | Superman; Lois Lane; Super-Girl; Jimmy Olsen; green kryptonite |
| Synopsis | Supergirl created by Jimmy's wish on magic totem |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Otto Binder |
| Pencils | Dick Sprang |
| Inks | Stan Kaye |
| Notes | Story edited from first appearance |
| Reprinted | from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #123 |
| Characters | Superman; Supergirl |
| Synopsis | pin-up of Supergirl's public introduction. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Jerry Siegel |
| Pencils | Jim Mooney |
| Inks | Jim Mooney |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC 1938 series) #285 |
| Characters | Metallo [John Corben] (villain, intro, origin); Lois Lane; Professor Vale; Edith; Superman [Clark Kent]; Perry White; Sherry Blair |
| Synopsis | Criminal John Corben, who is nearly killed in an auto accident, is given a robot body powered by uranium. When he is hit by bullets meant for Lois, she assumes he is really Superman. Recognizing a good idea, Corben impersonates Superman to collect more uranium. Running out of sources of uranium, Corben learns that he can also be powered by kryptonite. But he doesn't realize that the kryptonite he steals is fake, prop kryptonite and collapses. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Robert Bernstein |
| Pencils | Al Plastino |
| Inks | Al Plastino |
| Notes | Origin and first appearance Metallo |
| Reprinted | from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #252 (May 1959) |