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Issue Details

Issue #258
Published November 1972
Cover Price 0.20
Pages 36
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics

Cover Details - "Fury of the Energy Eater!"

Characters Superman; Galactic Golem; Fortress of Solitude
Synopsis Golem smashing through door to Superman's Fortress
Genre superhero
Pencils Nick Cardy
Inks Nick Cardy
Notes Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics

16 page Superman story "Fury of the Energy-Eater!"

Characters Galactic Golem (villain, origin); Superman; Clark Kent; Josh Coyle; Bert Smith; Harry Potter; Lex Luthor (flashback); S.T.A.R. Labs; Fortress of Solitude
Genre superhero
Script Len Wein
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Editing Julius Schwartz
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #56

8 page Private Life of Clark Kent story "Who is Mr. X?"

Characters Superman (as Clark Kent)
Synopsis Clark searches for mysterious neighbor Mr. Xavier.
Genre superhero
Script Cary Bates
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Dick Giordano
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Job number and credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics [May 2008].

1 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters typeset