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Issue Details

Issue	#257
Published	October 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

Characters	Superman; War-Horn
Synopsis	Superman protecting two kids while War-Horn lurks beneath them.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy (signed)
Inks	Nick Cardy (signed)
Notes	Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics
Reprinted	in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #3/1973

16 page Superman story "Superman Battles the War-Horn!"

Characters	War-Horn (villain); Lois Lane; Perry White; Clark Kent; Jimmy Olsen; Superman
Genre	superhero
Script	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Murphy Anderson
Editing	Julius Schwartz
Reprinted	in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #3/1973

1 page Metropolis Mailbag story

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset

8 page The Fabulous World of Krypton story "The Greatest Green Lantern of All!"

Characters	Green Lantern [Tomar-Re]; Guardians of the Universe; Jor-El; Lara; Brainiac; baby Kal-El; Kandor; Krypton; Superman (flashback)
Synopsis	The Guardians of the Universe explain to Green Lantern Tomar-Re that his failure to prevent the destruction of Krypton might not truly be considered a failure, even though the Guardians once thought to make Kal-El the leader of the Green Lantern Corps, because the destruction of Krypton allowed Superman to fulfill his destiny as the universe's greatest champion.
Genre	Superhero
Script	Neal Adams (idea); Elliot S! Maggin (script)
Pencils	Dick Dillin
Inks	Dick Giordano
Notes	Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics.
Reprinted	in Greatest Team-Up Stories Ever Told, The (DC, 1989 series) #nn; in Superman: The World of Krypton (DC, 2008 series) #nn; in Supermann (WIlliams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1976