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Issue Details

Issue #242
Published September 1971
Cover Price 0.25
Pages 52
Editing Julius Schwartz
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]

Cover Details - "The Duel That Destroyed the Earth!"

Characters Superman; Sand creature
Synopsis Superman and Sand creature duplicate slugging it out over Metropolis
Genre superhero
Pencils Neal Adams
Inks Neal Adams
Notes Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [July 2007]
Reprinted in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1972

22 page Superman story "The Ultimate Battle!"

Characters Quarrm-Demon (villain); Superman; Stewpot; Gemmi; Jimmy Olsen; Sand creature; Wonder Woman (as Diana Prince); I-Ching
Synopsis Superman loses half of his power
Genre superhero
Script Denny O'Neil
Pencils Curt Swan
Inks Murphy Anderson
Reprinted in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #32; in Supermann (Williams Forlag A/S, 1969 series) #7/1972

1 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page "letters page"

Script E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes letters page

10 page Superman story "The Girl Who Didn't Believe in Superman!"

Characters Superman [Clark Kent]; Lois Lane; Alice Norton; Martha Norton; John Norton
Synopsis Superman restores the sight of a blind girl and reunites her family.
Genre superhero
Script Bill Finger
Pencils Wayne Boring
Inks Stan Kaye
Notes No villain.
Reprinted from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #96 (March 1955)

6 page Strange Adventures story "The World's Mightiest Weakling!"

Characters Rodney Drake; Wilma; Brad Anderson; Professor Milton
Script Otto Binder
Pencils Carmine Infantino
Inks Bernard Sachs
Notes No villain.
Reprinted From Strange Adventures #54 (March, 1955)