Issue Details

Issue	#284
Published	February 1975
Cover Price	0.60
Pages	100
Editing	Julius Schwartz; E. Nelson Bridwell
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

Cover Details - "Superboy Battles Superman!"

Characters	Superman; Superboy; Lois Lane; Borko; Boscar
Synopsis	Daily Planet shows pictures of Superboy slugging Superman and sending him flying, Superman carving statue of Clark Kent, and Superman in athletic contest with Borko and Boscar.
Genre	superhero
Pencils	Nick Cardy
Inks	Nick Cardy
Notes	Credits for pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. [August 2007]

20 page Superman story "The Secret Guardian of Smallville!"

Characters	Superboy Robot (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Pete Ross; Lana Lang; Smallville Police Chief Douglas Parker
Genre	superhero
Script	Cary Bates
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Bob Oksner

1 page Super-Puzzle activity

Genre	superhero
Script	Bob Rozakis
Letters	typeset

12 page Superman story "The Interplanetary Olympics!"

Characters	Rogan (villain); Boscar (villain); Borko (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Lana Lang; Lois Lane
Genre	superhero
Script	Leo Dorfman
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	George Klein
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #304

12 page Superman story "King of the Comic Books!"

Characters	Nazi saboteurs (villains); Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Jimmy Olsen; Frank Frederick; Carson Steele; Henry Jones; Geezer
Genre	superhero;
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Joe Shuster?
Inks	Ira Yarbrough
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #25

13 page Superman story "A Modern Alice in Wonderland!"

Characters	Rufe (villain); Superman; Clark Kent; Lois Lane; Alice Neal; Perry White; Lewis Repertory Players acting group
Genre	superhero
Script	Jerry Siegel
Pencils	Sam Citron
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #41

2 page Gate-Crashers in the Fortress of Solitude filler

Characters	Superman; Batman; Fortress of Solitude; Brainiac; Lex Luthor; Lois Lane; Kandor; Jimmy Olsen; Tal-Var; Phantom Zone
Genre	Superhero
Pencils	? (various)
Inks	? (various)
Notes	Reprint panels of various intuders in the Fortress
Reprinted	from Action Comics (DC, 1938 series) #241; from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #164; from World's Finest Comics (DC, 1941 series) #100; from Superman's Girl Friend, Lois Lane (DC, 1958 series) #87; from Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen (DC, 1954 series) #97

8 page Superman story "Superman Owes a Billion Dollars!"

Characters	Superman; Aquaman (guest appearance); Professor Potter; Bizarro #1; Lori Lemaris; Rupert Brand (intro, an IRS agent); Jor-El (statue); Lara (statue)
Synopsis	An IRS agent decides that Superman owes back taxes and Superman must pay withing 24 hours.
Genre	superhero
Script	Robert Bernstein
Pencils	Curt Swan
Inks	Sheldon Moldoff (?)
Notes	Original inking credit of George Klein changed to match credits from Superman #148. [Mike Nielsen 5/2007]
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #148

12 page Superman story "The Death of Clark Kent!"

Characters	Superman; Clark Kent; Professor Fergusson; Lois Lane
Genre	superhero
Script	Alvin Schwartz
Pencils	Ira Yarbrough
Inks	Ira Yarbrough
Notes	No villain.
Reprinted	from Superman (DC, 1939 series) #42

2 page Metropolis Mailbag letters page

Script	E. Nelson Bridwell
Letters	typeset