| Issue | #255 |
| Published | August 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 |
| Characters | Superman |
| Synopsis | Superman watches everything on Earth get sucked into gravity of sun. |
| Genre | superhero |
| Pencils | Nick Cardy |
| Inks | Nick Cardy |
| Notes | Cover art credits confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics |
| Characters | Superman; Dr. Paul Reese; Clark Kent; Sun-Thrivers; green kryptonite |
| Genre | superhero |
| Script | Cary Bates |
| Pencils | Curt Swan |
| Inks | Murphy Anderson |
| Reprinted | in Best of DC, The (DC, 1979 series) #12 |
| Characters | Bik-Re (villain); Ren-Re; Tar-Lu; Krypton |
| Genre | Superhero |
| Script | Mike Friedrich |
| Pencils | Dick Giordano |
| Inks | Dick Giordano |
| Notes | Credits for script, pencils and inks confirmed from Julius Schwartz's editorial records, provided by DC Comics. |
| Script | E. Nelson Bridwell |
| Letters | typeset |